Index: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml =================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml @@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ To install the KDE package, type: - &prompt.root; pkg install x11/kde4 + &prompt.root; pkg install x11/kde5 To instead build the KDE port, use the following command. Installing the port will provide a @@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ KDE is a large application and will take some time to compile, even on a fast computer. - &prompt.root; cd /usr/ports/x11/kde4 + &prompt.root; cd /usr/ports/x11/kde5 &prompt.root; make install clean @@ -1598,13 +1598,17 @@ dbus_enable="YES" hald_enable="YES" - The installation of KDE - includes the KDE Display Manager, - KDM. To enable this display - manager, add this line to + Since KDE Plasma 5, the KDE Display Manager, + KDM is no longer developed. + A possible replacement is SDDM. + To install it, type: + + &prompt.root; pkg install x11/sddm + + Add this line to /etc/rc.conf: - kdm4_enable="YES" + sddm_enable="YES" A second method for launching KDE is to type @@ -1612,14 +1616,14 @@ work, the following line is needed in ~/.xinitrc: - exec /usr/local/bin/startkde + exec ck-launch-session startkde A third method for starting KDE is through XDM. To do so, create an executable ~/.xsession as follows: - &prompt.user; echo "exec /usr/local/bin/startkde" > ~/.xsession + &prompt.user; echo "exec ck-launch-session startkde" > ~/.xsession Once KDE is started, refer to its built-in help system for more information on how to use