From 290362d91d840ad6feed5b59191a058f5e998d3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Hameleers Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:56:40 +0100 Subject: KDE 4.6.5 for Slackware 13.37 (07jul2011) --- README | 106 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 106 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1d8e134 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +KDE4.6 +====== + +This is the KDE Software Compilation 4.6.5 for Slackware 13.37/current. +It is the fifth and last monthly bugfix release for the KDE SC 4.6 series. +Next in line is KDE 4.7 which probably will see the light of day in august. + +Most noticable about KDE 4.6 is that it no longer depends on HAL. And since +the version of X.Org found in Slackware 13.37 does not use HAL either +(likewise for XFCE 4.8.x), adding KDE 4.6.x and XFCE 4.8.x to Slackware in +future will be big step towards removal of HAL. +HAL is no longer maintained by its developer, and has been superceded by udisks. + +You have to run Slackware 13.37 (or slackware-current) in order to use +these packages. Do not expect these packages for KDE 4.6.5 to work on +Slackware 13.1... +If you want KDE 4.6.5 you are encouraged to upgrade to Slackware 13.37 ! + +My set of KDE SC 4.6.5 packages replaces the older version of KDE (4.5.5) +which comes with Slackware. There are several packages in the "deps" directory +that you need as well; these are updated Slackware packages or new packages +(grantlee, libatasmart, libbluedevil, libssh, sg3-utils, udisks and upower +are new packages for instance). Upgrading/installing these "deps" packages +is required for the proper functioning of KDE 4.6.5. + +NOTE: +About PIM (kdepim and kdepim-runtime) packages: +* The laatest stable versions of kdepim and kdepim-runtime - 4.6.1 - are + available in the KDE 4.6.5 collection! + The PIM developers have been working on the 4.6 release for a long time, and + 4.6.1 is their first bugfix version. + The PIM software release versions will be synchronized again with the main + KDE SC release schedule parallel with KDE SC versions, starting with 4.7.0. +* Please note that if you do not want to upgrade your PIM applications yet, + you can keep using kdepim and kdepim-runtime 4.4.10 which are included + with Slackware 13.37 and -current. + That version is still compatible with KDE 4.6.5. + +NOTE: +About the language packs (KDEI) - for Slackware 32-bit as well as 64-bit: +* KDE localizations (language packs) are available in "x86_64/kdei". You only + need one package (for your own language). Don't let the "x86_64" in the + directory name fool you, the language packs are useable on both platforms. +* Like in Slackware's own KDEI 4.5.5 packages, I have merged the language files + of kdepim-4.4.10 into the KDEI packages, so that you can use the PIM apps + like kmail in your own language if you decide to keep Slackware's version of + kdepim and kdepim-runtime. +* If you decide to install kdepim/kdepim-runtime 4.6.1, you will find that + that package already includes the translations/localizations. + +NOTE: +I have not added the kdevelop and kdevplatform packages which I shipped with +my first set of KDE 4.6 packages. Compatible versions of these packages are +now in Slackware 13.37 so that there is no longer a need for me to build them. + +NOTE: +Slackware's own polkit-kde-1 package must be removed before you start using +KDE 4.6.5! +Its functionality was split out into two new packages: polkit-kde-agent-1 and +polkit-kde-kcmodules-1, both of which you can find in my 'kde' directory. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Below are the steps you take to install or upgrade to KDE 4.6.5. + +Make sure you are not running KDE or even X! If you are running an X session, +log out first, and if you are in runlevl 4 (graphical login) you first have to +go back to runlevel 3 (console) by typing "init 3". + +To make it easy for you, this is an easy one-line command that downloads the +whole 4.6.5 directory with all the sources, and 32bit and 64bit packages: + + # rsync -av rsync://alien.slackbook.org/alien-kde/4.6.5 . + +Assuming you downloaded the complete directory tree "4.6.5" with everything +below, you change your current directory to where you found this README +(which is the directory called '4.6.5'). If you used the "rsync" command +above, then that would mean a simple: + + # cd 4.6.5 + +From within this directory, you run the following commands as root. + + On Slackware 32-bit: + # upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new x86/deps/*.t?z + # upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new x86/kde/*.t?z + # removepkg polkit-kde-1 + + On Slackware 64-bit: + # upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new x86_64/deps/*.t?z + # upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new x86_64/kde/*.t?z + # removepkg polkit-kde-1 + + If you already have one or more non-english language packs installed: + # upgradepkg x86_64/kdei/*.t?z + + If you want to have a non-english language pack installed but none is + currently installed, substitute your country code instead of the 'XX' + in the next command: + # upgradepkg --install-new x86_64/kdei/kde-l10n-XX-*.t?z + +Then reboot your system. + +=============================================================================== +Eric Hameleers - alien at slackware dot com - 07jul2011 + -- cgit v1.2.3