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How to update to KDE 4 manually?


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Dear All..

 

I'm using mandriva 2008.0

I found some link that provide KDE 4 for Mandria 2008.0

e.g ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/4.0.0/Ma...008.0/RPMS/i586

because of internet connection reason, i can't use URPMI.

I connect to internet using anoter computer in another place

 

Is there any way to upgrade to KDE 4 without URPMI?

should I download all the files and install one by one?

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Yes, u r right. It is first release that usually have a lot of bug. Actually i interest with the new look of kde 4. with the new file browser. I have downloaded and tried KDE-Four-Live which use kde 4 and distribute with openSUSE.And it is impressed me.

 

Anyway, I mean when there is release of kde e.g 4.2.0 for Mandriva should i download and install the file one by one?

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No Mandriva uses meta packages which are basically empty packages with a lot of dependencies. They are used in cases like this e.g. to install full KDE or Gnome etc desktops. The KDE 4 metapackage should be called something like task-kde4. There can be more than one. One for minimal and one for full KDE 4 installation.

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