On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 03:14:03 +0530 Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015...@iiita.ac.in> wrote:
> Has anyone tried installing KDE plasma desktop (KDE 5) on Debian > Stable. Yeah, it's not in stable, but is there any way to install it > without losing the benefits of Debian stable. The whole point of Debian stable is that it is supposed to be just that- stable. Installing packages from testing/unstable will just net you a FrankenDebian and defeat the whole point of having stable in the first place with packages that haven't been properly tested/debugged. Even if you were to install KDE 5, it would require so many updated dependencies that you'd essentially have created a testing system anyway. If you want newer packages, just upgrade to testing. You cannot make massive system overhauls like this on a stable system without effectively forfeiting the benefits of a stable system in the first place. If you are prepared to put up with some troubleshooting for newer packages and you know what you're doing, upgrade to testing/unstable. If not, stick with stable. It Just Works. > Also, I have Gnome already installed alongside Xfce. Would that > trouble? It shouldn't. Which DM do you plan to use after you have carried out your plan of action? KDM? GDM?
