Dear Albert: Usually yum is used for updates, installs and so on. If you want to find whether the latest kde is available to yum you could do the following: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aguila]# yum search kde* Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 Base Server: Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 Extras Server: Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 Update Server: Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers Looking in available packages for a providing package Available package: kdepim.ppc 6:3.3.2-0.2 from update matches with A PIM (Personal Information Manager) for KDE. Available package: kdepim.ppc 6:3.3.2-0.2 from update matches with PIM (Personal Information Manager) for KDE Available package: kdepim.ppc 6:3.3.2-0.2 from update matches with kdepim Available package: kdegraphics.ppc 7:3.3.2-0.2 from update matches with kdegraphics Available package: kdemultimedia.ppc 6:3.3.2-0.1 from update matches with Multimedia applications for the K Desktop Environment (KDE). Available package: kdemultimedia.ppc 6:3.3.2-0.1 from update matches with kdemultimedia . . [truncated] . . Available package: kde-i18n-Korean.noarch 1:3.2.2-2 from base matches with kde-i18n-Korean 146 results returned Looking in installed packages for a providing package Installed package: kdeaddons-xmms.ppc 0:3.3.2-0.1 matches with kdeaddons-xmms Installed package: kdemultimedia.ppc 6:3.3.0-0.1.rc2 matches with kdemultimedia Installed package: kdegames.ppc 6:3.3.2-0.1 matches with kdegames Installed package: lockdev.ppc 0:1.0.1-2.3.1 matches with lockdev . . [truncated] . . Installed package: kdeartwork.ppc 0:3.3.2-0.3 matches with kdeartwork 22 results returned [EMAIL PROTECTED] aguila]#
If you don't see the most current kde available to yum then you could rewrite yum.conf to search for headers which may be more current or if your yum.conf already points to freshrpms, then a listing like above will inform you that the latest version of kde is not available via yum. The other recourse you have at this point is downloading and compiling kde's source, dependent files and so on. On Sun, 2005-09-18 at 15:47, Albert wrote: > I'm running into several problems with the kicker sidebar (fails to remove > tabs sometimes) and with kget (doesn't work at all). So: > > Is there any way to install kde 3.4.x without doing so from source ? > > And is it advisable? > > Albert _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
