{"id":687,"date":"2009-01-27T16:04:35","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T16:04:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-03-23T22:03:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T22:03:35","slug":"kde-4-2-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kubuntu.org\/news\/kde-4-2-released\/","title":{"rendered":"KDE 4.2 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

KDE 4.2 has been released. Jaunty (current development release) users can do a full upgrade to get the latest packages. Packages for 8.10 (Intrepid) are in intrepid-backports.<\/p>\n

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For more information about the release itself, please see the Release Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n

Jaunty (current development release)<\/h3>\n

Packages for Jaunty (current development release) are available. If you use Jaunty you will be able to upgrade as normal.<\/p>\n

8.10 (Intrepid)<\/h3>\n

Packages for Kubuntu 8.10 can be installed by following the instructions below. If you installed KDE 4.2 Beta or RC you can merely update your existing installation.<\/p>\n

Note: These packages are not supported by Canonical; for a stable system it is not recommended to upgrade. KDE 4.2 will be officially supported as part of Kubuntu 9.04 being released April 23rd 2009.<\/em><\/p>\n

Instructions<\/h4>\n

The updated packages for Kubuntu 8.10 are in Unsupported Updates (backports). To update to KDE 4.2, please follow these instructions:<\/p>\n

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  1. \nRemove the koffice-data-kde4 package if you have it installed. The current koffice2 packages in the kubuntu-members-kde4 PPA are incompatible with the KDE 4.2 packages since they try to install icons to the same locations.<\/li>\n
  2. \nFollow the Kubuntu Repository Guide<\/a> to enable Recommended Updates<\/em> and Unsupported Updates<\/em>.\n<\/li>\n
  3. \nOld Plasma packages are not compatible with KDE 4.2, you should uninstall any plasmoids.<\/li>\n
  4. \nYou can now update any existing KDE 4 installation to 4.2 with Full Upgrade in the package manager, or using the Adept Updater tool in your system tray.\n<\/li>\n
  5. \nNow log out. When you log in you will have KDE 4.2. Enjoy.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Notes<\/h4>\n

    KDE 4.2 uses Akonadi which will install MySQL. The MySQL packages in intrepid will ask for a password, you can set this to anything you like.<\/p>\n

    Digikam will not install alongside these packages due to conflicting library versions.<\/p>\n

    Bugs<\/h3>\n

    If you come across any issue which may be packaging related, it is recommended that you join the Kubuntu IRC channel (#kubuntu on irc.freenode.net) and query those in the channel for assistance.\n<\/p>\n

    Thanks to Harald “apachelogger” <\/em> Sitter, Jonathan Riddell, Jonathan Thomas (aka JontheEchidna)<\/em>, Scott “ScottK”<\/em> Kitterman and Steve Stalcup (aka vorian)<\/em>, Nathan Handler, Richard “Arby” Birnie and Roderick Greening for preparing and uploading these packages. <\/p>\n

    If you want to see your name above, then join the Kubuntu Team.
    \nMore information is available in the     Kubuntu Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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