KDE SC 4.1 – Kubuntu https://kubuntu.org Friendly Computing Tue, 24 Mar 2015 22:06:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 KDE 4.1.4 for Intrepid https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-414-intrepid/ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:22:33 +0000 KDE 4.1.4 has now moved to the Intrepid updates repository and is now recommended for all Intrepid users.

The intrepid-updates is enabled by default on Kubuntu Intrepid installs.

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KDE 4.1.4 https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-4-1-4/ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:48:11 +0000 The latest KDE 4 update 4.1.4 is compiling now in the proposed updates section of Kubuntu 8.10.

To install it enable Pre-released Updates in Adept, then under Changes click on Upgrade and Apply.

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KDE 4.1.3 https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-4-1-3/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:58:12 +0000 The latest KDE 4 update 4.1.3 has moved to the backports section of Kubuntu 8.10.

To install it enable Unsupported Updates in Adept, then under Changes click on Upgrade and Apply.

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KDE 4.1.2 Released https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-4-1-2-released/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:18:22 +0000 KDE 4.1.2 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 8.04,
the Hardy Heron. These packages install to /usr/lib/kde4 and can be
installed along side your existing KDE 3 installation.

KDE 4.1.2

Instructions

The updated packages for Kubuntu 8.04 are located in the Kubuntu Member’s KDE 4 Personal Package Archive (PPA) repositories. To update to KDE 4.1.2, please follow these instructions:

  1. Follow the Kubuntu Repository Guide to enable Recommended Updates (backports) and add the following to your ‘Third-Party Software’ tab:

    deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main
  2. You can now update any existing KDE 4 installation to the most recent version using the Adept Updater tool in your system tray.
    Please follow the Adept How to and install the package called “kubuntu-kde4-desktop”, if you are still running KDE 3 and want to install KDE 4 along your current desktop,
  3. Now you should be able to select your new KDE 4 desktop as session in your login manager. In KDM for example: Click the Session Type option and select KDE 4, then proceed with the usual login steps.

kdeplasma-addons contains new Plasma fun.

Thanks to Steve, Jon, Richard, Roderick, Guillaume and Harald for preparing these packages.

If you want to see your name above, then join the Kubuntu Team.
More information is available in the Kubuntu Wiki

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KDE 4.1.1 Released https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-4-1-1-released/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:23:14 +0000 KDE 4.1.1 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 8.04,
the Hardy Heron. These packages install to /usr/lib/kde4 and can be
installed along side your existing KDE 3 installation.

KDE 4.1.1

Instructions

The updated packages for Kubuntu 8.04 are located in the Kubuntu Member’s KDE 4 Personal Package Archive (PPA) repositories. To update to KDE 4.1.1, please follow these instructions:

  1. Follow the Kubuntu Repository Guide to enable Recommended Updates (backports) and add the following to your ‘Third-Party Software’ tab:

    deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main
  2. You can now update any existing KDE 4 installation to the most recent version using the Adept Updater tool in your system tray.
    Please follow the Adept How to and install the package called “kubuntu-kde4-desktop”, if you are still running KDE 3 and want to install KDE 4 along your current desktop,
  3. Now you should be able to select your new KDE 4 desktop as session in your login manager. In KDM for example: Click the Session Type option and select KDE 4, then proceed with the usual login steps.

kdeplasma-addons contains new Plasma fun.

Thanks to Harald, Jon, Steve, Guillaume for preparing these packages.
Special thanks to Scott for doing a late night shift to get emergency uploads into Kubuntu Intrepid Alpha 5.

If you want to see your name above, then join the Kubuntu Team.
More information is available in the Kubuntu Wiki

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KDE 4.1 Released https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-4-1-released/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:57:48 +0000 KDE 4.1 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 8.04,
the Hardy Heron. These packages install to /usr/lib/kde4 and can be
installed along side your existing KDE 3 installation.

Instructions

The updated packages for Kubuntu 8.04 are located in the Kubuntu Member’s KDE 4 Personal Package Archive (PPA) repositories. To update to KDE 4.1, please follow these instructions:

  1. Add deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main
    to your /etc/apt/sources.list.
  2. If you already have the kubuntu-kde4-desktop packages installed, simply
    type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and answer the
    questions in which you are prompted. If you do not have kubuntu-kde4-desktop installed, simply type
    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-kde4-desktop and
    answer the questions. Both of these options are to be typed at the command
    prompt.

kdeplasma-addons contains new Plasma fun.

