Ben Miller wrote:
On Wednesday 12 January 2005 12:42 am, SnapafunFrank wrote:
Is it possible to update KDE using URPMI? I've searched and haven't found
the
syntax fo do that.
Thanks,
Ben
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I have done this but two things.
1. Do it from within init level 1 (? the text only mode )
2. You must install the packages in the correct order.
Thanks for the advice. What's the syntax? Is there a preferred method for
upgrading KDE?
= Ben
All I did was to download all the components first and follow Howto's
that I found on the web, having first saved ( by highlight, copy and
paste ) info from html pages into text format so as to be easily
readable once I had closed my X session. [ I simply logged out of the
session and logged back in at the prompt, then used rpm -Uvh
kde-base-3.x.x , etc. ]
Rather than simply restart X, I rebooted to ensure that my defaults
would be taken up. [ Carry over from Windows I think but it worked fine. ]
I must reiterate however, that you must install the first two or three
packages in the right order!
( If I recall correctly, there is first up a package that is not named
kde - I think it was arts.)
There are also some other things that you may need to update first, like
the QT package for example.
I have included an attachment, if it is permitted on this forum, that is
one of the docs I used, along with the READMEs of course.
Take your time because this one cannot be hurried.
Prepare well and good luck.
--
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Regards
SnapafunFrank
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Title: Chapter 4. Installation instructions
Installation instructionsPrev NextChapter 4. Installation instructionsThese are the generic installation instructions for the K
Desktop Environment. Please complement your reading with the
READMEs and INSTALLs that
come along with the package. Please read them carefully and try to
help yourself out if anything goes wrong. If you need further
assistance, consider joining the KDE mailing lists
(see our web site instructions for joining the KDE
mailing
lists) or newsgroups.4.1. To the would-be converts4.2. Available package formats4.3. Prerequisites4.4. Description of the base packages4.5. Installation instructions for the different package
formats4.6. Post-installation procedures4.7. Should I remove old version xyz before installing a new
one?4.8. How do I start KDE?4.9. Is it possible to install KDE in a user directory?4.10. startkde fails with can not connect to X
server. What is wrong?4.11. KDE on AIX?4.12. KDE on a laptop?4.13. I have a neomagic chipset in my laptop, is there anything special I should do to run KDE?4.14. I do not like the default KDE directory after installation. How
do I move it without breaking anything?4.15. What files can I delete from my KDE install directory? Can all the
*.h, *.c and *.o
files be safely removed?4.16. Will I lose my current settings when I upgrade KDE?4.17. I upgraded KDE and it seemed to go fine, but when I start it,
I get a blank grey screen, and nothing happens. There are errors in
the console about DCOPserver. What's going on?4.18. Compiling kdebase gives me a bin/sh: msgfmt: command
not found error!4.19. How do I uninstall KDE applications compiled from
scratch?4.20. What is up with GIF support?4.21. How do I install KDE themes?4.1. To the would-be convertsSo you have heard the rumors. Or you have seen the screenshots.
And you are dying to get hold of KDE. But you know next to nothing
about this whole alternative OS business. Don't worry!
You only need to do some (well, maybe not some) reading, that's
all!KDE does not run on Windows® 95/98/NT or OS/2 (yet). To run
KDE, you need to have a UNIX® system. Please refer to Q: 2.2. for more details.Decide on a platform and set it up for your system. This
FAQ can not help you with this, since KDE runs on many UNIX® platforms. Finally, you are ready to commence the KDE installation.
Please start reading from the next section. To get KDE, please
refer to Q: 3.1. . Last but not least, if
you encounter any problems while installing KDE, please do not
hesitate to make use of the KDE mailing lists and newsgroups. But do bear this in mind: no
question is too silly to ask, but some are too silly to answer,
especially when they are already answered in this FAQ.Good luck and have fun!4.2. Available package formatsYou can find several kinds of binary and source packages for
different distributions and operating systems on the ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/. The
binary packages are not made by the KDE Team, but by the
distributors themselves, or some dedicated individuals. Please refer to
KDE Package Policy
Explained for information about the KDE Package Policy. The
only official release is the source tar.bz2
packages. Please refer to the READMEs and
INSTALLs in the several binaries directories. For
a list of the available
