Steps to chroot kde, install programs to do tests or just to try a new version limiting the damage if something does not work.

After preparing our system chroot (see article debootstrap e chroot) to install kde just follow these steps, enter the chroot system:

chroot /mychroot

install kde:

apt-get install kde x-window-system

you can answer all questions carefully, but a simple trick is to copy the configuration files of our actual installation in chroot:

cp -p /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /mychroot/etc/X11/XF86Config-4

to verify the correct installazine KDE (about 416MB), you can follow these steps, open a session KDE by real:

startx

open a new X session in window:

Xnest -ac :1 &

enter the chroot system:

chroot /mychroot

run the export of the display on the X session opened earlier:

export DISPLAY=localhost:1

open the KDE session by chroot:

startx

screenshot below shows a session window kde 2.2.2 into kde 3.3.