KDE issues

KDE is graphically busy and uses a lot of resources. This makes it unsuitable for a very old machine, or one with low graphics memory.

• SHOW STOPPER!: This is an installer issue, and you may not get this effect. The folks who created Kali Linux add updates to the ISO disk files over time, and when Wolf did this install, it came up with this issue. It is easy to fix, and the important thing is not to panic. You did nothing wrong if your install shows up like this. After installation, the KDE instance loads to the tty1 full-screen CLI and startx does not start the GUI. startx is part of the xinit package, so you can install xinit by entering the following as root (the account you just logged in as):

#> xinit