Replacing KDE with newer version

elitecodex · 03-01-2005, 05:03 PM

I am running MDK 10.1 with KDE 3.2.3 installed by default (via rpm). I am currently building 3.3.2 right now with konstruct. 3.3.2 is installing to my home directory which is fine, but I want to remove KDE 3.2.3 and replace it with 3.3.2.

How can I go about doing this without screwing much up? I still would like to use the login form in Mandrake to choose my desktop (I sometimes use Fluxbox). Where can I find resources on this topic specifically?

Thanks alot in advance!

Will

xode · 03-01-2005, 10:13 PM

You probably want to start with looking to see what other RPM packages depend on the old and new KDE packages. I have found KPackage to be useful in that regard.

opjose · 03-02-2005, 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by xode
You probably want to start with looking to see what other RPM packages depend on the old and new KDE packages. I have found KPackage to be useful in that regard.

Thac's web site has a full set of already Mandrakified 3.3.2 RPM's available.

These have been specifically adjusted for Mandrake. I'm running it now and it works perfectly.

All I needed to do was add the http: site as a urpmi source then perform an update to 3.3.2.

Very nice...

See: http://rpm.nyvalls.se/10.1/RPMS/kde-3.3.2/

elitecodex · 03-02-2005, 05:37 AM

Excellant. I couldn't find MDK RPM's so that looks like it may work out great. My build failed because I did not have flex installed, so I will try the RPMs today.

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I was just wondering, how do I know which packages to install first? Does it matter?
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Thanks alot!!