[ SOLVED] Downgrading from KDE 4.0.2 to KDE 4.0.1

[xmen24]

I have Kubuntu Gutsy and KDE 4.0.0 was running effortlessly. Then I updated it to KDe 4.0.1, which also seemed to work flawlessly, apart from the regular bugs.
I recently updated to KDE 4.0.2 and now KDE 4 refuses to boot. It crashes/freezes with a sig 11. I have tried re installing all the packages but the issue remains.

Is there a way to go back to KDE 4.0.1. I installed it from the launchpad mirror. Synaptic doesn't give me an option to chose older versions.
Any help would be deeply appreciated.

[Nate]

Re: Downgrading from KDE 4.0.2 to KDE 4.0.1

For some reason, adept wanted to REMOVE a bunch of random, important packages when 4.0.2 was released. A few people noticed that here on the forums. It's quite possible that as you installed 4.0.2 some other important packages from your system were removed (for no good reason).

I'm not sure of the best way to fix that problem, since we can't be sure what may have been removed, but perhaps someone else around these parts can get you started.

[Rog131]

Re: Downgrading from KDE 4.0.2 to KDE 4.0.1

Is there a way to go back to KDE 4.0.1. I installed it from the launchpad mirror. Synaptic doesn't give me an option to chose older versions.

Yes, ppa /1/ repositories aren't ordinary repositories . They have cleaned old packages off.

If you have not cleaned local package archives /2/. Then it is possible that 4.0.1 packages are already in your computer. Check /var/cache/apt/archives. I have there three version of KDE4 packages:

...
kdeadmin-kde4_4%3a4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2_all.deb
kdeadmin-kde4_4%3a4.0.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1_all.deb
kdeadmin-kde4_4%3a4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1_all.deb
...

I'm not sure of the best way to fix that problem, since we can't be sure what may have been removed, but perhaps someone else around these parts can get you started.

If xmen24 is using Synaptic package manager: Install (and remove) history is in Synaptic > File > History ...

If upgrading was made from commandline or with adept: /var/log/dpkg.log. dpkg.log is the log file for dpkg. dpkg - package manager for Debian (base of all package management in the Debian based distributions).


Something to try: Sometimes it helps to rename (remove) .kde4 folder. This helps if kde4 settings (that are in the kde4 directory tree) are damaged.



/1/ Canonical Announces Launch of Launchpad 'Personal Package Archive' Service For Developers
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/launchpad-ppa

/2/ HOWTO: Cleaning local package archives
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3082399.0

[xmen24]

Re: Downgrading from KDE 4.0.2 to KDE 4.0.1

Thanks a lot for the response.
Unfortunately my old archives were autocleaned. I did that once I finished installing the KDE 4.0.2 packages. Shouldn't have done that...

Synaptics' force version doesn't display the older packages.

I have also tried removing the .kde4 folder, but no use..
Now i wish I had a time machine to revert my settings



//upgrade logs from synaptics
Upgraded the following packages:
dolphin-kde4 (4:4.0.1-0ubuntu2~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kappfinder-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kate-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kde-icons-oxygen (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kde4libs-bin (4:4.0.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2.1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kdeartwork-emoticons-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdeartwork-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdeartwork-misc-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdeartwork-style-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdeartwork-theme-icon-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdeartwork-theme-window-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdebase-bin-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdebase-data-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdebase-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdebase-runtime (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdebase-runtime-data (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdebase-runtime-data-common (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdebase-workspace (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kdebase-workspace-bin (4:4.0.1-0ubuntu2~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kdebase-workspace-data (4:4.0.1-0ubuntu2~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kdelibs5 (4:4.0.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2.1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kdelibs5-data (4:4.0.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2.1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kdepasswd-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdepimlibs-data (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdepimlibs5 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kdewallpapers-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kfind-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
klipper-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kmix-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa3) to 4:4.0.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
knetworkconf-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kolourpaint4-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
konqueror-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
konqueror-nsplugins-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
konsole-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
kscreensaver-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
ksnapshot-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
ksysguard-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kwin-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
kwrite-kde4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
libkonq5 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
libkonq5-templates (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1
libphonon4 (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
libplasma1 (4:4.0.1-0ubuntu2~gutsy1~ppa1) to 4:4.0.2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa2
libpoppler-glib2 (0.6-0ubuntu2.1) to 0.6.2-1~gutsy1~ppa1
libpoppler2 (0.6-0ubuntu2.1) to 0.6.2-1~gutsy1~ppa1
libsoprano4 (1.99~rc2-1ubuntu1~gutsy1) to 2.0.0-1~gutsy1~ppa1
opera (9.24-20071015.6gutsy1) to 9.25-20071214.6gutsy1
poppler-utils (0.6-0ubuntu2.1) to 0.6.2-1~gutsy1~ppa1
systemsettings-kde4

[Rog131]

Re: Downgrading from KDE 4.0.2 to KDE 4.0.1

It crashes/freezes with a sig 11.

Can you post the error message ?


My 4.0.1 ppa (i386) packages: http://hyperfileshare.com/d/dc9b52c3
Grapped from the /var/cache/apt/archives.

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There are 122 .debs wrapped in the tar ball. It is 211 MB. Package list is in the packages.txt.


One way to use those packages: Topic: Making Local Repository
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3087550.0

[xmen24]

Re: Downgrading from KDE 4.0.2 to KDE 4.0.1

Thanks a lot Rog131

Works great. Thanks for the KDE 4.0.1 packages.
Will stick to it, till the next KDE update comes in.

For those with similar issues, read the detailed instructions here.
http://anojrs.blogspot.com/2008/03/d...o-kde-401.html