I need a complete, correct set of post-installation instructions for KDE 2.0 on SuSE 7.0. I want to be able to run both kde2 apps (eg. konqueror) and old kde apps not yet ported (eg. kssh, kwintv.) The post-installation instructions should be compatible with SuSE RPMs and directory structure. Because of the way I installed KDE 2.0 on my machine, I have a mixture of references to /opt/kde2 and /opt/kde in various files under /etc and presumably elsewhere. I am sure that some of these are wrong. For example, I am still running the old kdm and not the new one because one or more files refer to /opt/kde I have not followed the post-installation instructions in http://www.kde.org/kde1-and-kde2.html and http://www.kde.org/documentation/faq/kdefaq.html because I believe these are out of date and are not entirely correct for KDE 2.0 on SuSE 7.0 Here is what grep found under /etc/* kde2 ---- /etc/X11/twm/system.ctwmrc: "init script editor" f.exec "/opt/kde2/bin/ksysv&" ... /etc/X11/twm/system.ctwmrc.old.1: "init script editor" f.exec "/opt/kde2/bin/ksysv&" ... /etc/X11/twm/system.ctwmrc.old.2: "init script editor" f.exec "/opt/kde2/bin/ksysv&" ... /etc/X11/twm/system.ctwmrc.old.3: "init script editor" f.exec "/opt/kde2/bin/ksysv&" ... /etc/permissions:/opt/kde2/bin/kcheckpass root.root 4755 /etc/permissions:/opt/kde2/bin/kdesud root.nogroup 2755 /etc/permissions:/opt/kde2/bin/konsole_grantpty root.root 4755 kde --- /etc/SuSEconfig/csh.cshrc:setenv KDEDIR /opt/kde /etc/SuSEconfig/profile:KDEDIR=/opt/kde /etc/X11/xdm/RunChooser:kdmdesktop=/opt/kde/bin/kdmdesktop /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup:kdmdesktop=/opt/kde/bin/kdmdesktop /etc/X11/twm/system.ctwmrc: "runlevel editor" f.exec "susewmif ROOT_X11 /opt/kde/bin/ksysv&" ... /etc/X11/twm/system.ctwmrc.old.1: "runlevel editor" f.exec "susewmif ROOT_X11 /opt/kde/bin/ksysv&" ... /etc/X11/twm/system.ctwmrc.old.2: "runlevel editor" f.exec "susewmif ROOT_X11 /opt/kde/bin/ksysv&" ... /etc/X11/twm/system.ctwmrc.old.3: "runlevel editor" f.exec "susewmif ROOT_X11 /opt/kde/bin/ksysv&" ... /etc/httpd/httpd.conf:Alias /opt/kde/share/doc/HTML/ /opt/kde/share/doc/HTML/ /etc/httpd/httpd.conf: /etc/httpd/susehelp.conf:Alias /opt/kde/share/doc/HTML/ /opt/kde/share/doc/HTML/ Binary file /etc/ld.so.cache matches /etc/ld.so.conf:/opt/kde/lib /etc/permissions:/opt/kde/bin/konsole_grantpty root.root 4755 /etc/permissions:/opt/kde/bin/kcheckpass root.root 4755 /etc/permissions:/opt/kde/bin/kvt root.tty 2755 /etc/permissions.easy:/opt/kde/bin/apm_proxy root.root 4755 /etc/permissions.easy:/opt/kde/bin/kv4lsetup root.root 4755 /etc/permissions.easy:/opt/kde/bin/kradio root.video 2755 /etc/permissions.easy:/opt/kde/bin/kwintv root.video 2755 /etc/permissions.easy:/opt/kde/bin/kscd root.disk 2755 /etc/permissions.paranoid:/opt/kde/bin/kscd root.disk 755 /etc/permissions.paranoid:/opt/kde/bin/apm_proxy root.root 755 /etc/permissions.paranoid:/opt/kde/bin/kradio root.video 755 /etc/permissions.secure:/opt/kde/bin/kv4lsetup root.root 755 /etc/permissions.secure:/opt/kde/bin/kradio root.video 755 /etc/permissions.secure:/opt/kde/bin/kwintv root.video 755 /etc/permissions.secure:/opt/kde/bin/kscd root.disk 755 /etc/permissions.secure:/opt/kde/bin/apm_proxy root.root 755 /etc/profile: /opt/kde/bin \ /etc/rc.config:KDM_BACKGROUND=/opt/kde/share/wallpapers/suse-logo.xpm /etc/rc.config.old:KDM_BACKGROUND=/opt/kde/share/wallpapers/paper01.jpg /etc/rc.config.old.o:KDM_BACKGROUND=/opt/kde/share/wallpapers/paper01.jpg /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/K10xdm: kdm|kde|KDM|KDE) DISPLAYMANAGER=/opt/kde/bin/kdm ;; /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S30xdm: kdm|kde|KDM|KDE) DISPLAYMANAGER=/opt/kde/bin/kdm ;; /etc/rc.d/xdm: kdm|kde|KDM|KDE) DISPLAYMANAGER=/opt/kde/bin/kdm ;; Installation of KDE 2.0 ----------------------- Here is the way I installed KDE 2.0 on my machine. This may or may not work for you. I am still using the old KDE kdm and not the new one and I have yet to figure out all the post-installation steps. I