[SOLVED]Challenge upgrading to KDE 4 from 7.10 w. KDE 3.58

[mgstevens]

I tried something in Konsole designed to get me ready for an upgrade to KDE 4. It was the following:

sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list (then my password...)
I was then, according to the tutorial, to append a line to the file adding a source... BUT
then I saw:
deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016.1)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:

Being HOPELESSLY new to linux, I have NO idea what to do next. Any help appreciated...

[Rog131]

Re: Challenge upgrading to KDE 4 from 7.10 w. KDE 3.58

You are trying to ?


A) Install KDE 4 in the Kubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

By KDE 4.0.3 Released
http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-4.0.3.php

KDE 4.0.3 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 7.10 and Hardy. They install to /usr/lib/kde4 and can be installed alongside your existing KDE 3.


For 7.10 add deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu gutsy main to your /etc/apt/sources.list

Install kde4-core, note that PPAs aren't authenticated so you will likely get a warning when installing

KDE 4 apps should appear in your KDE 3 K-menu or you can run a full session by selecting "KDE 4" from your login manager.

I would (testing):

Press Alt + F2 and:

kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kde4ppasources.list

man sources.list tells:

SOURCES.LIST.D

The /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory provides a way to add sources.list entries in seperate files that end with .list. The format is the same as for the regular sources.list file.

=> no need to edit original sources.list


Dropping in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kde4ppasources.list just one line:

deb [url]http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu/[/url] gutsy main

Saving, closing kate...


In the konsole / updating package database:

sudo apt-get update

Testing:

sudo apt-get install -s kde4-core

or

logsave kde4.txt sudo apt-get install -s kde4-core

man apt-get

-s, --simulate, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon, --no-act
No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not actually change the system.

man logsave

logsave - save the output of a command in a logfile

Checking, what will be removed, installed...

There should be something like this:

...
Inst kde-icons-oxygen (4:4.0.3-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1 Ubuntu:7.10/gutsy)
Inst kdebase-runtime-data (4:4.0.3-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1 Ubuntu:7.10/gutsy)
Inst libphonon4 (4:4.0.3-0ubuntu1~gutsy1~ppa1 Ubuntu:7.10/gutsy)
Inst libraptor1 (1.4.16-1 Ubuntu:7.10/gutsy)
Inst librasqal0 (0.9.14-1 Ubuntu:7.10/gutsy)
...

If everything is OK:

sudo apt-get install kde4-core

B) Upgrade Kubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon to the Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, install KDE 4

Topic: Hardy Release Schedule, Plans, Artwork, Release Notes, Screenshots and Upgrading
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3089283.0


Official way:

HardyUpgrades/Kubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades/Kubuntu


Using CLI:

#1 Testing

Topic: Upgrade Test
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3092232.0


# 2 The real thing

Topic: Can update to 8.04 from the command line?
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3092037.0

[mgstevens]

Re: [SOLVED]Challenge upgrading to KDE 4 from 7.10 w. KDE 3.58

First, thanks for the help. My goal was to add/upgrade Gutsy to KDE 4 (stable) and I was being chased away by the warnings (I suppose..)

I worked through your suggested process, was even brave and went through the download/install. Then, because I'm in full experimentation mode, chose to have kde4 be the default when asked by konsole during the install. Then, because I'm so new and don't know what it takes for new stuff to run in linux, I restarted the computer...

No change in the desktop environment. No KDE choice at login, No updated apps or anything else.

Then I recalled that I noticed an updated login screen. Sure enough, there's a menu, allowing me to choose KDE4 and having done that - WOW! this is a very nice upgrade - at least on the desktop.

Again thanks for the help.