> Not sure what exactly 'desktop-base-trinity' does, but one feature is the
> background image for the login screen, TDE apps work without it in the
> past.
>
> One thing I did not try, thanks for pointing this out, I use a Nvidia
> Quadro video card and use the Nvidia proprietary drive, the FOSS driver
> doesn't work for my setup. To be complete i should have  re-installed the
> driver.
>
> I have a spare partition on my boot drive, I am going to do a fresh install
> so I have a failsafe work environment, then  can try 'upgrading' again
> paying attention to the video driver.
>
> Thanks

I've Nvidia proprietary drivers, too, version 270.41.06. This is a list of TDE 
packages on my system, maybe it helps.

ark-trinity arts-trinity desktop-base-trinity hal-trinity k3b-data-trinity 
k3b-trinity k9copy-trinity kaddressbook-trinity kappfinder-trinity 
kate-plugins-trinity kate-trinity kcalc-trinity kcontrol-trinity 
kde-core-trinity kde-i18n-de-trinity kdeartwork-emoticons-trinity 
kdeartwork-misc-trinity kdeartwork-style-trinity 
kdeartwork-theme-icon-trinity kdeartwork-theme-window-trinity 
kdeartwork-trinity kdebase-data-trinity kdebase-kio-plugins-trinity 
kdebase-runtime-data-common-trinity kdebase-trinity kdebase-trinity-bin 
kdelibs-data-trinity kdelibs-trinity kdelibs4c2a-trinity 
kdemultimedia-kappfinder-data-trinity kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins-trinity 
kdemultimedia-kio-plugins-trinity kdenetwork-kfile-plugins-trinity 
kdepasswd-trinity kdepim-kio-plugins-trinity kdepim-kresources-trinity 
kdeprint-trinity kdesktop-trinity kdesvn-kio-plugins-trinity kdesvn-trinity 
kdewallpapers-trinity kdm-trinity kdmtheme-trinity kdvi-trinity kfind-trinity 
kghostview-trinity khelpcenter-trinity khexedit-trinity 
kicker-applets-trinity kicker-trinity kile-trinity kile-trinity-i18n-de 
kio-locate-trinity kio-umountwrapper-trinity klipper-trinity kmail-trinity 
kmenuedit-trinity kmix-trinity knotes-trinity kompare-trinity 
konq-plugins-trinity konqueror-nsplugins-trinity konqueror-trinity 
konsole-trinity konversation-trinity kpager-trinity kpdf-trinity 
kpersonalizer-trinity kregexpeditor-trinity kscreensaver-trinity 
kscreensaver-xsavers-trinity ksmserver-trinity ksplash-trinity ksvg-trinity 
ksysguard-trinity ksysguardd-trinity ktip-trinity ktorrent-trinity 
kuickshow-trinity kviewshell-trinity kwalletmanager-trinity kwin-trinity 
libarts1c2a-trinity libartsc0-trinity libindex0-trinity 
libk3b3-extracodecs-trinity libk3b3-trinity libkcal2b-trinity 
libkcddb1-trinity libkdepim1a-trinity libkleopatra1-trinity libkmime2-trinity 
libkonq4-trinity libkpimidentities1-trinity libksieve0-trinity 
libktnef1-trinity libmimelib1c2a-trinity libsvnqt4-trinity sudo-trinity

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