Fix Crashing #KDE in #Linux

Dear Linux Users,

Yesterday I was trying to make KDE look more appealing but it crashed. of course if this happened to windows the standard procedure would be to reinstall windows and spend a couple of hours reinstalling your productivity software but with linux it is totally different.
you can use this method can be used with any distro with a broken Desktop Enviroment

1. Press Ctrl + Alt +F6

this will start a new command prompt session where you will be prompted to enter your user name and password

2. install another Desktop Enviroment

There is a lot of Enviroments in linux ranging from very basic and super light like blackbox to eye candy like Enlightenment and Full Performance like KDE and Gnome... Here I will install Xfce

# urpmi xfce4

Note: if you are using another Distro other than mandriva then use the distro's package manager

3. Kill the running KDE Session

# killall kdm

4. Press Ctrl + Alt + F7 or Ctrl + Alt + F8

That will return you back to your Destop enviroment

5. Click on "Session Type" at the bottom of the login screen

Note: If you can not find the "Session Type" then go to the end of this tutorial

6. Choose Xfce4 from the drop down menu

7. Enter your username and password

8. Now reset all what you have done that caused the crash of KDE

9. Log off and click on "Session Type" at the bottom of the login screen

10. Choose KDE

Now KDE should be running properly if not then start Xfce again and see what have you done wrong

NOTE: This section is for Mandriva Only:
If you can not find "Session Type" in the Mandriva login screen then Press Ctrl + Alt + F6 and type:

# mcc

Follow the instructions on the screen to create a new user and log with that user

Start $ systemsettings and change the login screen

you should find the "Session Type" in the login screen

I hope this brief tutorial would help someone someday