HOWTO: Add KDE 4.5.0 Repository

[linuxforall]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

Thats the first thing I add after installing Kubuntu, running really good here.

[Eric KDE]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

What is the actual process of upgrading from 4.4.2? I used the Konsole and it said:

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded

What step did i skip or do incorrectly? Im learning as i go so any steps would help me out thanks.

[kyonides]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

Did you run sudo apt-get update first?

[Eric KDE]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

Yes sir i did

[Fintan]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

Since KDE4.5 is coming out in the next few days, why bother?

Quote from sixonetonoffun:

Would like to see smooth-tasks taskbar in the repositories (no big deal to compile it but... still its a sweet modern task-bar addition to the desktop).

It is in the ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta which will also give you KDE4.5 RC2:
you can add it with:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta

For more:
http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-sc-45-rc-2

[Eric KDE]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

I don't fully understand what i did wrong. I did:

Sudo apt-get update

Then,

Sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Are these the correct steps? If so, then i'm not sure why i get:

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded

I believe i am doing the correct procedure. (Keep in mind i just came from windows and just installed Kubuntu a few days ago. Take it east on me )

[Yuri sss]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

Simply install Synaptic, it's much easier than using the command line

apt-get install synaptic

Then, open Synaptic and go to Settings > Repositories. On the second tab, click on "Add" and enter:
ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta

Click on "Add source", and it will tell you you need to reload, so click on the Reload button. When it's done, click on "Mark all upgrades". It will tell you what is going to be installed and upgraded, confirm it. Then click on "Apply" to download and install everything.

[Eric KDE]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

I actually think the terminal is a much more efficient way of doing things, which is why i thought it would be cool to learn from the terminal over synaptic. I do agree that synaptic it a different way of doing things but in my opinion it has more steps then just doing everything through the terminal. Basically i do appreciate what your option is, but i rather get spoiled using the KDE Konsole for selfish reasons

[Fintan]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

what does:

kde4-config --version

in a terminal give?

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded

Did you add the repo?

Although synaptic is great for installing / searching software and properties, I prefer:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

for updates/upgrades.

It is just an arrow-up or two and "enter" away in the terminal.

[Eric KDE]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

By Repo you mean the the sudo apt-get update? If not, then I incorrectly did it because if the update has nothing to do with the repo then yeah, i did it wrong

[Fintan]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

The repo is the repository where your software lies. From here you can install.

To add a repo (like for kde4.5) do:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta

in a terminal.

You will be prompted for your password.
Give it and the repo will be added.

sudo apt-get update

updates the repo list.

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

will look for new software (upgrades) and ask if you wish to install.
If you do so by typing "y" your upgrade will follow.

If you do not wish to upgrade type"n".

[Eric KDE]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

I see what i was doing wrong now. I wasn't adding the repo first, i skipped that and tried to add the update then install. Thanks for the help.

[Fintan]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

No problem

When you finish updating you should get something like this:

kde4-config --version
Qt: 4.7.0
KDE: 4.4.92 (KDE 4.4.92 (KDE 4.5 RC2))
kde4-config: 1.0

when doing:

kde4-config --version

[Yuri sss]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

I see what i was doing wrong now. I wasn't adding the repo first, i skipped that and tried to add the update then install. Thanks for the help.

Good you figured that out.
If you can wait another day now, you can install the final of Kde 4.5 which is planned to be released on 4 August:
http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KD...lease_Schedule

[Nate]

Re: HOWTO: Add KDE 4.4.3 PPA

Should this post still be stickied?