Issues installing KDE 4.4

[Goh Lip]

On 02/11/2010 10:25 PM, Alvin wrote:
> On 11/02/2010 15:13, Myriam Schweingruber wrote:
>
>> The recommended way to install version upgrades is to use apt-get:
>>
>> sudo apt-get update
>>
>> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>>
>> For some reason unknown to me the aptitude full-upgrade command
>> doesn't work here.
>
> You should do some research about why it is not working for you.
>  From http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkgtools.en.html
>> Note that aptitude is the preferred program for package management from console both for package installations and package or system upgrades.
>
> I'm always using aptitude. The graphical package managers in Kubuntu
> have a history of 'not-working'. (And even if they would be working
> great, I'd still use aptitude or apt-get.)
>


Why not use sudo aptitude update and
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade ?

It will not install if there is dependency issues or conflicts. When 
later packages are moved to the repositories and are ready to handle 
these conflicts, then the safe-upgrade will install these packages. It 
will also let you know the 'score' and if negative, will ask if you want 
to proceed. I do not proceed if negative.

Also, a good time to stress that alpha's, beta's and ppa's are not 
recommended for 'production systems'. I do not have this kde4.4 ppa or 
any ppa in my karmic and did not participate in this thread until 
aptitude, apt-get came into the picture.

Regards - Goh Lip