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hi
i want to download kde 4 but i realy hate sofware sources
i was asking where i can download kde 4 by slackware packages (tgz)

You'll find this packages on every Mirror for Slackware-current. This packages are in txz-format. When running slackware-12.2 (or earlier) you'll have to update pkgtools at first and install the xz-package (both in the a-series).

Markus

thanks but how can i update my pkgtool

That may not be wise and may not work. KDE4 is designed to be QT4 as the primary QT. It may screw up other programs that rely on QT... unless they are all properly linked against the QT lib directory with a version number instead of the symbolic link /usr/lib/qt.

I would do either of the following:
1. Search for slackware and upgrading QT (and or KDE)
2. Upgrade to slackware-current (it's on Release Candidate 2 so should basically be what the final slackware 13.0 will be. but no warranties on complete security.)
3. Wait for Slackware 13.0 to come out.

The best method to upgrade to slackware -current or 13.0 would be to install from ISO from a freshly formatted system directory (save your /home)

If you move to -current, Once 13.0 comes out, all you should just have to change is some slackpkg settings to point to 13.0 repositories and run slackpkg update, slackpkg upgrade-all, slackpkg clean-system

thanks lumak but you didn't answer my request.
i have specific question how to install the files with txz

lumak answered: he says that it's not a good idea to install .txz on slackware 12.2, you have to install/upgrade to current if you want to use .txz packages.

thanks but after i upgrade to current
is it the same way to install .txz by installpkg or there is another way.
and thanks alot.

if you upgraded to -current you should already run on KDE4, you can install *.txz with the same commands you ran on slackware 12.2:

You can install packages in *.tgz with the same command, too, noting changes. Well, goodbye :)

Last thing, change the title's name :)

I'd wait for Slackware 13.0 to come out.

after i downloaded all new updates
and try to install programe with txz format
it gave me an error

external compression utility xz missing

i was wonder where i can download this external compression utility

Its in the a/ series of slackware-current, but if you still havent upgraded to that, dont be surprised if much bigger problems come later on..

Sure to upgraded all packages? Sure to be in -current?

thanks sahko it works.

and my slackware version still 12.2 n't current.
when i was updating it just updated a little few files.
how to make a full updating for every thing. to be in the current.

I'd recommend to do a complete new installation. As lumak wrote, save your /home partiton.
You can download the packages and create a DVD-Image, burn it and install. How to make a DVD-image is explained in isolinux/README.TXT.
I often perform a completely new installation and download the packages from a ftp-mirror with wget on the commandline. Then I create an installation-CD without any packages and leave the downloaded packages on a separate partition. While Installation I chose installation from a premounted directory. The installation takes about 10 minutes.
Since the issue with txz-packages it is not possible to install current with the 12.2 installation-CD or DVD.

Markus

FinalRebel, you upgraded some packages, those ones which allow you to support *.t?z format(s). Now, uncomment the -current mirrors again in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors and run again:

There should be a lot of new packages to upgrade and a lot of new packages to install. :) Ehm... Something might not work well(or even perfectly) when you'll reboot your machine because of new X and new kernel(2.6.29.6) :)