Hi Mario No, I think most of the KDE Applications ports do not contain a conflict line to generate such a warning. The cleanest way to upgrade is probably to deinstall kde4 and its applications completely, and then install the new ones :)
Note, there are packages available for 11 and 12: http://meatwad.mouf.net/rubick/poudriere/packages/110-amd64-kde/ http://meatwad.mouf.net/rubick/poudriere/packages/head-amd64-kde/ mfg Tobias On 20 September 2017 at 14:29, Mario Lobo <l...@bsd.com.br> wrote: > Tobias; > > One last question. > > When normally compiling/installing a port, it warns me if there is a > conflict with an already installed port, and if necessary, I should > uninstall the conflicting port first. > > Will any of these kde5/plasma5 ports do the same with any of the > installed kde4/plasma ports in case of a conflict? > > Thanks for all your help. > -- > Mario Lobo > http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br > FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] > > "UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, > because that would also stop you from doing clever things." > > > > On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 21:09:57 +0200 > "Tobias C. Berner" <tcber...@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > Hi Mario > > > > x11/kde is basically the new big-fat metaport. It pulls in the desktop > > (plasma5) and many applications > > > > 1) most of the stuff is under ~/.config now > > 3) there should be a some import of the configuration happening > > theoretically... not sure how good it works -- be save, make a backup > > of your config =) > > 2) kde4-worskpace got back in due to a bad git-merge -- it will get > > dropped again. kde-runtime is also is only there as a dangling port > > -- not really needed by anything anymore -- I should clean that up :) > > 3) if you install x11/kde with all the meta-port options enabled > > you'll get the full thing. -- it more or less depends on what you > > need... isntalling x11/plasma5-plasma-desktop + "the applications you > > need" is also a slimer possibility. > > > > > > mfg Tobias > > > > > > > > On 19 September 2017 at 20:43, Mario Lobo <l...@bsd.com.br> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for answering. Tobias! > > > > > > Forgive me for bothering you a little more. > > > > > > My machine: > > > FreeBSD 11.1-STABLE #0 r321652M Aug 25 20:19:41 -03 2017 > > > > > > I downloaded the ports branch from > > > > > > https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports-kde/tree/plasma5 > > > > > > On that branch, there are the following ports under x11: > > > > > > kde/ > > > kde-baseapps/ > > > kde-runtime/ > > > kde4-workspace/ > > > kdelibs4/ > > > > > > The kde/Makefile points to KDE5 meta port. > > > > > > My current kde4 settings reside in ~/.kde4 > > > > > > Suppose I decide to go ahead with this and the kde5 port compiles > > > ok: > > > > > > 1) Where will kde 5 store its settings? ~/.kde? > > > > > > 3) Will copying these settings over to the new "~/.kde" directory > > > work so I can have a desktop similar contents on my kde5 desktop? > > > > > > 2) Are the two kde4-workspace/ and kdelibs4/ above some kind of kde4 > > > compatibility layer that can be installed on top of kde 5? > > > > > > 3) Any other ports you recommend installing, besides the meta port, > > > for a fuller kde5/plasma5 experience? > > > > > > > > > Thanks again! > > > -- > > > Mario Lobo > > > http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br > > > FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] > > > > > > "UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, > > > because that would also stop you from doing clever things." > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:54:44 +0200 > > > "Tobias C. Berner" <tcber...@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Mario > > > > > > > > The plasma5 branch is mostly "Plasma5" only -- most of the KDE4 > > > > stuff has been removed. > > > > > > > > Even by mixing ports-trees, you cannot install both versions at > > > > the same time in general as they have many conflicting files. > > > > It is possible to run certain KDE4 based applications inside a > > > > Plasma5 session and vice-versa. > > > > > > > > > > > > mfg Tobias > > > > > > > > On 19 September 2017 at 01:26, Mario Lobo <l...@bsd.com.br> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi there; > > > > > > > > > > I will try to compile/install kde5 from the plasma5 branch > > > > > (area51). > > > > > > > > > > Is it possible to have both kde4 and kde5 on the same machine? > > > > > Can they coexist without disrupting each other? > > > > > > > > > > Can kde4 apps (like k3b) run on kde5? > > > > > > > > > > I really would like to test kde5/plasma5. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any advice. > > > > > > > > > >
