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Electrolr0x

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Registered: 2008-01-29

Posts: 31

kdemod3 still worth it?

Hi guys,
I wanna get back to kdemod wm but i didn't like that new version i prefer the kdemo3 but i'd like to know if i'll have any further problems with that? like softwares conflicts or so!? what do u guys reckon?
T.I.A.

tlaloc

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From: Lower Saxony

Registered: 2006-05-12

Posts: 359

Re: kdemod3 still worth it?

There is a known conflict with libjpeg7 described here:
http://www.chakra-project.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?id=1097
It can be solved by installing libjpeg6 parallel to v7 (they don't conflict).
A complete rebuild has been promised four months ago, but this turned out to be much more complicate than previously thought. And manpower is scarce
Otherwise kdemod3 is still running fine over here

Last edited by tlaloc (2009-10-29 11:52:18)

Electrolr0x

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Registered: 2008-01-29

Posts: 31

Re: kdemod3 still worth it?

Hey tlaloc. thanks for your reply;
Good to know about that... I might be installing it tonight...

Anyone with any opinion is welcome!

tlaloc

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From: Lower Saxony

Registered: 2006-05-12

Posts: 359

Re: kdemod3 still worth it?

Oh, and beware of Amarok. Amarok2 is dependent on a lot of stuff from KDE4. Amarok 1.4 may be found in AUR, however.

toxygen

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Registered: 2008-08-22

Posts: 713

Re: kdemod3 still worth it?

amarok 1 is actually on the kdemod3 rep.  kdemod-legacy/kdemod3-amarok 1.4.10-2

i've been using kdemod3 since i started using arch.  I've tried kdemod (4) and kde (4) from the extra/kdemod reps as well, but kde 4 is still missing things that i need, and kdemod3 + compiz gives me pretty much all i need at the moment, so i'll be using this until kde 4 matures to the same level of usability (possibly by 4.5?)

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Electrolr0x

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Registered: 2008-01-29

Posts: 31

Re: kdemod3 still worth it?

Well it seems that out there are many people still using kdemod3.

amarok1.4 is enough for me...

[b]anything about the wifi managers? by now i'm using NetworkManager on gnome and it's doing a great job...[/b

Anyone else???

T.I.A.

Leigh

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From: USA

Registered: 2004-06-25

Posts: 533

Re: kdemod3 still worth it?

Since I recently updated my system for the first time in like 5 months I'm kind of struggling. So many things are broken. I'll still be using kdemod3 if I can work through the fixes I need, or just do a rebuild myself if I have to. For me kde4 just went way overboard with flashy and pretty and the biggest killer being it still doesn't support multiple screens Ugh! Even if it did I wouldn't use it. kde3 had the perfect amount of glitz and everything just worked. totally made my computering hassle free. Oh well.. Thankful there's Good ole fuxbox )

Oh I have a back up install of arch that I made a year ago when I felt my machine was the most stable and solid. It has kdemod3 running great. I wonder if there's a way to selective update without breaking it?  Probably a slim chance, but may try sometime.

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mcmillan

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Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 737

Re: kdemod3 still worth it?

I don't have any personal experience with kdemod3, but from some posts in the chakra forums it looks like kdemod3 is losing official support. You might try getting in touch with the people that were posting in this thread http://chakra-project.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?id=2548