Kubuntu 8.10 with KDE from 8.04 ? [solved]

[birkopf]

Dear All,

- Can I = How can I install new Kubuntu 8.10, version64bit and change to KDE from my 8.04 64bit Kubuntu ?

- Is that possible at all ?

[Rog131]

Re: Kubuntu 8.10 with KDE from 8.04 ?

Do you mean 8.10 + KDE 3 ?

Maybe this... > Topic: howto use kde3 in intrepid?


but note that > Kubuntu Meeting Minutes 2008-11-18

= Dangerous 3rd party KDE 3 repository
* Upgrade problems imminent
* Arby posts disclaimer in the appropriate thread on ubuntuforums
* Apachelogger contacts maintainer
- immediate shut down of the repository
- suggest to get in touch with Kubuntu developers to supersed the current
approach with something less dangerous

and ...

>> I'd suggest it's not a good FOSS like approach to demand a derivative
shut
>> down. I think this is particularly true when they are supporting a user
>> need (want) that we have declined to try and support.
>>
>> If someone wants to help out so he does it better, that's great, but
>> demanding a shutdown isn't a good way to go (if nothing else, consider
the
>> headline of the /. article someone could write).
>
>The shutdown is to prevent more users from getting the current packages.
The
>long term target is to assimilate the packages into some PPA and have them
>done in a way that doesn't cause problems.
>The long the current packages stay available the more difficult it's gonna
be to
>get everyone who uses them to get rid of them again and replace them with
>sensible ones.

OK. I think it's important to ask nicely and not demand. Is the idea to
using pinning instead of a higher epoch?

I would try to get it done the hardy way. It seems most sensible to be able to
have both versions installed at the same time. It also should be a lot easier
with KDE 3, the most annoying thing about KDE 4 being in usr/lib/kde4 was
really the fiddeling for new releases, so since KDE 3 will not have a new
release every month, maintaining the different prefix solution ought to be
fairly decent. That is: if we can get autohell to rpath the packages ;-)

[birkopf]

Re: Kubuntu 8.10 with KDE from 8.04 ?


Dear Rog131 !

I checked your links and that clears a lot my question. It also looks like a hell a lot of work to do, and I not specially like KDE for being to similar to Vista, so I will stay with my current Hardy 8.04.

Thank you for help.