Is KDE 3.2 in unstable yet? I'm doing a fresh install this weekend (new HDD) and want to start with just base and apt-get to my needed system. Do I need any particular sources or will apt-get install kde do just fine? It's easier to write them down before I begin installing

No, 3.2 isn't in unstable yet. Keep an eye on this site for details though (it's maintained by the Debian KDE package developers):

http://wiki.debian.net/?DebianKDE

You can use the sources listed in there if you want 3.2 now (still technically expeimental, but I've had no problems - installed about 1 week). When 3.2 makes it to unstable, then yes, 'apt-get install kde' will install everything you should need just fine. For 3.2 from the sources listed in that link above, just follow the instructions there.

Thanx!

Will apt-get (dist-)upgrade replace 3.1.5 with 3.2 automatically? I haven't had the opportunity to do a major upgrade yet since using Debian and I want to know how it goes.

KDE 3.2 is in the "official" experimental repository for Debian, meaning that it's undergoing final testing before inclusion in the unstable distribution.

77Punker,

Yes, apt-get dist-upgrade or just upgrade will replace 3.1.5 with 3.2 (assuming, however, that 3.2 is in a repository that you list in your /etc/source.list file). Right now, if you have an experimental repository listed (which I think every mirror has, they just don't list experimental officially on debian.org). In probably a week or two, depending on bugs found, 3.2 will be in unstable, in which case you (obviously) need an unstable repository listed.

By the way, seeing that you're, I gather, new to Debian, I'd suggest that if you have broadband, just put all the repositories (stable, testing, unstable, and experimental) in your sources.list file. Then, in /etc/apt/apt.conf, put this line in (replace 'testing' with whatever you want your default to be): ' APT:efault-Release "testing"; '. From then on, apt-get will assume your default, but you can also use the useful command 'apt-get -t experimental install kde' to, in this example, install KDE from experimental (so you'd get 3.2).