KDE 4.2 / Trunk

[Clay Weber]

On Wednesday 12 November 2008 8:00:07 pm Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:51:42 am Clay Weber wrote:
> > On Wednesday 12 November 2008 6:59:54 pm Paul Lemmons wrote:
> > > -------- Original Message  --------
> > > Subject: KDE 4.2 / Trunk
> > > From: Lindsay Mathieson <lindsay.mathieson at gmail.com>
> > > To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > Date: 11/12/2008 04:26 PM
> > >
> > > > Anyone know how to install KDE trunk on Intrepid without doing it
> > > > from source? I'd rather stick to packages if possible.
> > >
> > > I have not heard that anybody has packaged KDE 4.2 yet ('Twould be nice
> > > if somebody tells me I am wrong). That is a very tedious and time
> > > consuming process; not one I am sure they want to do numerous times. I
> > > would not expect it to see it packaged until it is closer to going GA
> > > which is in January. If you want to look at it today, you will probably
> > > have to compile it yourself.
> >
> > https://edge.launchpad.net/~project-neon/+archive
> > this has regular builds (not always daily) of KDE4.2svn for intrepid,
>
> Awesome! just what I was looking for
>
> > installs to a separate $KDEHOME just as KDE4 is in hardy, so you log in
> > to a kde- nightly session.
>
> How does that work? do I set $KDEHOME to something before I install?
>
> Thanks - Lindsay

nope, just choose the kde-nightly session at your login screen. It's just like 
running KDE4 in hardy alongside KDE3. Separate configurations etc. so no 
conflicts or collisions .
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