From 67910980af45b890361fe383a16db2af13d10fc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Hameleers Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:27:22 +0100 Subject: Release of KDE 5_17.11 for Slackware - PKGLIST updated with the list of available packages in this release (limited to slackware-current). - README updated. - README added for 'testing' repository. --- README.5_17.11_testing | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 86 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.5_17.11_testing (limited to 'README.5_17.11_testing') diff --git a/README.5_17.11_testing b/README.5_17.11_testing new file mode 100644 index 0000000..883139c --- /dev/null +++ b/README.5_17.11_testing @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +KDE5 +==== + +Here is KDE 5_17.11_testing for Slackware, consisting of the +KDE Frameworks 5.40.0, Plasma 5.11.3 and Applications 17.08.3 +on top of Qt 5.9.2. + +Upgrading from 5_17.10 or even 5_17.11 should be straight-forward. +KDE-5_17.11_testing is meant to be installed on top of slackware -current. +It is different from the 'regular' KDE_5.17.11 release in the sense that this +'testing' release has a working Wayland support for Plasma5 on Slackware. +To this purpose, the original Slackware packages 'mesa' and xorg-server' +were recompiled to add Wayland support. Having to provide altered packages +for mesa and xorg-server is not something I want to do for my regular 'ktown' +repository because it may break your system at any time when Pat Volkerding +pushes updates to Slackware-current. + +Because of the similarity between 'testing' and 'latest', I am not +repeating the full README here - for upgrade instructions and NEWS please +check the README file in the 'latest' section of the ktown repository. + +If you want to start a Wayland session, here is how you do it: +- runlevel 3 (console): run the 'startkwayland' command as your regular user. +- runlevel 4 (SDDM): select "Plasma (Wayland)" from the session dropdown + and then proceed to login. + +Caveats: +So far, I ran into these issues: +- the graphical login through SDDM is not working correctly and currently + it is advised to use runlevel 3 instead. This needs fixes to SDDM as well + as ConsoleKit2. +- dropbox does not start, unless you unset the QT_QPA_PLATFORM variable first +- gnome-keyring does not start so you can not auto-login to skypeforlinux +- hp-tray eats 100% CPU. + +Details about the 'testing' repository: +In the old 'testing' release of August 2016 I had to add a 'elogind' +package to provide a 'logind' DBus interface to kwin_wayland. That is no +longer necessary. During the past year, I have talked to the ConoleKit2 (CK2) +and the KWin developers and asked for an extension of CK2 DBus API which +implements the logind DBus API required by KWin. That has been done and +the KWin developers then added CK2 as an alternative in case systemd-logind +is not present on the system. +Which means, we do not need PAM nor systemd to make Wayland work on Slackware. + +The differences between 'KDE-5_17.11' and 'KDE-5_17.11_testing': + +Added packages: + Deps: + - wayland-protocols + - mesa (recompiled Slackware package to add wayland support) + - xorg-server (recompiled Slackware package to add wayland support) + - ConsoleKit2 (updated the Slackware package to 1.2.0 to get the new + logind DBus API support) +Recompiled packages (in build order: + Deps: + - libxkbcommon + - qt5 + Frameworks: + - kwayland + - plasma-framework + Plasma; + - kinfocenter + - kscreenlocker + - kwayland-integration + - libkscreen2 + - plasma-desktop + - plasma-integration + - plasma-workspace + - powerdevil + - kwin + +NOTE: +The packages which have been recompiled to pick up Wayland support do not +have the 'alien' tag. I have tagged them with the string 'wayland' instead. +Only the added ConsoleKit2 and wayland-protocols packages in the 'deps/' +section have the usual 'alien' tag. +Update your slackpkg blacklist if needed. + +NOTE: +Only install this 'testing' release if you intend to help with getting +Wayland working on Slackware. Otherwise, the 'latest' release is what +you need. + +============================================================================== + Eric Hameleers / alien at slackware dot com / 19-nov-2017 -- cgit v1.2.3