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MONODA

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Registered: 2008-02-09

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A few questions about Archlinux package management

I am stilll getting used to rolling release and just wanted to know a few things. If I install KDE 3.5 now, and then run sudo pacman -Syu once KDE 4 is added to the repos, will it upgrade to KDE 4? When will KDE4 be in the repos? What will happen once it is? (will it replace kde 3.5? Also, I have yaourt installed and I like it but for some reason I can run it and install apps from it as a normal user (this user does not have root priviliges) is this supposed to happen? if not how can I fix it? thank you for your help in advance.

pyther

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Registered: 2008-01-21

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

1. pacman should upgrade to kde4
2. I believe the devs are waiting until kde 4 matures a bit more (there is a repo with kde 4 in it though)
3. ^^ see above
4. I dunno
5. yaourt is using sudo, that is why your able to install as a normal user

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MONODA

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

thanks taht answered my questions

Raccoon1400

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Registered: 2008-04-14

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

Try KDE 4 on a live cd before upgrading. It is completely different from 3.5. I tried it and hated it.
I don't think kde4 will be introduced until 4.1

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keratos

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Registered: 2008-04-27

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

any chance of providing a pacman.conf url to the KDE4 repo mentioned above??

thanks

floke

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Registered: 2007-09-04

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

Do a search for kdemod on google and you'll find it.

keratos

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Registered: 2008-04-27

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

Do a search for kdemod on google and you'll find it.

KDE4 not kde3

kdemod=kde3

I already checked that out before posting.

ghostHack

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From: Bristol UK

Registered: 2008-02-29

Posts: 261

Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

The KDEmod guys do have a KDE4 version, see this thread on their forums
http://kdemod.ath.cx/bbs/viewtopic.php?id=406

For the daily, vanilla, KDE4 look here
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=44507

Ghost1227

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Registered: 2008-04-21

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

http://kdemod.ath.cx/bbs/viewtopic.php?id=406

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floke

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Registered: 2007-09-04

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

Do a search for kdemod on google and you'll find it.

KDE4 not kde3

kdemod=kde3

I already checked that out before posting.

As the above posts show, you need to look harder.

ozar

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Registered: 2005-02-18

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

For KDE4, you can get another version for Arch from this thread:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=44507

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keratos

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Registered: 2008-04-27

Posts: 138

Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

Ah!

I installed it but dont know how to configure for use of KDE4.

any ideas please?

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Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

Shoud be an entry in your DM (if you use one) If there isn't, then just make a desktop file in X11/sessions

If you don't use a DM, just start it from .xinitrc

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keratos

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Registered: 2008-04-27

Posts: 138

Re: A few questions about Archlinux package management

innefectual.

KDM from KDE3 just keeps on starting.

I had to install kdemod4 , then it worked by moving to runlevel 3 and starting KDM from there. KDE4 now runs however, its full of bugs, keeps crashing when I try to change settings on panels, widgets, backgrounds, randomly restarts on starting Gimp and Dolphin. It swallows up much more memory and is slower and less responsive than my current KDE3.5.9. The eye candy is great though. But this is useless if the desktop experience prevents apps from running.

Moving back to KDE3 !!