Solved : kpackagekit where is it?

[merv]

Hi All

Just installed 9.04, updated and so far 4.2 looks pretty good. I read that 4.3 is available at launchpad and one needs to use kpackagekit to install the launchpad GPG key. What a strange way to install a key. No one got time to make a .deb?

Anyway, kpackage sez it is installed, but I don't see it in the menu. I tried to run it from the command line but two error messages came up for 'unknown program name'. From a search, I see others have used it, what's the secret?

Regards

[Nate]

Re: kpackagekit where is it?

From the command line you could type "sudo apt-get install kpackagekit".

Here is a how-to from launchpad about importing gpg keys:

Step 1: On the PPA's overview page you'll see the PPA's OpenPGP key id. It'll look something like this: 1024/12345678. Copy it, or make a note of, the portion after the slash, e.g: 12345678.

Step 2: Open your terminal and enter:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 12345678

Replace 12345678 with the key id you copied in step 1.

Step 3: Finally, tell Ubuntu to re-load the details of each software archive it knows about:

sudo apt-get update

You're now ready to install software from the PPA!

[kubicle]

Re: kpackagekit where is it?

Anyway, kpackage sez it is installed, but I don't see it in the menu.

I don't have kpackagekit installed, but I think you should find it in 'System Settings'

[merv]

Re: kpackagekit where is it?

Anyway, kpackage sez it is installed, but I don't see it in the menu.

I don't have kpackagekit installed, but I think you should find it in 'System Settings'

I was browsing through the 'Systems Settings' and found this 'Add and remove software' icon which tuurned out to be kpackage kit. Wonderful way to hide stuff. Bad enough to call the KDE Control center ' System settings' but to hide a package manager there, wonderful thinking.

Thanks for the clue, I appreciate that.

Regards

[merv]

Solved : Re: kpackagekit where is it?

From the command line you could type "sudo apt-get install kpackagekit".

Here is a how-to from launchpad about importing gpg keys:

Step 1: On the PPA's overview page you'll see the PPA's OpenPGP key id. It'll look something like this: 1024/12345678. Copy it, or make a note of, the portion after the slash, e.g: 12345678.

etc

You're now ready to install software from the PPA!

Thanks for the help.
That makes a lot more sense than the instructions on the Kubuntu site announcing KDE 4.3

Regards