Redhat 7.3 - Installing KDE v3.0.3

[r00ts]

Hi.

Ive tried installing KDE v3.0.3 numerous times but with no luck.

I have downloaded all the kde v3.0.3 files (rpms) and get the error that kdelibs v3.0.3 r 10 is needed but there is no such file !! ive searched kde.org for it and many other sites... and when i force kde to be installed it locks up frequently..... eg. when i load konqueror and goto about kde

ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/3.0.3/RedHat/7.3/i386/

[askrieger]

The source package for kdelibs-3.0.3 is at http://www.kde.org/info/3.0.3.html

There are also binaries for a number of popular distributions.

[orionrogue]

Hi r00ts:

I encountered this same problem, and boy did it confuse the heck out of me. Since every other kde3.0.3 package is v. 3.0.3-0.7 (except for a couple packages), I'm guessing that when whoever put this package together, they made a mistake with the versioning for the package.

You can force the package to be installed by using the --nodeps options, and it'll ignore the dependencies and install the package regardless. That's what I did, and I'm using kde version 3.0.3 just fine.

As far as the locking problem is concerned.. are you installing KDE fresh, or upgrading? If you are upgrading, it's always important to upgrade all of the kde packages that you currently have installed.

What distro are you using? If youcontinue to have trouble with the pre-built packages, you may want to download the source packages and build it yourself.

Hope that helps... <yawn> damn I need to go to bed.

[pcghost]

I was under the impression that RH 7.3 came with KDE 3.0.3.? Is this not correct? What is the advantage to upgrading if this is not the case. Sorry didn't mean to hijack your thread. If there is a new version I'll install it and let you know if I find a fix..

[r00ts]

The standard for redhat 7.3 is kde v3.0.0 i have noticed a number of bugs with konqueror in it and wanted the latest release ... i also want the latest release so i can become a developer .... im just trying out genttoo linux it seems to be pretty dam fantasic for a linux distro

[sgs521]

There is an article about this on kde's site.. Can't seem to find it now, but what was suggested there is that one of the developers or whoever packaged that release accidentally put 3.0.3-10 instead of 7. The workaround is to download the source and edit the spec file's code to reflect 3.0.3-7, of course this also means that you will need to compile the base and I believe the media package from source as well.. Which in my opinion is the best route to take anyways as compiling from source almost always produces a faster running application.