KDE

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Subito Piano
Joined: 20 Oct 2007
#1
OK - an easy one i trust. I LIKE my installs of antiX 7 at our school library (some final, some RC-2). I am thinking of adding KDE for students users. Can i do that without losing all my system tweaks?

I tried synaptic and apt-get to download KDE-base but had dependency problems, even after reloading. I think i tried apt-get update, i don't remember. I had the same problem with KDE-core and i DON'T want a full install of KDE. The dependency problems were that one package needed another, but of course the other packages each depended on the first -- a catch-22 situation.

I LIKE the new antiX-KDElite, but upgrading to that, even if i saved my home folder, would probably undo a lot of hard work -- programs i installed and network/printer adjustments.

Any ideas? I have one computer at home set up exactly like the school computers so i can experiment on it without messing up the"good"ones at school.

Thanks!
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,959
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#2
If you want to add KDE stuff to a rc or antiX7 final it can be done, but with a few loops.

Post your /etc/apt/sources.list and we'll try to get it done.

It might simply involve uncommenting the Mepis repos,
apt-get update
apt-get install [name of kde apps]

Remember you can simulate by adding -s to the apt-get line.
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Subito Piano
Joined: 20 Oct 2007
#3
will do. Break is upon us in a few days, i'll let you know how things go.

ThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyou -- again! __{{emoticon}}__
anticapitalista
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#4
In just over a week it is Easter here (2 weeks paid holiday!!!!!) so let us know what is happening.
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TLeeNorris
Joined: 04 Dec 2007
#5
Its a little tricky. You can install some base packages without too much trouble, but Mepis-Config has too many KDE packages tied to it and does not allow you to overwrite some key packages (like Konqueror) with those from Etch, Lenny, or Sid. Test it on your small box or do a VirtualBox install and experiment on that. It took me 17 steps to install the full KDE on antiX-base. Good Luck.
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TLeeNorris
Joined: 04 Dec 2007
#6
Now Gnome is easy... but... its Gnome. Gnome has a foot as an avatar! __{{emoticon}}__
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Subito Piano
Joined: 20 Oct 2007
#7
Here's the sources.list

# See sources.list(5) for more information
# This file should be edited through synaptic
# MEPIS improvements, overrides and updates--the MEPIS magic
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"ftp://ftp.mepis.com/mepis/"
linktext was:"ftp://ftp.mepis.com/mepis/"
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mepis-7.0 main
# DEBIAN
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
linktext was:"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
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stable main contrib non-free
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
linktext was:"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
====================================
testing main contrib non-free
deb-src
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
linktext was:"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
====================================
stable main contrib non-free
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://security.debian.org/"
linktext was:"http://security.debian.org/"
====================================
stable/updates main contrib non-free
# MPLAYER
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://www.debian-multimedia.org/"
linktext was:"http://www.debian-multimedia.org/"
====================================
stable main
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://www.debian-multimedia.org/"
linktext was:"http://www.debian-multimedia.org/"
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testing main
####
### Debian Sid/Unstable ####
###deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
linktext was:"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
====================================
unstable main contrib non-free
###deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://www.debian-multimedia.org"
linktext was:"http://www.debian-multimedia.org"
====================================
unstable main
xToeCutter wrote:Its a little tricky. You can install some base packages without too much trouble, but Mepis-Config has too many KDE packages tied to it and does not allow you to overwrite some key packages (like Konqueror) with those from Etch, Lenny, or Sid.
Yeah - a weakness for this Linux sophomore. I know those are repo's but don't know much about them or the advantages/disadvantages of each. My experience in most cases - esp. with WMs - is to try to find something preconfigured close to my needs, as it taxes my time far less. (That's one great thing about these Mepis take-offs!) Obviously, i'm now attempting just the opposite in spite of myself...
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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#8
Try commenting out"#" the mepis repo. Then apt-get update and apt-get upgrade then apt-get install kde........

eriefisher
anticapitalista
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#9
If you have the early M7 series then it would be a good idea to upgrade the kernel as it fixes the vmsplice issue.

This is what I would do.

1. Leave the repos as they are.

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

This should upgrade the Mepis kernel and a few other apps.

2. Comment out the Mepis repo.

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

This should bring antiX up to date and pull in any upgrades that were blocked by the Mepis repo.

3. apt-get install kde
will install all of kde.
If you just want a few apps then install them individually.


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://www.mepislovers.org/forums/showthread.php?p=113629"
linktext was:"http://www.mepislovers.org/forums/showt ... p?p=113629"
====================================


is how XToeCutter did it.

Be careful with removing mepisconfig as it will remove the apt/sources.list . It is ok to remove it, but make a back up of /etc/apt folder first.