originally began with SuSE 6.3 running KDE 1.1.2 Updated to SuSE 6.4 KDE 1.93 on SuSE 6.4 from RPMs: installed using shell script Using old kde, in kcontrol -> Applications -> Login Manager added kde2 Updated SuSE 6.4 including ALSA KDE 1.94 on SuSE 6.4 from RPMs: installed using shell script Updated to SuSE 7.0 Updated SuSE 7.0 including ALSA KDE 1.94 on SuSE 7.0 from RPMs: installed using YAST RC2 on SuSE 7.0 from RPMs KDE 2.0 on SuSE 7.0 from RPMs: installed using YAST At no time did I compile QT or KDE2. I did not edit .bash files etc. and did not follow the post install steps given in 1. Start with an up-to-date SuSE 7.0 with KDE 1.1.2 installed (in /opt/kde) and working. Update all relevant packages using http://www.suse.com/en/support/download/updates/70_update.html 2. Read ftp://ftp.kde.org/stable/2.0/distribution/rpm/SuSE/README 3. Obtain all relevant RPMs including libs/*.rpm qt2/*.rpm andkde2/*.rpm from ftp://ftp.kde.org/stable/2.0/distribution/rpm/SuSE/7.0-i386/ or a mirror as per http://www.kde.org/mirrors.html 4. Make sure to also obtain your language RPMs from ftp://ftp.kde.org/stable/2.0/distribution/rpm/SuSE/localized 5. Leave KDE: su to root and then run init 2 to go back to shell mode. 6. Run yast as root. 7. In YAST, go to Choose/Install Packages -> Install Packages and install all packages obtained in steps 3 and 4, starting with libs, qt2, localized then kde2. KDE2 installs into /opt/kde2. The original KDE packages are left untouched. YAST will automatically run SuSEconfig. For more details, especially if you are installing KDE 2.0 for the first time, see YAST details below. I did not follow these detailed instructions when I upgraded from RC2 to KDE 2.0. I just installed all RPMs under libs, qt2, localized and kde2 in that order. 8. Init 3 to get back to kdm. 9. If kde2 appears as a choice in kdm, log in using kde2 and enjoy. This is what I did when I upgraded RC2 to KDE 2.0. If not: 9.0. This is what I did when I installed KDE1.93 the first time 9.1. Using kdm, login as root using kde (ie. KDE 1.1.2) 9.2. In KDE, in kcontrol, go to Applications -> Login Manager 9.3. In Login Manager, add the choice kde2 and leave kde as is. 9.4. Log out. 9.5. You should now be able to log in using kde, kde2 or other window managers. 10. KDE2 may not know your old KDE settings. You can import settings from KDE to KDE2 by running old and new programs side by side. 11. You may need to edit .bash, etc. When I determine what you must change, I will add this to the instructions. YAST details Based on http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-linux-e/2000-Oct/1703.html by Jerry L Kreps (jerrykreps@jlkreps.net) 1 Run YAST without a CD in the CDROM. When the 'SOURCE:" prompt comes up press the return key. You are presented with several sources. Choose 'Directory' and select the directory where you have your downloaded RPMs. 2 If you are installing KDE 2.0 for the first time, you need to take account of dependencies. You can discover the dependencies by using kpackage. First load all RPMs that were listed as dependencies in the main RPMs. In using YAST, if you select some RPMs into install and then go to another directory or subdirectory you lose those prior selections. This turns out to be a good thing because the only way you can control the sequence of installation is to do them in groups Here is the sequence Jerry discovered. Mark: libmng.rpm liblcms.rpm openssl.rpm Press F10 Mark: qtlib2.rpm (It may show as already being installed. If so, reinstall it anyway) Press F10 Mark: qtman2.rpm qtext2.rpm Press F10 Mark: qtdevel2.rpm Press F10 Mark: ksupp2.rpm Press F10 Mark: klibs2.rpm Press F10 Mark: kbase2.rpm Press F10 Mark: kde2dn.rpm and all the other k*.rpms Press F10 When the files are done installing press 'ESC' to the previous screen and select "Main Menu" When the installation scripts (SuSEConfig, etc.) finsh, press 'Exit" Please let me know if these instructions work, and if not, where they fail. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq