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   Carlos E.R. to pedro1492@lycos.com   
   Re: Leap: restoring terminal windows on    
   12 Sep 17 17:05:50   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-09-12 14:09, pedro1492@lycos.com wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 1:05:30 AM UTC+8, RS Wood wrote:   
   >> Something is wrong with your installation.  That login screen means   
   >> you're using XDM instead of KDM or GDM/LDM etc.  Seems not all the   
   >> required packages were installed.  That might also explain some of the   
   >> other problems you're experiencing.   
   >>   
   >> When you install openSUSE, it defaults to XDM as a login manager if you   
   >> haven't chosen one of the other desktops.  I'd try checking packages or   
   >> force-reinstalling KDE to ensure you get the whole thing.   
   >   
   > definitely something wrong. After the last round of updates, it became even   
   > more broken. I installed multiple desktops. I have installed 42.1 and 42.2   
   > before, and I carefully choose options for what I need.   
   > When I looked at /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, the display manager was   
   > blank. So I changed it to sddm (which is supposed to go with Plasma)   
   > but still was broken. So second attempt, I changed it to gdm   
   > Then I got a login screen with a gear icon, so I could select a desktop   
   > and chose LXDE. Finally that works.   
      
   You probably did not install the plasma pattern.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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