KDE 4.1 Highlights
- Greatly expanded desktop shell functionality and configurability
- KDE Personal Information Management suite ported to KDE 4
- Many new and newly ported applications
Install KDE 4.1 in Ubuntu/Kubuntu hardy
You need to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
For Kubuntu Users use the following command
sudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list
add the following line
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main
save and exit the file
Update the source list using the following command
sudo apt-get update
For Ubuntu 8.04 users use the following command to install
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-kde4-desktop
For Kubuntu 8.04 users use the following command to install
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Note you may need to install kdebase-runtime-data-common in order to get Application directory icons under the Kickoff menu.
To install the KDE 4 PIM packages,use the following commands
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kdepim-kde4
Enjoy your new KDE 4.1 desktop
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Hey after following the instructions i wasn’t able to aptitude update or aptitude upgrade or aptitude dist-upgrade and the kdebase-runtime-common coulnd’t be found
Allan
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did it give you an error? could be something wonky in your sources.list check it or just post it here.
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download from the url alternatively
i386 = http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/i386/kubuntu-kde4-desktop/download
amd64 = http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/i386/kubuntu-kde4-desktop/download
ppc = ¨not found, sorry¨.
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I really enjoy with KDE4 desktop. then how can I do to uninstall it.
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Couldn’t find package kdepim-kde4
When I boot into ubuntu, it comes up with kubuntu on load, sign in kubuntu style, then when I get in to ubuntu and I go to System (drop down) it says About GNOME in the menu not KDE. I presume I have gone wrong somewhere?
Thanks,
h
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apologies basic error on my part, did not choose kde from the initial login menu, whoops, thanks then, this howto worked a treat
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@babo
you can uninstall using the following command
sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-kde4-desktop
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running sudo-apt-get remove kubuntu-kde4-desktop only removed the meta package….still had everything else installed.
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I needed to used both “kubuntu-kde4-desktop” and “dist-upgrade”, but after that got it running like a charm.
I had just upgraded Kubuntu 7.10 (actually Estobuntu which is based on Kubuntu 7.10 + Estonian addons) to 8.04 Hardy repos. Installing KDE 4.1 was really easy using the instructions above.
Thanks Ubuntu Geek!
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yeah, srsly, how do I remove it properly?
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I installed everything needed in Synaptic and it runs like a charm! I did have to choose some extra base files for KDE4 but otherwise no issues.
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@rich try the following command
sudo apt-get
--purge remove kubuntu-kde4-desktop[Reply]
I followed this using kubuntu. The only thing I needed to do differently was replace “gedit” with “kate”. As a newbie, it threw me for a bit, but managed to figure it out.
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@mark
thanks for your comment i have updated the article now
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When I finished the install, I assumed it would be like I expected, that is, Kubuntu with KDE 4.1. Though it seemed to go through the process of installing, it never changed from being a 3.5.9 KDE. There were 4.1 packages in the menus (along side the older versions), but the desktop didn’t change. Obviously newbie problems here. But it would be nice to have it be a little more intuitive. Or maybe it will work if I start with Ubuntu rather than Kubuntu. In case I can get some helpful hints, I am keeping the iso handy. What I am looking for is Kubuntu running 4.1 KDE and 3.5… no longer evident. Thanks.
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sudo apt-get –purge remove kubuntu-kde4-desktop
didn’t work, I’m afraid. Is there any way I can find all the packages from the new repos and remove them? Or just a way to uninstall it? cheers
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i have installed kde 4.1 but when i boot into it i get nothing but a white screen eveything seems to be working fine becoz i can open the task manager and see that everything is runnin fine yet i can not do anything coz there is nothin other then a white screen
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I need help
when you say “add the following line
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main”
where do I add that, I mean where in the file
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@matt
You can add that line at the end of the file
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I’m trying to upgrade from KDE 4.0.3 to 4.1 and I’m running Kubuntu Hardy. I’ve done apt-get dist-upgrade which did not fully complete. I was then prompted to run apt-get -f install which produces:Preparing to replace libkonq5-dev 4:4.0.3-0ubuntu2 (using …/libkonq5-dev_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa2_i386.deb) …
Unpacking replacement libkonq5-dev …
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libkonq5-dev_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa2_i386.deb (–unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/lib/libkonq.so’, which is also in package kdebase-dev-kde4
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libkonq5-dev_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Now I can’t do anything with apt-get without it telling me I need to run apt-get -f install
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@Mondo
try to run the following command and check
sudo apt-get -f install
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How can I remove the complete package?
