[GLLUG] Debian & KDE

Brian C Hoort hoortbri@pilot.msu.edu
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:12:04 -0500 (EST)


Yes. That turns out to be the case. Thanks. I haven't figured out how to
install one app out of a grouping, like kdenetwork, but am still looking. Will
post updates as I go...

Thanks

b

> > Many times those apps are bundled up into a single
package called
something > like KDE-Games or KDE-PIM.  Check to see that this is not the case.
>
> --tim
>
> On Friday 21 February 2003 08:47 pm, Brian Hoort wrote:
> > I am running Debian testing. Their KDE is very old. I'mtrying to give
> > Debian a newer apt sources.list entry so that I may run newer versions of
> > KDE. I have tried the following:
> >
> > deb http://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/kde/stable/latest/Debian stable main
> > #deb http://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/kde/stable/koffice-1.2.1/Debian ./
> > #deb http://kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.1/Debian stable main
> >
> > but the second two don't work, and even when the first one works, apt
> > reports that it's going to remove most of my KDE apps (dependant on older
> > KDE?), rather than update them. I presume this means that those apps (kscd,
> > kedit, kate, ksirc, kword, the rest of koffice and on and on...) are not in
> > that path, compiled for 3.1. I'm surprised that kde.org would offer it this
> > way. Am I missing something? Would someone please fill in the blanks for
> > me? I am very anxcious to try out KDE 3.1, and keep my apps!
> >
> > Thanks much for your time!
> >
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