Thanks to Harald, Guillaume, Steve, Jon and Arby for preparing these packages.

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KDE 4.1 RC 1 Released https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-4-1rc1/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:36:17 +0000 KDE 4.1 RC 1 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 8.04,
the Hardy Heron. These packages install to /usr/lib/kde4 and can be
installed along side your existing KDE 3 installation.

Notes

This is a release candidate quality package and may yet prove to be unstable at times. This release will allow you to follow closely with what is going on in the KDE 4.1 branch.

Instructions

The updated packages for Kubuntu 8.04 are located in the Kubuntu Member’s KDE 4 Personal Package Archive (PPA) repositories. To update to the release candidate of KDE 4.1, please complete the following:

  1. Add deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main
    to your /etc/apt/sources.list.
  2. If you already have the kubuntu-kde4-desktop packages installed, simply
    type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and answer the
    questions in which you are prompted. If you do not have

    kubuntu-kde4-desktop installed, simply type
    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-kde4-desktop and
    answer the questions. Both of these options are to be typed at the command
    prompt.

Some packages are still compiling. Run the above command periodically to check for new additions. kdeplasma-addons contains new Plasma fun.

Some packages may still be compiling, check back for updates.

Bugs

There will be many bugs with this release and it is recommended that you do not
file bug reports against the packages in this release. If you come across any
issue which may be packaging related, it is recommended that you join the
Kubuntu KDE 4 IRC channel (#kubuntu-kde4) and query those in the channel.

Thanks to Harald “apachelogger” Sitter for preparing these packages.

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KDE 4.1 Beta 2 Released https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-41-beta-2-released/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 KDE 4.1 Beta 2 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 8.04,
the Hardy Heron. These packages install to /usr/lib/kde4 and can be
installed along side your existing KDE 3 installation.

Notes

This is a beta quality package and may prove to be unstable at times. This
release will allow you to follow closely with what is going on in the KDE 4.1
branch.

Instructions

The updated packages for Kubuntu 8.04 are located in the Kubuntu Member’s KDE 4
Personal Package Archive (PPA) repositories. To update to this latest beta
release of KDE 4.1, please complete the following:

  1. Add deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main
    to your /etc/apt/sources.list.
  2. If you already have the kubuntu-kde4-desktop packages installed, simply
    type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and answer the
    questions in which you are prompted. If you do not have

    kubuntu-kde4-desktop installed, simply type
    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-kde4-desktop and
    answer the questions. Both of these options are to be typed at the command
    prompt.

Some packages are still compiling. Run the above command periodically to check for new additions. kdeplasmoids contains new Plasma fun.

Bugs

There will be many bugs with this release and it is recommended that you do not
file bug reports against the packages in this release. If you come across any
issue which may be packaging related, it is recommended that you join the
Kubuntu KDE 4 IRC channel (#kubuntu-kde4) and query those in the channel.

Thanks to stdin for preparing these packages.

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KDE 4.1 Beta 1 Released https://kubuntu.org/news/kde-41-beta-1-released/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 KDE 4.1 Beta 1 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 8.04, the Hardy Heron. These packages install to /usr/lib/kde4 and can be installed along side your existing KDE 3 installation.

Notes

This is a beta quality package and may prove to be unstable at times. This release will allow you to follow closely with what is going on in the KDE 4.1 branch.

There is a chance that you may need to move or delete your ~/.kde4 directory.

New in KDE 4.1 Beta 1

For the first time in any of the KDE 4 releases, the KDE PIM applications are available for you to install. After following the instructions below, simply install any of the KDE 4 PIM modules or install the kdepim-kde4 package.

Instructions

The updated packages for Kubuntu 8.04 are located in the Kubuntu Member’s KDE 4 Personal Package Archive (PPA) repositories. To update to this latest beta release of KDE 4.1, please complete the following:

  • Add deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main to your /etc/apt/sources.list.
  • If you already have the kubuntu-kde4-desktop packages installed, simply type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and answer the questions in which you are prompted. If you do not have kubuntu-kde4-desktop installed, simply type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-kde4-desktop and answer the questions. Both of these options are to be typed at the command prompt.

Bugs

There will be many bugs with this release and it is recommended that you do not file bug reports against the packages in this release. If you come across any issue which may be packaging related, it is recommended that you join the Kubuntu KDE 4 IRC channel (#kubuntu-kde4) and query those in the channel.

Thanks to nixternal for preparing these packages.

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