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Same white screen problem as ruhaan
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i tried it for a day… kde4 is still buggy… (i couldnt install new plasmoids and that was a big turn off)… maybe i’m just a slave to fluxbox
for those of you who want to remove kde4, run this… it worked for me
sudo aptitude remove akonadi-kde-kde4 akregator-kde4 ark-kde4 dolphin-kde4 gwenview-kde4 jockey-kde juk-kde4 kaddressbook-kde4 kalarm-kde4 kamera-kde4 kate-kde4 kde4libs-bin kdebase-bin kdebase-bin-kde3 kdebase-bin-kde4 kdebase-data-kde4 kdebase-kio-plugins kdebase-plasma-kde4 kdebase-runtime kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 kdebase-runtime-data kdebase-runtime-data-common kdebase-workspace-bin kdebase-workspace-data kdebase-workspace-libs4+5 kde-icons-oxygen kdelibs5 kdelibs5-data kdemultimedia-kio-plugins-kde4 kdepim-kde4 kdepim-kio-plugins kdepim-kresources kdepim-kresources-kde4 kdepimlibs5 kdepimlibs-data kdepim-strigi-plugins-kde4 kdepim-wizards kdepim-wizards-kde4 kdesktop kdesudo kdesudo-kde4 kde-window-manager kdm-kde4 khelpcenter-kde4 kjots-kde4 klipper-kde4 kmail-kde4 kmilo-kde4 kmix-kde4 knetworkconf-kde4 knode-kde4 knotes-kde4 kode-kde4 konqueror-kde4 konqueror-nsplugins-kde4 konsolekalendar-kde4 konsole-kde4 kontact-kde4 kopete-kde4 korganizer-kde4 kppp-kde4 krdc-kde4 krfb-kde4 kscd-kde4 ksnapshot-kde4 ksysguardd-kde4 ksysguard-kde4 ktimetracker-kde4 ktnef-kde4 kubuntu-kde4-desktop kwalletmanager-kde4 libkcddb4-kde4 libkdecorations4 libkdepim1a libkdepim4-kde4 libkholidays4-kde4 libkleo4-kde4 libkpgp4-kde4 libksieve4-kde4 libmaildir4-kde4 libmimelib4-kde4 libokularcore1-kde4 network-manager-kde okular-kde4 openoffice.org-kde software-properties-kde system-config-printer-kde systemsettings-kde4 libpoppler-qt4-3 libqt4-assistant libqt4-core libqt4-dbus libqt4-designer libqt4-dev libqt4-gui libqt4-help libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-svg libqt4-test libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns python-qt4 python-qt4-common python-qt4-dbus qt4-designer qt4-dev-tools qt4-doc qt4-qtconfig[Reply]
I used the following command to remove KDE 4.1 from my Ubuntu install:
sudo apt-get purge kde-icons-oxygen kdelibs-data && sudo apt-get
--purge autoremove[Reply]
argh, wordpress messed up the command. Use two minus signs before the second “purge”, not a dash.
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Hot to install 4.1 with ubuntu gutsy 7.10?
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Mark,
I’m just guessing, but you may need to choose “KDE 4.1 session” when you login. On the login screen (when you boot up the computer), look for a dropdown box that says “Session type” or something like that (I forget the exact terms used).
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Got it working just fine. However, I have reverted back to kde3.5. There are too many things yet missing in kde4 for now: no panel hiding is the biggy for me, but also all panel configuration in general, administrator mode for login manager, etc. , etc., I don’t understand why kde4 was released with this much missing !
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After following this titorial, for some reason I still only have KDE (3) as a session choice at login, even though repeating the “sudo apt-get dist-upgrade” command confirms 0 to install and 0 to upgrade.
I added the repository to the sources list, I even installed the KDE 4 PIM packages. What could I be doing wrong?
Thnaks.
mjc
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