how to reinstall KDE in Kubuntu 6.06 LTS?

[Edmund Laugasson]

Hello!

My problem is, that KDE 3.5.5 is installed onto Kubuntu 6.06 LTS. But as 
mr. Riddell says, KDE 3.5.5 is not meant for Kubuntu 6.06 even here is 
tutorial for that - http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-355.php
This is very strange, that this webpage suggests to install KDE 3.5.5 
into Kubuntu 6.06 LTS if it causes so much problems... It causes also a 
lot of problems to me - I installed several Kubuntu 6.06 LTS machines 
with KDE 3.5.5 and now people have a lot of problems e.g. printing from 
QT-based applications... So the following problem is in multiple 
machines and therefore quite critical.

I'm confused about the question - how to install KDE 3.5.4 if KDE 3.5.5 
is already installed in Kubuntu 6.06 LTS ???

I found note, that if you want to install KDE into Ubuntu, then just type:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop


So:

* I changed kde-stable to the kde-354  in /etc/apt/sources.list

* sudo apt-get update

* sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop --reinstall

It reinstalled me version 0.86 again

Result - nothing :(  Still I have KDE 3.5.5, which have several errors. 
The biggest problem - it does not do shut down - very often system just 
hangs... Also CUPS does not work on QT-based programs and USB memory 
sticks does not mount in Konqueror but pmount /dev/sda1 works at command 
line.

Well, mr. Riddell explained me those things and now is perhaps 
possibility to fix them.

Actually I did not receive any update to HAL as mr. Riddell promised. I 
still have the mount problem in Konqueror. Hopefully KDE 3.5.4 will fix 
those problems...

I checked about kubuntu-desktop:

sudo apt-cache show kubuntu-desktop


It shows me a lot of packages in which it depends:
acpi, acpi-support, acpid, adept, akregator, amarok, anacron, apmd, ark, 
arts, bc, bicyclerepair, bluez-cups, bluez-pcmcia-support, bluez-utils, 
bogofilter, brltty, cdparanoia, cdrdao, cdrecord, cupsys, cupsys-bsd, 
cupsys-client, cupsys-driver-gutenprint, dbus, dc, diveintopython, 
doc-base, doc-debian, dvd+rw-tools, example-content, foo2zjs, 
foomatic-db, foomatic-db-engine, foomatic-db-gutenprint, 
foomatic-db-hpijs, foomatic-filters, foomatic-filters-ppds, fortune-mod, 
gs-esp, gtk2-engines-gtk-qt, gwenview, hal, hotkey-setup, hplip, 
hplip-ppds, irssi, k3b, kaddressbook, kaffeine-xine, kamera, karm, 
katapult, kate, kaudiocreator, kcontrol, kcron, kde-guidance, 
kde-systemsettings, kdeadmin-kfile-plugins, kdebase-kio-plugins, 
kdebluetooth, kdegraphics-kfile-plugins, kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins, 
kdemultimedia-kio-plugins, kdenetwork-filesharing, 
kdenetwork-kfile-plugins, kdepasswd, kdepim-kio-plugins, kdepim-wizards, 
kdeprint, kdesktop, kdm, kdnssd, keep, kfind, kghostview, khelpcenter, 
kicker, kio-apt, kio-locate, klaptopdaemon, klipper, kmail, kmailcvt, 
kmenuedit, kmilo, kmix, kmplayer-konq-plugins, knetworkconf, knotes, 
konq-plugins, konqueror, konqueror-nsplugins, konsole, kontact, 
konversation, kooka, kopete, korganizer, kpdf, kpf, kppp, krdc, krfb, 
krita, kscd, kscreensaver, ksmserver, ksnapshot, ksplash, 
ksplash-engine-moodin, ksvg, ksysguard, ksystemlog, ktorrent, 
kubuntu-artwork-usplash, kubuntu-default-settings, kubuntu-docs, 
kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts, kwalletmanager, kwin, landscape-client, 
language-selector-qt, lftp, libarts1-akode, libgl1-mesa, libglut3, 
libnss-mdns, libpam-foreground, libsasl2-modules, libstdc++5, libxp6, 
min12xxw, mkisofs, openoffice.org, openoffice.org-kde, pmount, pnm2ppa, 
powermanagement-interface, powernowd, python-adns, python-apt, 
python-cddb, python-clientcookie, python-crypto, python-egenix-mxproxy, 
python-egenix-mxstack, python-egenix-mxtexttools, python-egenix-mxtools, 
python-epydoc, python-eunuchs, python-examples, python-gadfly, 
python-gd, python-gdbm, python-genetic, python-geoip, 
python-gnupginterface, python-htmlgen, python-htmltmpl, python-id3lib, 
python-imaging, python-imaging-sane, python-jabber, python-kjbuckets, 
python-ldap, python-mysqldb, python-netcdf, python-newt, python-numeric, 
python-pam, python-parted, python-pexpect, python-pgsql, python-pisock, 
python-pqueue, python-pyao, python-pylibacl, python-pyopenssl, 
python-pyorbit, python-pyvorbis, python-pyxattr, python-reportlab, 
python-simpletal, python-soappy, python-sqlite, python-stats, 
python-syck, python-unit, python-xdg, python-xmpp, python2.4-dbus, 
python2.4-dictclient, python2.4-librdf, python2.4-libxml2, 
python2.4-libxslt1, python2.4-pycurl, qca-tls, readahead, scim-qtimm, 
screen, skim, slocate, smbclient, speedcrunch, ttf-arabeyes, 
ttf-arphic-uming, ttf-baekmuk, ttf-bitstream-vera, ttf-dejavu, 
ttf-freefont, ttf-gentium, ttf-indic-fonts, ttf-kochi-gothic, 
ttf-kochi-mincho, ttf-lao, ttf-malayalam-fonts, ttf-mgopen, 
ttf-thai-tlwg, unzip, usplash, vorbis-tools, wlassistant, wvdial, 
x-ttcidfont-conf, x-window-system-core, xcursor-themes, 
xkeyboard-config, xserver-xorg-input-synaptics, xterm, zip


Shall I reinstall all of them? I mean, shall I write:

sudo apt-get install 
{all_the_package_mentioned_above_separated_by_spaces} --reinstall

This is my main question.

Thank you in advance for answers,
Edmund Laugasson