test of kde4 live cd

[Yuriy Kozlov]

A couple bug links:

On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Yuriy Kozlov <yuriy-kozlov at kubuntu.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I tested the KDE4 live cd 20080227.2 and found the following issues:
>
>  - Couldn't boot (found workaround):
>  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/181561
>
>  - No background behind KDE4 splash screen
>
>  - Fonts look terrible, no anti-aliasing.
>
>  - Install icon on the desktop has Ubuntu logo instead of Kubuntu
>
>  - About Kubuntu icon on desktop has no icon.  Clicking it opens
>  khelpcenter, saying "there is no documentation available for
>  /kubuntu/about-kubuntu".  Nothing shows up in contents.  Going to
>  glosary opens up a page that says "kde glossary" and nothing else and
>  has some missing images.  Clicking on any of the categories in
>  glossary doesn't do anything.
>
>  - No knetworkmanager or restricted drivers manager on boot
>
>  - Konsole/KDE3 is installed (why?)
>
>  - Firefox 2 is installed for some reason.  I thought Firefox 3 is
>  default on hardy, but why is firefox installed at all?
>
>  - No image editing, spreadsheet, presentation, or digikam installed.
>
>  - 6 KDE3 settings modules in lost+found.  Why are these installed?
>
>  - Kickoff > Applications > Personal Files opens konqueror instead of dolphin
>
>  - Going to the leave tab in kickoff and clicking logout, shutdown, or
>  restart opens up the logout dialog that again gives you the same
>  choices.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase-kde4/+bug/187450
>
>  - Clicking on Switch User in kickoff brings up krunner
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase-workspace/+bug/195124
>
>  - Zooming in plasma is not ready for use yet, as mentioned by seele
>  and aseigo, so the button for it should be removed for hardy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase-workspace/+bug/197865
>
>  - Add/Remove Programs is listed as "Add/Remove Programs/KDE3".  Other
>  KDE3 apps have the suffix in the description.  Having it in the title
>  there is a little confusing.
>
>  - Ubiquity is a KDE3 app?
>
>  - No example content
>
>  It's currently installing.  My issue from alpha 4 with manual
>  partitioning and an old /home seems to be fixed.
>
>  ~ Yuriy
>

> Also kscreensaver was not installed on the livecd or in the installation,
> making it impossible to lock the screen.
Actually, kdm-kde4 also needs to be installed to lock the screen:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase-workspace/+bug/183800

Another issue that I think needs to be fixed for hardy, with a couple
people working on possible solutions:
- GTK themes don't work properly in KDE4
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk-qt-engine/+bug/188415
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-kde4-meta/+bug/197404

~ Yuriy