Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-kde (207 mails)

[Ciaran Mulloy <cmulloy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I understand that using ftp from with YAST is the best approach for updating 
from KDE 3.2 to KDE 3.3.
Should I have to exit from KDE to run YAST, e.g. from an init 3 login 
(alternatively by running it from fvwm desktop) or can I run it from within 
KDE?

Ciaran

On Tuesday 28 September 2004 01:49, Alaios wrote:
> Thx for your reply...
> Now .... it's time to decide what folders i must
> download from here
> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.1/
>
> I think that base and applications is fins isn't it?
> Also it is necessary to download all the applications'
> rpms??
> When i am going to use the procedure u described
> earlier all the rpm must be in the same directory
> right??
>
> Thx a lot have a nice day
>
> --- "Matt T." <Matt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 28 September 2004 01:08, Alaios wrote:
> > > Thx..for your reply... i prefer downloading the
> >
> > rpms
> >
> > > because i can distibute them easier to friens with
> > > slow internet access..
> > >
> > > Are u sure what u suggest me will work?
> > > Thx a lot
> > > Have a nice day
> > >
> > > --- "Henk A.M. Weebers" <ham.weebers@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > Op maandag 27 september 2004 18:44, schreef
> >
> > Alaios:
> > > > > Hi i have suse 9.1 .
> > > > > I want to upgrade kde 3.2 to kde 3.3
> > > > > I have started downloading the packages from
>
> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.1
>
> > > > > How i can upgrade my kde?
> > > > > Thx a lot
> > > >
> > > > cd to the download directory
> > > > cd base
> > > > rpm -Uhv *rpm
> > > > cd ../applications
> > > > rpm -Uhv *rpm
> > > > cd ..internationalization
> > > > rpm -Uhv *rpm
> >
> > hmmm, let me add a little more to this, which IMHO
> > avoids a lot of headache:
> >
> > 1) first I do copy (or link) all rpms in the same
> > directory. Only if they are
> > in the same directory I can test them all with "rpm
> > -Uvh --test" for
> > dependencies before I actually install them.
> > (Otherwise you can test only the
> > rpms in base, because the other ones in the other
> > directories do need the
> > ones in base, and will always complain a lot.)
> >
> > 2) open a konsole and cd to this directory, which
> > contains all rpms (or links
> > to them).
> >
> > 3) rpm -Uvh --test *.rpm
> >
> >   This will give you most probably some errors,
> > missing dependencies, etc.
> >   (you can do this a normal user, you do not have to
> > be root for this test)
> >
> > 3a) if there are missing dependencies, then install
> > them, then go back to 3)
> > and test again
> >
> > 3b) if you cannot find the rpm for a missing
> > dependencies, and it affects an
> > rpm you do not really need, then move this rpm out
> > into a different
> > directory.
> >      (example: digikam might need something, or
> > amarok-gstreamer might need
> > gstreamer, and you do not find the missing rpm, but
> > you can run amarok using
> > arts, or you do not have a digital camera, so you do
> > not really need
> > amarok-gstreamer or digikam, then just move them
> > into a "not installed"
> > directory.)
> >
> >      then  go back to 3) and test again
> >
> > 4) Once  rpm -Uvh --test *.rpm runs through without
> > complaining, then you are
> > ready to do the real install.
> >
> > 5) Log out of your kde session.
> >
> > 6) Switch to a console, by using CTRL-ALT-F2 (or F3
> > etc.)
> >
> > 7) Log in as root.
> >
> > 8) do an "init 3" (this will unload the x server and
> > with it whatever else is
> > still loaded from kde / qt )
> >
> > 9) cd to the directory with all the rpms
> >
> > 10) now do a "rpm -Uvh *.rpm"
> >
> > 11) watch rpm at work for a while
> >
> > 12) Once rpm is finished, do an init 5
> >
> > 13) Log in again, and enjoy kde 3.3
> >
> > You can also do a search on the suse lists, there
> > are plenty of discussions
> > about the best way to upgrade kde, with a lot of
> > good instructions, which are
> > probably better than this one. There are also some
> > great tools, which can
> > make your life easier, such as apt or red carpet.
> >
> > However if you have downloaded the rpms already
> > anyway, I think the way I
> > propose here should be OK - It always worked for me
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > HTH,
> > Matt
> >
> > > > An other (better) way is to download yast-source
> > > > too.
> > > > Add the yast-source to the yast instalation
> >
> > source.
> >
> > > > Updat fules whith yast.
> >
> > ????
> >
> > > > succes
> > > > Henk
> >
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