Why was my KDE desktop switched with the Gnome one and how can I change it back?

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To clarify, I am still using KDE (Kubuntu specifically) but I also have Gnome installed. However, when I log in, my plasma desktop shows up for a few seconds, but then switches to the Gnome desktop. The plasma widgets disappear, the icons change, and the right-click menu is GTK themed and has the Gnome options rather than the KDE ones.

I've been messing with a lot of options over the past few days, but I think that this probably happened because I removed a lot of native apps (Amarok, Dragon Player, Movie Player, KMail, KTorrent, Transmission, and maybe a couple more).

Any ideas on how I can revert back to my KDE plasma desktop without a complete reinstallation?

user13869

Posted 2009-12-20T01:46:13.890

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First create (or edit) your ~/.xinitrc file ($ represents your prompt, don't type it):

$gedit ~/.xinitrc

add this to it:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
exec startkde

make the file executable:

$chmod +x ~/.xinitrc

Let's link it to ~/.xsession so it's read by GDM on startup:

ln -s ~/.xinitrc ~/.xsession

Reboot.

Now enter your username and click sessions. Select default session and it should load KDE.

John T

Posted 2009-12-20T01:46:13.890

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Thanks for the response, but I don't see the sysconfig folder or the .xinitrc file. I'm running the latest stable versions of KDE, Gnome, and Ubuntu. – None – 2009-12-20T02:31:41.297

Ah. Ubuntu doesn't have /etc/sysconfig. The .xinitrc file isn't visible if you were looking for it in nautilus as it beings with a dot. If you were using the terminal to check, you probably don't have an .xinitrc yet. – John T – 2009-12-20T07:43:09.617

You're most welcome! :) – John T – 2009-12-20T08:01:13.020

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