KDE4.2 Beta

English Install/Boot/Login
1

Can anyone explain the difference between the
KDE4:UNSTABLE:/openSUSE_Factory & KDE4:/UNSTABLE:/openSUSE11.1 directories.
Which would be the preferred directories to be using on a non-production
machine.

Linux user 359911
openSUSE 11.1 (i586)
Linux 2.6.27.7-9-default i686 - Dell Inspiron 9300
4.1.3 (KDE 4.1.3) “release 68.1”

2

AussieBob wrote:

> Can anyone explain the difference between the
> KDE4:UNSTABLE:/openSUSE_Factory & KDE4:/UNSTABLE:/openSUSE11.1
> directories. Which would be the preferred directories to be using on a
> non-production machine.
factory = 4.1.3
unstable = 4.2beta

definitely go with unstable, it stable and more featured than 4.1.x

Suse 11.0 x64, Kde 4.2beta (unstable repo), Opera 9.x weekly

3

google01103 wrote:

> AussieBob wrote:
>
>> Can anyone explain the difference between the
>> KDE4:UNSTABLE:/openSUSE_Factory & KDE4:/UNSTABLE:/openSUSE11.1
>> directories. Which would be the preferred directories to be using on a
>> non-production machine.
> factory = 4.1.3
> unstable = 4.2beta
>
> definitely go with unstable, it stable and more featured than 4.1.x

Thanks for the info, they both seem to be showing 4.1.87 which I thought was
4.2 Beta. If I point to these (openSUSE11.1) directories and use zypper dup.
It only picks up certain files and complains of kdebase4-runtime amongst
others not being compatible. What am I doing wrong :frowning:

Linux user 359911
openSUSE 11.1 (i586)
Linux 2.6.27.7-9-default i686 - Dell Inspiron 9300
4.1.3 (KDE 4.1.3) “release 68.1”

4

You need to add the following repos:
QT
Index of /repositories/KDE:/Qt44/openSUSE_11.1
Desktop
Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/UNSTABLE:/Desktop/openSUSE_11.1
Extra apps
Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/UNSTABLE:/Extra-Apps/openSUSE_11.1
Community
Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.1_KDE4_UNSTABLE_Desktop
Also you must remove (or disable in case you want to go back) any other KDE4 repos

Just right click on the update applet and choose add/remove repos

/Geoff

5

To clear things up a bit: openSUSE_Factory is not the same as KDE4:/Factory. The former refers to openSUSE version while the latter to KDE version. So the first repository you mention is intended for use with openSUSE 11.2 alpha, beta, etc.

6

Hi,

Has anyone encountered the problem where the screen goes blank when you click on the application launcher (green button on the left of the panel) after upgrading to 4.2 beta? Any idea how to resolve it?
Thanks.