Un comment the kded line in /opt/kde2/bin/startkde.

That should help.

On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Nick Pleis wrote:

> 
> Hey,
> 
> I'm at my wits end as to why I can't get KDE 2.0 binary distribution to run.
> I've set it up (un-tarred it to /opt/kde2) and everything works almost as it
> should. When I start kde, I get a splash screen..and then a nice window with
> the widgets working and everything. However, I also get an error message
> about "make sure a dcopserver is running" Kicker does not seem to start..I
> get no panel..just a desktop with desktop icons...the right click menu
> works...but I can't open konquerer or anything.
> 
> Anyone have any idea what the culprit likely is?
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
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