KDE 2.1 on Debian (Progeny actually)

[Marc Chung]

KDE2.1 in three steps

1)  Add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list file..

deb http://kde.rap.ucar.edu potato main crypto optional

2)  apt-get update

3)  apt-get install task-kde

There is no inclusive KDE package, for a list of file that you need, look
at the Depends line for task-kde.  

so you'd have to do something like:

some-prompt$ apt-get install kde-base kde-multimedia konq .. etc.

Or use dselect to pick it up for you.

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KDE 2.2 in a whole LOT more steps..

If you want 2.2some-alpha release, then:

1) Add these lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file..

# 2.2alpha-1 release
deb http://people.debian.org/%7Erkrusty/ kde2.2/i386/

#crypto pkgs
deb http://pandora.debian.org/%7Erkrusty/ kde2.2/i386/

#req'd X4.0.3 packages 
deb http://people.debian.org/%7Ebranden/ woody/i386/

There's also a 2.1 ISO, roam around ftp://kde.debian.net/ to find it...

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There exists a mailing list, which until recently I
unsubscribed from.. http://lists.debian.org

Hope that helps.. KDE 2.1 is quite the eye candy experience..

--
Marc Chung
mchung@asu.edu




On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 jiva@devware.com wrote:

> Can anyone tell me how to install KDE 2.1 on a progeny (debian)
> system using apt-get?
> 
> FYI, I'd like some input on this, I tried installing Progeny last
> night and was fairly dissapointed.  Aside from the install being
> fairly unfriendly, I find it's admin tools to be fairly poor.  My
> previous experience with Debian is that it was slow and hard to use.
> I was hoping progeny would be different.  (I heard it's pentium
> optimized, is that true?)
> 
> Dselect's user interface leaves ALOT to be desired.  The urpmi tool is 
> ALOT easier to use IMO.  At this point, I'm strongly leaning towards
> sticking with Mandrake.  But I want to give debian every last chance
> (there must be SOME reason so many people like it... right?)
> 
> So if you're a debian user... convince me!  Cuz right now, I am UN
> convinced. 
> 
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