Re: How to install KDE on NetBSD?

[Barry Scott <barry%barrys-emacs.org@localhost>]

> On 19 Sep 2020, at 12:26, Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 2:34 AM Barry Scott <barry%barrys-emacs.org@localhost> wrote:
>> 
>> I'd like to install KDE on NetBSD 9.
>> 
>> Is there a guide I can follow with the details of which
>> packages and config are required?
> 
> Make yourself aware of pkgsrc and pkgin.
> 
> When you get it set up, it should be as easy as "pkgin install kde4".
> 
> Andy
> 

I'm using VMware to run NetBSD 9 in case that matters.

I installed a fresh VM 4GiB RAM, 2 cores; setup pkgin and pkgsrc.

% pkgin install kde4

Setup /etc/rc.conf to turn on the services that the install seems to need:

---- /etc/rc.conf
if [ -r /etc/defaults/rc.conf ]; then
        . /etc/defaults/rc.conf
fi

hostname=vmnetbsd
# If this is not set to YES, the system will drop into single-user mode.
#
rc_configured=YES

# Add local overrides below.
#
dhcpcd=YES
dhcpcd_flags="-qM wm0"
sshd=YES
ntpd=YES
ntpdate=YES
mdnsd=YES
wscons=YES
kdm=YES
avahidaemon=YES
famd=YES
dbus=YES
---- /etc/rc.conf

I did not add samba etc as I assume that if I'm not going to use WIndows shares its not required.

kdm does not start automatically. Do I need to add to /etc/rc.local?
I start kdm from a ssh session:

% kdm

I see on the screen shows the KDM login dialog andlogin as me.
I see the kde4 iniit icons fill in.

Then I see the screen that splits 50% left and right with
half a window showing and that all that happens.

In .Xsession I see a huge number of messages.
I think this is the interesting one:

QKqueueFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: open: Too many open files

Suggestions?

Barry