I'm trying to install Kopete on my system so I select it from Synaptic and it says

sometimes dependencies are not up to date. if you give it some time, maybe a day or two, this will clear itself

If you want another app to do the job, consider Gaim. If it is IRC that you are thinking about, try Konversation, or XChat.

For your laptop, give DSL a look. Damn Small Linux uses Fluxbox for its window manager. Flux is quite different from KDE, though I prefer it

Well, I've given it a few days, and it seems that in order to resolve this, Ill need to install kdelibs-bin which wants to remove the following:-

akregator akregator-konq-plugin akregator-kontact-plugin ark atlantik
dcoprss guarddog isdn-config k3b k3blibs kaddressbook kaddressbook-plugins
kalarm kamera kappfinder karamba kasteroids kate katomic kaudiocreator
kbackgammon kbattleship kblackbox kbounce kcalc kcharselect kcoloredit
kcontrol kcpuload kdar kde-i18n-de kde-i18n-es kde-i18n-fr kde-i18n-ja
kdeaddons-kfile-plugins kdeadmin-kfile-plugins kdeartwork kdeartwork-style
kdeartwork-theme-window kdebase kdebase-bin kdebase-kio-plugins kdegames
kdegraphics-kfile-plugins kdelibs4 kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins
kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdenetwork-filesharing kdepasswd
kdepim-kfile-plugins kdepim-kio-plugins kdepim-wizards kdeprint
kdesdk-kfile-plugins kdesdk-misc kdesktop kdf kdict kdm kedit kenolaba kfax
kfilereplace kfind kfloppy kfouleggs kgamma kget kghostview kgoldrunner kgpg
kgpgcertmanager khelpcenter kicker kicker-applets kiconedit kid3 kitchensync
kjots kjumpingcube klaptopdaemon klickety klines klipper kmag kmahjongg
kmail kmailcvt kmenuedit kmilo kmines kmix kmousetool kmrml knetload knotes
kolf konq-plugins konqueror konqueror-nsplugins konquest konsole
konsolekalendar kontact kooka korganizer kpackage kpager kpaint kpat
kpersonalizer kpf kpilot kpoker kppp krdc kreversi krfb kruler ksame kscd
kscreensaver kscreensaver-xsavers kshisen ksirtet ksmiletris ksmserver
ksnake ksnapshot ksokoban kspaceduel ksplash kstreamripper ksync ksysguard
ktimer ktip ktnef ktron ktuberling kuickshow kuser kviewshell kwalletmanager
kweather kwifimanager kwin kwin4 libarts1 libarts1-audiofile
libarts1-mpeglib libarts1-xine libkcal2a libkcddb1 libkdegames1
libkdenetwork2 libkdepim1 libkexif0 libkgantt0 libkipi0 libkleopatra0a
libkonq4 libkpimexchange1 libkpimidentities1 libkscan1 libksieve0
libopenexr2 libqt3c102-mt librss1 lskat mpeglib oooqs-kde openoffice.org-kde
qtparted scribus scribus-doc scribus-template secpolicy skype smb4k
xmms-qbble

Which appears to be the whole KDE! Should I go through with the upgrade, then re-install these when It's been upgraded? I have GNOME aswell, but is this the correct way to go about things?

kde is undergoing a massive upgrade in the repos at the moment and it would NOT be wise to remove those

Try here : http://www.mepislovers.org/modules/n...er=ASC&start=0