how to upgrade from KDE 3.3.2 to 4.3

arjay · 08-20-2005, 10:05 AM

Hi all. I have been running Gnome as my desktop with Deb testing, but wanted to try KDE. I rebooted and chose KDE at the log-on screen but the version it used is 3.3.2.

I have checked in synaptic and the latest installed version of everthing KDE and KDM is 4.3.3 ... so why does my computer boot up with only 3.3.2? I have tried apt-get upgrade kdm but it doesn't seem to do anything and now I'm stuck! (bit of a newbie you see).

Any offers?

TIA

saman007uk · 08-20-2005, 10:53 AM

First, change to unstable. Then

Code:

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade

arjay · 08-20-2005, 12:21 PM

Thanks for replying. However, if I follow your directions, won't that upgrade everything to unstable? I don't really want that as last time i did it just about everything crashed or behaved really badly. I had to reformat the hard disk and re-install stable. I only just got brave enough to try testing!

Can't I just upgrade kdm if I have testing?

rbochan · 08-20-2005, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by arjay
Can't I just upgrade kdm if I have testing?

You should read this.

HTH

arjay · 08-20-2005, 04:43 PM

rbochan - thanks for chipping in. Not much use to me though. Would be quite interesting if it wasn't a load of gooblygook to a newbie ...

Anything in words of one syllable (or maybe two)?

saman007uk · 08-20-2005, 04:58 PM

Just do following to upgrade teh kde-base, then change back to sarge:

Code:

apt-get upgrade kde-core

If you wish to upgrade all packages relating to KDE (e.g.Kontact):

Code:

apt-get upgrade kde

Xian · 08-20-2005, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by arjay
Can't I just upgrade kdm if I have testing?

How-To Install KDE 3.4

EDIT: And while we are at it... How-To Install Gnome 2.10

rbochan · 08-20-2005, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by arjay
rbochan - thanks for chipping in. Not much use to me though. Would be quite interesting if it wasn't a load of gooblygook to a newbie ...

If you're a newbie, you shouldn't be using Etch or Sid - use Sarge.

Quote:

Anything in words of one syllable (or maybe two)?

Basically... it's busted... and is going to be busted for a little while. How long, I can't say - could be a day or 3, could be a few weeks - that's the chances you take when you run a devel/testing release.

Quote:

from previous link
Basically, the thing will be 100% finished when KDE 3.4.2 is ready
to enter testing, which can be roughly translated to "when every
package depending on kdelibs4 has been recompiled to depend on
kdelibs4c2 instead".

If you're new, use Sarge.
If you are willing to get your hands dirty and have things break, use testing or unstable(along with the apt-listbugs and reportbug packages).

hariprasath_v · 08-20-2005, 10:37 PM

hi,
i tried installing kde3.4.2 using konstruct after downloading all the tar balls and a host of libx libraries ,cyrus package and finally it(Konstruct) created a folder kde3.4.2 with all the usual stuff. i changed the .bashrc to include the ~/kde3.4.2/bin and some other suggested in the konstruct readme but when i startkde it says unable to connect to xinit .could not use "DISPLAY" and kde shutdowns.can someone put fundaes on this . I am using debian with 2.6.12 kernel compiled for my comp.

arjay · 08-21-2005, 02:03 AM

Wow - what a lot of helpful advice. Thanks one and all. I think I'll just wait until the development work is done.

As to which version, I am using sarge on one machine, which is the one that I (we) use for real stuff and needs to be reliable, and the other I am using etch where I just play about. Although I am a bit of a newbie to linux, I have 20 years of serious use of windows - just that the language is a bit strange at first in linux. The last time I had to get my hands under the hood as it were was using DOS, but its fun to be doing that again.

I figure the best way to learn linux is to experiment with everything as long as you don't mind things breaking once in a while. Luckily I am retired and have a bit of time to mess about with these things. I have recently "graduated" from ubuntu/kubuntu because I thought it was too restrictive - brother, debian is a grown-up's distro all right!

I do try not to waste your good folks time by trying to puzzle out my own gaps in knowledge but sometimes I have to admit defeat. Hope I don't call on you unnecessarily - I admire the lengths "those that know" will go to help "those who don't". Keep up the good work and thanks again.