KDE 4.2 Beta 1 availble for Intrepid

[lists@ptfd.org]

On Friday 05 December 2008 18:48:28 Willy K. Hamra wrote:
> lists at ptfd.org wrote:
> > On Friday 05 December 2008 17:20:49 Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> >> Instructions on how to upgrade here:
> >>   http://www.kubuntu.org/node/58
> >>
> >> Warning! unlike neon this will update your current KDE install - there
> >> is no backing out.
> >>
> >> Having said that I *really* like it, KDE 4.2 is going to be awesome.
> >> Actual New and improved features in KMail!
> >>
> >> However it is quirky, I had a lot of problems getting kmail running. The
> >> Akonadi server was broken to start off with and eventually I had to
> >> disable akonadi altogether.
> >>
> >> The problem with columns loosing their settings and getting random
> >> widths is worse than ever.
> >>
> >> If you have custom plasma applets they will probably be broken.
> >> Installation from source can fix this if you'r game :)
> >>
> >> Right click spelling suggestions inline with Konqueror!
> >>
> >> Heaps of UI tweaks which I quite like on the whole. Definitely a big
> >> step forward, like from 4.0 to 4.1
> >
> > I did this and havent found the problems you mention. I did notice a VERY
> > LARGE NUMBER of kde apps being "held back" though?
>
> how did you upgrade? in apt or aptitude, using upgrade causes this. to
> resolve it, use dist-upgrade with apt or fullupgrade with aptitude.
> as for graphical package managers, i'm not sure...
Ahh used apt. I knew there was a trick that I missed somewhere. I may leave it 
if there is so much trouble with kmail.

Mike