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    [SOLVED] Where's KDE 4.5.2

    Okay, new install of 10.10 today, form the LiveCD downloaded on 10-10-10. I've added the deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu maverick main repository and gpg key, and updated the package cache. But, no KDE 4.5.2 upgrades. What's with that?

    Added:
    Got it. The repository above is not correct, so I'v removed it. Instead, you have to add this repository:

    ppa:kubuntu-ppa

    Then the update identifies (for me, as of this moment) 140 udated packages. Going to upgrade now.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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    #2
    Re: Where's KDE 4.5.2

    How weird!

    I just entered...

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa

    and I updated apt-get and just installed the packages...
    Multibooting: Kubuntu Noble 24.04
    Before: Jammy 22.04, Focal 20.04, Precise 12.04 Xenial 16.04 and Bionic 18.04
    Win XP, 7 & 10 sadly
    Using Linux since June, 2008
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      #3
      Re: [SOLVED] Where's KDE 4.5.2

      What exactly is the correct deb line to provide to Synaptic?

      The add-apt-repository line gave me this:
      Code:
      root@Suillus:/home/pwa# add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa
Error reading [url]https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ppa:[/url] <urlopen error [Errno 2] No such file or directory>
r
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        #4
        Re: [SOLVED] Where's KDE 4.5.2

        Not in my case where it downloaded the GPG key and then added the repository to apt.
        Multibooting: Kubuntu Noble 24.04
        Before: Jammy 22.04, Focal 20.04, Precise 12.04 Xenial 16.04 and Bionic 18.04
        Win XP, 7 & 10 sadly
        Using Linux since June, 2008
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          #5
          Re: [SOLVED] Where's KDE 4.5.2

          Originally posted by pwabrahams
          What exactly is the correct deb line to provide to Synaptic?

          The add-apt-repository line gave me this:
          Code:
          root@Suillus:/home/pwa# add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa
Error reading [url]https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ppa:[/url] <urlopen error [Errno 2] No such file or directory>
r
          You forgot "sudo" in front of the command.
          "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
          – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.
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            #6
            Re: [SOLVED] Where's KDE 4.5.2

            I guess he used sudo su before to enter the command without typing any other sudo.
            Multibooting: Kubuntu Noble 24.04
            Before: Jammy 22.04, Focal 20.04, Precise 12.04 Xenial 16.04 and Bionic 18.04
            Win XP, 7 & 10 sadly
            Using Linux since June, 2008
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              #7
              Re: [SOLVED] Where's KDE 4.5.2

              Yup, you're right. I didn't see the "root" at the start of the prompt. Time to get some bi-focals.
              "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
              – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.
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                #8
                So how to do this?

                Indeed, I was already in a root shell when I issued the add-apt-repository command. When I'm doing a lot of root-shell stuff, I usually just do sudo su instead of attaching sudo to each individual command. I also keep a non-root shell open for non-root stuff.

                But in any event, I still don't know what the correct deb line is, and as I noted, add-apt-repository didn't work for me. I'd be grateful if someone who created that line with add-apt-repository can look in their repository list and post it here.
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                  #9
                  Re: [SOLVED] Where's KDE 4.5.2

                  Attempt it from a 'non-root' shell:
                  Code:
                  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa
                  The environment that is used after executing sudo su is different than when executing sudo command from your users shell.
                  Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
                  "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                    #10
                    Re: [SOLVED] Where's KDE 4.5.2

                    For grins I ran the repository install command on my Lucid box. It appeared to work and came back without any error messages, but it did not work because "uname -r" didn't resolve to "Maverick" because I am running Lucid. My sources.list file did not contain the kubuntu-ppa.
                    "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
                    – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.
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                      #11
                      add-apt-repository problems

                      On one box I got add-apt-repository to work as advertised. But on this box I still get the error, even using sudo by itself:
                      Code:
                      pwa@Suillus:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa
Error reading [url]https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ppa:[/url] <urlopen error [Errno 2] No such file or directory>
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