RH7 users beware of KDE2!!

[eXtremist]

I wanted to install the newest ver. of KDE. So I went to their website and followed their install instructions to the letter..

It screwed my computer up big time! I had to reinstall linux to get KDE working again. I've scoured the net and there are a lot of people having this problem (with no solution). I've asked questions here on this subject and recieved many good replies, but nothing worked. :(

So if you're a KDE lover and use RH7, I'd advise you not upgrade to KDE2 until the yahoos over at KDE.org get their act together and make a usable install guide. Don't do what they say on the webpage, cause you'll probably be left with no GUI, and it's not easy to roll back to the previous version. I ended up reinstalling.. uGh!!

[nathaniel]

what was the problem?

I just finished dlin' all the needed files.

damn if this is true, I'll never be able to see the KDE2 face.

NB

[nathaniel]

what was the problem?

I just finished dlin' all the needed files.

damn if this is true, I'll never be able to see the KDE2 face.

NB

[eXtremist]

Weeeeellll...

I downloaded ALL the redhat rpms from KDEs site, and proceeded to install them. Dependency problem!! So I head off to rpmfind.org and search for what I needed.. I found all the RPMs I needed to fix all the dependency problems, and then installed them.

When I rebooted and tried to go into KDE it just dumped me back to the login screen. :(

I scoured the net looking for a solution, and tried anything and everything I found. Nothing worked. Eventually I had to reinstall linux to get KDE 1.2 back (which is cool and all, but I would like KDE2).

Their webpage flat out sucks. Under "Installation" is says basically to "rpm -Uvh filename.rpm". OoOooo! Helpful!

Whatever.

Anyhoe, If you're going to install it, I'd suggest backing up your system, so you won't have to reinstall if you want to see KDE again.

Perhaps there's a simple solution to this problem, but I doubt it since I've posted on over 10 linux based web boards and haven't gotten a good reply. All I get are other RH users complaining also. :(

I need a joint!

[royce]

G/day eXtremist
I have a similar type of a problem installing "kde2". If you have a look at (http://www.kde.org/kde1-and-kde2.html)it will tell you that you have to install kde2 in /opt "not in the same place as kde1 (/usr)" if you want to have both on your system at the same time, the trouble is they don't tell you how to use the rpm command to install into /opt

[hungarian]

I am using KDE 2.1 on a Red Hat 7.
No problems at all.

You need to get QT I have QT 2.3.
I just used .rpm files because it's faster.

KDE 2.1 with QT 2.3 is very nice, but if you are a newbie you are better off getting Suse 7.1 Professional.

I installed it on a windows users laptop so he can dual boot between winDOS and Suse.
I would STRONGLY recommend that you use fips20(on the Suse CD and DVD) instead of their built in "drag the mouse" partitiongui".

And the windows users sad, this is so stable like it has been glued down !
;)

Amen, I sad !

[hungarian]

Ahh yes and you need to change symlinks in
/usr/lib/ so qt points to the latest QT directory in also /usr/lib/

And update the variable QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt
in the config file.