On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:20:47 +1130 Mike Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 09 July 2001 16:28, Shawn Tayler wrote:
> > Has anyone done a steps to update OL 3.1 to KDE 2.1.1? The only thing
> > I can find are tarballs and it seems a rather large undertaking for a
> > relative newcomer such as myself.
>
> Personally, I would hold off for 2.2 which is by all accounts another
> quantum
> leap. Having said that, you _could_ bite the bullet once and download
> the
> massive sources (many do), for 2.1.x, then, it _should_ be a relatively
> minor
> task thereafter and forever more, to patch to 2.2.x when it becomes
> available.
>
FYI. Whatever the level (I'm sure Mike is right about 2.2), you are
looking at 12-15 hours compile time on a k6/2 300Mz 64M machine; faster,
if you have better silica chips and memory.
I can't compare download times, since this is trivial on my cable
connection.
--
Collins Richey
Denver Area
Gentoo_rc5 XFCE
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