i upgraded MD8.2 to KDE 3.01 by using rpm, i just went in order one by one,
took me 20 minutes or so.   if i found a dependancy i just moved on to the
next .rpm file and the next and very soon it was up and running.

anthony
----- Original Message -----
From: "KevinO" <kevino7@deru.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: Mandrake and KDE


>   Short answer : http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/mdk-kde3.0.php3
> New versions have come out since this page was made. To get an ftp link on
> this page to work, change the '3.0' to '3.0.2'. Download the whole lot by
>
> wget -r ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.0.2/Mandrake/8.2/
>
> more information below...
>
> Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> > I just installed Mandrake 8.2 and want to upgrade to KDE 3.0.2  It comes
with
> > KDE 2.2.  I have downloaded the Mandrake rpmm's but have not been able
to add
> > the directory with thme in tas a source ffor the Mandrake Update.
>
>   This is not really an update, since kde3 is part of cooker, not 8.2 .
You
> may be able to add a cooker source though.
>
> > Every time
> > I try it goes to where it is trying to load the files for the source and
> > hangs up.  I even let it run overnight.  The only way out is to power
off as
> > it won't even shut down at that point.
>
>   Can't you get to a virtual console and shut it down there ? Or ssh in
from
> another box ?
>
> > The only thing I can think of is I
> > don't know what to put in the "Actual path or synthesis" space on the
sopurce
> > so I leave it blank.
>
>   You can't add a source unless it has a hdlist.cz file with it. It is
asking
> for the path (relative) to that file. It holds descriptions and other info
> about each of the files. Each of the sources (CDs included) has this file,
> usually in a directory named base. This is a Mandrake specific feature.
There
> as been a lot of discussion on the Mandrake-expert list about doing this.
You
> should go through the archives.
>
> >
> > I tried to simply do a rpm -UV *.rpm in the folder but came up with 6
> > dependency failures.  I can only find 3 of the needed files on rpmfind.
When
> > I ran it again after downloading those 3 files the dependency failure
list
> > GREW to over 15.  This is why I want to use the updater but I can't add
the
> > source.
> >
>
> Have you looked here ?
>
> http://download.uk.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.0.2/Mandrake/8.2/
>
>   As a first step I would grab all of this by :
>
> wget -r http://download.uk.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.0.2/Mandrake/8.2/
>
>   You may have better luck if you use :
>
> rpm -Uvh *
>
>   or better yet :
>
> urpmi *
>
> when you go to do your install.
>
>   I haven't fooled around with KDE3 so I can't be more specific. A bit of
> google searching will reveal the path that others have followed...
>
>
> --
> Kevin O'Connor
>
>   "People will be free to devote themselves to activities that are fun ...
>
> The GNU Manifesto - Copyright (C) 1985, 1993 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
>
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