Mark You can still use 'most' of the applications on your distribution CD's (including xmms) Those applications that use the KDE2.2.2 widget library libqt2 still work because you can keep libqt2 installed alongside the new libqt3. Those applicatons that use the gtk widget set are unaffected by the upgrade.
A few applications (like komba2) need to be upgraded, but they are either included in the kde3 rpm or are available from places like Texstars site at www.pclinuxonline.com ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/ Many people have found installing KDE3.0.1 alongside KDE2.2.2 a straightforward experience. However my own experience is that 'disentangling' KDE2 and KDE3 takes a bit of work and even now my KDE2.2.2 comes up as a mixture of the two. Some useful links that may help you are http://www.club-nihil.net/mub/viewtopic.php?t=74 http://www.pclinuxonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2310 http://www.pclinuxonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1797 http://www.pclinuxonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1801 The best tip I can give is do not resort to 'forcing' RPMS You will probably regret it. HTH derek On Tuesday 04 June 2002 12:47 am, Mark Evans wrote: > Hi > > Could someone answer a question regarding upgrading KDE from 2.2.1 to KDE 3 > under Mandrake 8.1. > > Will the RPM's on the Mandrake distro disks still install under KDE 3? I > have read sonewhere that KDE 2... binaries are not compatible with KDE 3. > I don't want to install KDE 3 only to find that I can't install other > software, such as XMMS for example. > > Mark Evans
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