How do I install KDE 4.2 to Slackware 12.2? Slack 12.2 comes with KDE 3.5

dustin2128 · 06-30-2009, 01:16 PM

subject basically says it all. Is there something simple like a script or tarball?

Uncle_Theodore · 06-30-2009, 01:46 PM

Never tried it myself (and maybe it's worth just switching to current anyway), but here's a little how-to
http://devcodex.wordpress.com/2009/0...lackware-12-2/

theacerguy · 07-18-2009, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle_Theodore

Never tried it myself (and maybe it's worth just switching to current anyway), but here's a little how-to
http://devcodex.wordpress.com/2009/0...lackware-12-2/

does thatdepend on you having k allready installed cos i only had disc 1+2

worldwise001 · 07-24-2009, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by theacerguy

does thatdepend on you having k allready installed cos i only had disc 1+2

No, it doesn't. In fact, I explicitly mentioned in that blog post that it would be recommended to remove kde3 and qt3 in the first place. kde3 is everything that happens to be in kde/ and kdei/, which is on the 3rd disc of Slackware 12.2. qt3 is in l/.

PS: Thanks to Uncle_Theodore for linking to my blog post.