KDE4 RC2 observations

[Terence Simpson]

Michael W. Holdeman wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 December 2007 04:45:47 pm Michael W. Holdeman wrote:
>   
>> Observations on the kde4 rc2 for kubuntu
>>
>> I removed my kde4 rc1 installed files, then installed according to the web
>> page.
>>
>> Upon loging in I was immediately impressed with the advancements, the
>> "kicker" replacement is polished and looks good.
>> The widgets now are moveable, and the pager one now works as expected.
>> Battery still shows no battery on my Dell D820?
>> Most apps in the menu now started and worked fine, except anything
>> requiring su privilege, still does not accept the password. I had to open a
>> konsole and run them with kdesu.
>> klipper now is docked where you would expect, and works as such.
>> So far so good.
>>
>> I then decided to install more apps with adept using -kde4 as the filter. I
>> installed all except the stuff I knew I did not want like strigi, kppp,
>> kget etc...
>> All installed and a played around a bit.
>> Korganizer was still messing up on my old ical files, but better than
>> before. Kmail good
>> koffice2 seemed good.
>> Not sure the process of the menu and how the system adds apps, seems like
>> there were a lot of apps there, old, new etc... etc...
>>
>> OK tried then to log back into kde-3.5.8 and errored on trash:/ and
>> system:/. Kwin waas messed up, leaving all closed windows on the screen.
>> Konqueror was hosed. Several apps were just plain hosed and seemed to have
>> been replaced by kde4 apps?
>>
>> I went to my rsnapshot dir and copyed the .kde from there into my .kde and
>> all was good again.uninstalled all -kde4 apps, along with the apps that the
>> web page said to install.
>> Then had to reinstall konqueror, kontact, kmail, kubuntu-desktop and a few
>> other's.
>>
>> Don't know if this is intended or not, but this as difficult to repair.
>> Thank God for my rsnapshot setup!
>>
>> Any other expeirences?
>>
>> (Oh yea, google-desktop does not work with kde4)
>>
>>     
> I know I know, posting to my own post.
>
> I wonder though, what is the difference if you use the backports instead of 
> the ppa's?
>
> Mike
>
>   
The PPA is used so you get the packages quicker, it takes longer to wait
for them to get into Hardy then to bebackported to Gutsy.
Eventually all the packages in the PPA should be in backports.

Terence