KDE4 Preview?
 

I've just installed Mandriva 2008.1 RC2 as guest OS using VMware. I see that a KDE4 preview is included. Can anyone direct me how to update to the preview and actually load it? I know that it is too early for reliable use, but, since this Mandriva installation is on a virtual disk, I feel a little more freedom to experiment.

Thanks. BTW, I haven't used Mandriva much at all, so consider me a raw noob. I do have several years of experience with other Linux distros, however.

To add KDE 4 you need to set up the official online repositories. Installing the kdebase4 package should add most of KDE 4.

Thanks. I had done that, but KDE still starts in v. 3.5.7. Do I need to make some changes in startkde to load the preview? Otherwise, how do I loade KDE4? I appreciate your help.

You need to remove KDE3. I don't know what effect this will have, please make sure you have backed up any valuable data you wish to keep.

'Tain't none. It's just a fresh Mandriva 2008.1 installation on a VMware virtual disk.

I'll try to remove KDE3 and see what happens.

I don't think that you need to remove KDE 3.5.7. At the login screen you should be able to select KDE4 from the session menu.

Jim

jker82508 is right -- KDE4 is there in the session menu. But I must need to add some more KDE4 components, 'cause it's not launching yet.

Thanks.

Try searching for the package called task-kde4. If there is such a package that should install everything needed.

Provided you've set up a cooker/contrib source from a mirror site, searching in rpmdrake for 3.93 should display the KDE4 packages.

Jim

I've just read that task-kde4 packages are supposed to be released to the mirrors shortly.