On Wednesday 21 July 2010 16:40:34 Randall R Schulz wrote:
Before I cast my lot in with a KDE4-based system, I'd like to leave my 11.1 bridge unburned.
If I install 11.3 and have it use the same /home as my 11.1 installation, will they coexist peacefully or interfere with each other?
Since you say 'cast my lot in with KDE4' I understand that your 11.1 system mostly uses KDE 3. From the KDE3 & 4 standpoint: In this case KDE3 in 11.1 and KDE SC 4.4 in 11.3 should coexist, because KDE 3 stores its data in ~/.kde, whereas KDE 4 uses ~/.kde4. Since the KDE 3 packages still present in 11.3 are at the same KDE 3.5.10 as was released with 11.1 (even if you updated using OBS KDE:KDE3) you should be able to switch back and forth without the .kde stuff being changed incompatibly. Regarding 11.1 KDE 4.1 vs 11.1 KDE 4.4: Since these share the same $KDEHOME (as above) KDE 4.4 will update config files in a forwards-incompatible way that will cause problems if you try to use them later in KDE 4.1. I don't see any reason a private user would want to keep 4.1 so if this is an issue, update the 11.1 KDE 4 to 4.4 using KDE:Distro:Stable from the OBS. I can't speak for anything !KDE you may be using that may update its configuration in /home the first time you run it under 11.3 - tread carefully. Will -- Will Stephenson, KDE Developer, openSUSE Boosters Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org