+After you have pulled in and built all the packages related to your preferred KDE set (kde-meta, +kdebase-meta, or any others), you will need to make sure that the X server knows that you want +to use KDE upon starting. To do so, the easiest method is to use KDM, which should have been +pulled in by default when you emerged KDE. You then need to edit your XDM configuration file to +use KDM by default: +
+ ++# What display manager do you use ? [ xdm | gdm | kdm | kdm-4.3 | gpe | entran$ +# NOTE: If this is set in /etc/rc.conf, that setting will override this one. +# +# KDE-specific note: +# - If you are using kdeprefix go with "kdm-4.Y", e.g. "kdm-4.3". +# You can find possible versions by looking at the directories in /usr/kde/. +# - Else, if you are using KDE 3 enter "kdm-3.5" +# - Else, if you are using KDE 4 enter "kdm" without a version +DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm" ++ +
+You essentially need to find the line that says DISPLAYMANAGER="xdm" and change it to kdm. One +last step before booting into your new KDE is to add xdm to the default runlevel. To do so, use +Gentoo's rc-update: +
+ ++# rc-update add xdm default ++ +
+That's it! Once you start the XDM service, you will be greeted with KDM, and can login to the +new K Desktop Environment. +
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