Laurent Rathle wrote:
Hello,
Did anyone tried to install KDE with the metapackage kde ? I'm trying to write a little tutorial for the installation of KDE 2.2.x and when I installed it on my machine there was no kde metapackage and I took everything from unstable package by package. So I'd like to know if I put in my tutorial that people can do :
apt-get -t unstable install kde
if it's gonna work
I've tried this, and several packages fail to install correctly, leaving an un-usable system. Trying to fix this with apt-get -f install, as suggested results in the entire KDE being removed! Here is the list of conflict I now get with this command:
progeny:/home/jgay# apt-get -t unstable install kde
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
artsbuilder: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
kate: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
kcoloredit: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
kde: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-12) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
Depends: kdebase (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but 4:2.1.1.0-10 is to be installed
Depends: konqueror (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but 4:2.1.1.0-10 is to be installed
Depends: konsole (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: knewsticker but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ktimer but it is not going to be installed
kdebase-audiolibs: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
kdebase-libs: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
kdict: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
kruler: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
kscreensaver: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
libkdenetwork1: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
libkmid: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
libkonq3: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
noatun: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
progeny:/home/jgay#
Basically, kdebase and kdelibs3 fail during install, but since I can only use xterm, I can not give you a complete breakdown of what failed due to xterms limited buffer.
Looks like I'll have to try installing every package explicitly. This is how I got in the mess I'm currently in.
(with the good /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/sources.list, for sure :-))
So, to answer your question, no, you can not update KDE2.1.2 to KDE 2.2.1 using the metapackage kde. It would probaly work for a fresh install of KDE2.2.1 onto a woody system but it won't update an existing KDE system.
I'll let you know how I get on with fixing this.
Thank you,
Cheers,
John Gay
