[arch-general] libpng12 and libjpeg6 from AUR fix kdemod3 100%

[David Rosenstrauch]

On 03/23/2010 04:17 AM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> Guys,
>
> 	Just dropping a note on the build and install of libpng12 and libjpeg6 from AUR
> to fix the problem I had with the kdemod3 install on my new arch box. After
> installing the two packages, kde3 seems to be 100% healthy. Immediately, all
> icons and graphic handling returned just like you would expect.
>
> 	Now if I could just figure out how to create a kde3 menu item in the kdm
> greeter, it would be perfect. Currently, I have to drop to tty1, kill kdm and
> then use startx with /opt/kde/bin/startkde specified in my ~/.xinitrc file to
> get kde3 started. How does one create a desktop entry in the kdm greeter scheme
> so I can launch kde3 from there? It can't be that hard, I have pekwm, blackbox,
> openbox and fluxbox and gnome entries in there along with kde4, but I don't know
> where the "magic switch" is so kde3 will appear.
>
> 	What's the trick?
>

I already emailed you about this earlier:

 > > > Guys,
 > > >
 > > > In Arch, how do I make kde3 appear as a choice in the kdm greeter? I
 > > > thought I
 > > > just had to add a kde.desktop launching /opt/kde/bin/startkde in
 > > > /usr/share/xsessions, but that didn't do it. What's the trick?
 > > >
 > > >
 > > Try putting it in /etc/X11/sessions
 >
 > i.e., if you've already got kde(mod)3 installed:
 >
 > $ ln -s /opt/kde/share/apps/kdm/sessions/kde.desktop /etc/X11/sessions

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