Kde 4?

spaceballs · 12-30-2007, 05:07 PM

I figured that I would ask, just because I read some interesting things about KDE 4. Does anyone know how soon the official slack packages for KDE4 will be available? Or does this sound like it will be available only for Slack 13?

iiv · 12-31-2007, 01:54 AM

It is already beeing discussed in some threads

spaceballs · 01-03-2008, 11:16 AM

I didn't see it. Can someone help?

hitest · 01-03-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by spaceballs

I didn't see it. Can someone help?

Well, you can check the intel current changelog from time to time and see what new applications are being tested. I'm sure KDE 4 will make it in at some point when Pat deems it stable enough for Slackware.

http://www.slackware.com/changelog/

iiv · 01-03-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by spaceballs

I didn't see it. Can someone help?

For example message #159

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Originally Posted by rvdboom

I'm really quite interested in KDE4 but I don't expect it in the next Slackware, as I bet KDE4.0 will be a bit too buggy to be chosen.

rworkman · 01-05-2008, 01:32 AM

I've got kde4rc2 (3.97.0) packaged and installed on a test box, and quite frankly, it's just not something that I'm comfortable releasing for public consumption.

It's noticeably faster than kde3 for sure, but there are still lots of rough edges. It's going to be nice one day, but not today.

DISCLAIMER: that's just *my* opinion - don't perceive that as speaking for Slackware.

Alien_Hominid · 01-05-2008, 01:45 AM

Kde4 won't be released until it (actually Kwin and its effects) works with Nvidia cards properly.

Eternal_Newbie · 01-05-2008, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Alien Hominid

Kde4 won't be released until it (actually Kwin and its effects) works with Nvidia cards properly.

<joke>As an ATI and XFCE user all I can say is "Heh, shadenfreude"

</joke>

h4kteur · 01-05-2008, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by rworkman

I've got kde4rc2 (3.97.0) packaged and installed on a test box, and quite frankly, it's just not something that I'm comfortable releasing for public consumption.

It's noticeably faster than kde3 for sure, but there are still lots of rough edges. It's going to be nice one day, but not today.

DISCLAIMER: that's just *my* opinion - don't perceive that as speaking for Slackware.

Is it possible that kde 4.0 will be added in testing and released with slackware 12.1 ?

Alien_Hominid · 01-05-2008, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Eternal_Newbie

<joke>As an ATI and XFCE user all I can say is "Heh, shadenfreude"

</joke>

I doubt it works properly with ATI either.

rworkman · 01-05-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by h4kteur

Is it possible that kde 4.0 will be added in testing and released with slackware 12.1 ?

Highly highly highly highly doubtful.
That being said, it's not my decision to make, so don't take my opinion as anything more than that. If it *were* my decision, then no, there's no way it's going into 12.1 in any way, shape, form, or fashion.

rvdboom · 01-05-2008, 02:26 PM

I agree. Do you think Qt4 could be available though? I don't mind building KDE by myself (the KDE team does really a great job at packaging their project), but building Qt does seem to be quite a hassle.

Alien_Hominid · 01-05-2008, 02:45 PM

http://www.slackbuilds.com/repositor...libraries/qt4/

rvdboom · 01-06-2008, 06:27 AM

OK, thanks, I'll give it a try.

ppr:kut · 01-07-2008, 04:06 AM

I read an advice from Troy Unrau lately. It does fit quite well to Slackware:

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If you are the type of person that was bothered by Apache 2.0 not being as well tested as 1.x, and you weren't the first to try using kernel 2.6.0 because your uptime was more important, please keep using KDE 3.5.8 for now. Bug and security fixes are still accepted against the 3.5.x branch, and a 3.5.9 release would not be unrealistic development in the future.