4.4.5 working perfectly and it being LTS, any "real" imperative to install 4.5?

[binskipy2u]

I was using ARCH linux, while its bleeding edge, rolling release.. wine works like "crap", i've tried both 32bit wine in a 64bit environment, and the new 64bit wine in 64bit enviornment.. neither work "well" at all..and with Kubuntu.. crossover office works beautifully and i can install the 7 windows apps i use alot.. and i have 6 gigs of ram, and swappiness at zero so either system can FLY, along with BUM and tweaking startup.... my question finally is.. is there any real "imperative" reason to install 4.5, when 4.4.5 "works"? i mean is there anything that anyone knows of that will make 4.4.5 a less attractive option to use before the LTS of 3 years is up?
hope my question makes sense, and isnt redundant (ive searched this forum, havent found opinions/experiences for what i'm asking..)

[Rog131]

Re: 4.4.5 working perfectly and it being LTS, any "real" imperative to install 4.5?

It is up to you. Earlier > Topic: KDE 4.5.0 - upgrade now or wait?

[dibl]

Re: 4.4.5 working perfectly and it being LTS, any "real" imperative to install 4.5?

wine works like "crap", i've tried both 32bit wine in a 64bit environment, and the new 64bit wine in 64bit enviornment.. neither work "well" at all..

If you need a Windows application, but you can do most of your work with Linux, then you might consider VMware Player or VirtualBox, on Linux.

[askrieger]

Re: 4.4.5 working perfectly and it being LTS, any "real" imperative to install 4.5?

A very conservative opinion from someone who hasn't tried KDE 4.5.0 yet, (and hasn't used windoze, with or without WINE, on any machine in nearly a decade):

A) If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If your livelihood depends on having a reliable computer, don't mess with it.

B) "Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside." -- Alexander Pope (who first said a great many cliches.) In other words, wait until Maverick has been out for at least a week, or two, so that the devs (and people on this site) have had a chance to find and work around any problems that KDE 4.5 might have with WINE.

[vinnywright]

Re: 4.4.5 working perfectly and it being LTS, any "real" imperative to install 4.5?

and my 2 cents worth......... keep 4.4.5 for a wile at lest .

although I'm not mad at my 4.5.0 ?upgrade? I would still rather have 4.4.5 for now.

that sead 4.5.0 is stabel and running nicely.......for what I need......I don't use WINE though so cant comment on that

VINNY

[blackpaw]

Re: 4.4.5 working perfectly and it being LTS, any "real" imperative to install 4.5?

What the others said, I'm using 4.5 like it, but it does have quirks. I would probably revert to 4.4.5 if possible. However its not that big a problem to bother reinstalling.

[bitzbox]

Re: 4.4.5 working perfectly and it being LTS, any "real" imperative to install 4.5?

From my own experience with 4.5, I would advise not to touch it yet. Probably best to wait a while until looking at it. 4.4.5 is much more stable, smooth and polished.

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