okay, fixed that.
but when i type startx now, i get
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could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing from list! 
/root/.xinitrc: line 1 startkde : command not found
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FreeFontPath : FPE " usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing
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