KDE 3.4 is available now

pilotgi · 03-16-2005, 03:00 PM

KDE 3.4 is final and available now. I already installed it on my SUSE 9.2 Pro box.

One weird thing:

I logged out of X to install the rpms and when I restarted X, I got a fvvm screen I've never seen before. After rebooting, KDE 3.4 started normally. It's seems to be a bit faster and I like the upgrades to KMail.

System notifications seem to be broken again, but I'm going to check around some more to be sure. All in all, it looks great.

pilotgi · 03-16-2005, 03:57 PM

I had to download the src.rpm for arts-1.4.0 and build it myself to get the system notifications to work. Just like version 3.3.2. Don't know what the problem is, maybe something about SUSE that breaks it unless arts is compiled with the installed kernel sources.

Xian · 03-16-2005, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pilotgi
System notifications seem to be broken again, but I'm going to check around some more to be sure.

Open /opt/kde3/bin/startkde with root priviledges.

Goto line 258 and edit to make that section read like the following:

test -n "$KDEWM" && KDEWM="--windowmanager $KDEWM"
kdeinit +knotify
kwrapper ksmserver $KDEWM

You will most likely only have to add the "kdeinit +knotify" line.
Reboot and sound for notifications should return.

leadazide · 03-16-2005, 04:39 PM

how weird... been at Cebit today and the KDE people still presented the beta version.
btw does the kdebase-suse package conflict with new kde?

pilotgi · 03-16-2005, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xian
Open /opt/kde3/bin/startkde with root priviledges.

Goto line 258 and edit to make that section read like the following:

test -n "$KDEWM" && KDEWM="--windowmanager $KDEWM"
kdeinit +knotify
kwrapper ksmserver $KDEWM

You will most likely only have to add the "kdeinit +knotify" line.
Reboot and sound for notifications should return.

So is this a bug in this script that wasn't fixed in 3.4 either?

Xian · 03-16-2005, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pilotgi
So is this a bug in this script that wasn't fixed in 3.4 either?

LOL. I don't know what'd you call it. But it's been around, yeah.

pilotgi · 03-16-2005, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by leadazide
how weird... been at Cebit today and the KDE people still presented the beta version.
btw does the kdebase-suse package conflict with new kde?

I have had no conflicts.

oily_rags · 03-17-2005, 07:40 AM

where are you guys downloading kde 3.4 from? I don't see it on any of the suse mirrors.

abisko00 · 03-17-2005, 07:46 AM

It's the usual 'supplementary/KDE' folder on any SUSE mirror. Maybe yours hasn't been updated, yet.

leadazide · 03-17-2005, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pilotgi
I have had no conflicts.

Ok, thanks, good to know

jag2000 · 03-17-2005, 09:37 AM

Where is the best place to download kde 3.4 at?
is there a link on suse for rpm?

abisko00 · 03-17-2005, 10:02 AM

ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE

Or preferably a mirror: http://www.novell.com/products/linux...t_mirrors.html

KimVette · 03-17-2005, 10:20 AM

I'm upgrading now so I can run the newest Quanta release. Woohoo!

zhuangshi · 03-17-2005, 05:28 PM

how do i upgarde my kde?

KimVette · 03-17-2005, 06:35 PM

Which version of suse are you running?

See http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=302794 for configuring YaST