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startkde: command not found

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KDE Plasma Workspaces is a popular graphical desktop environment for Linux-based systems. Once you have installed the “KDE Plasma Workspaces package group”, you can start the desktop environment using startkde. When you’re done using KDE and log out of the desktop, you’ll be returned to the console:

# startkde

KDE plasma workspace startkde not found

To configure the system to automatically start the graphical environment when it boots, use systemctl to set the default start up target to graphical.target (CenOS/RHEL based systems only):

# systemctl set-default graphical.target

In case you encounter below error:

startkde: command not found

you may try installing below package as per your choice of distribution.

Distribution Command
Debian apt-get install plasma-workspace
Ubuntu apt-get install plasma-workspace
Arch Linux pacman -S plasma-workspace
Kali Linux apt-get install plasma-workspace
CentOS yum install kde-workspace
Fedora dnf install plasma-workspace
Raspbian apt-get install plasma-workspace

Summary

All of the necessary software components and dependencies to run KDE are installed by the KDE Plasma Workspaces package group. The startkde script starts the X server and launches the KDE environment together. Unlike with GNOME, we’re not invoking startx directly, so we don’t need to provide additional paths when more than one environment is installed.

CentOS/RHEL specific installation instructions

CentOS/RHEL 5:

# yum groupinstall "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment" "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"

CentOS/RHEL 6:

# yum groupinstall "X Window System" "Desktop" "KDE Desktop"

To verify the list of installed package groups use below command:

# yum grouplist

Filed Under: Linux

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