Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:24:38 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Georg Reilinger <georgreilinger@yahoo.de> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.2 with pre-built KDE 3.5 package from FreeBSD 7.1 DVD Message-ID: <20130118052438.ddc5b4dd.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <1358472303.40523.YahooMailNeo@web133203.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> References: <1358472303.40523.YahooMailNeo@web133203.mail.ir2.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:25:03 +0000 (GMT), Georg Reilinger wrote: > As far as I know, FreeBSD has completely dropped support for KDE 3.5. As for other desktop environments, yes. > Whether it's the ports, or the pkg_add precompiled binaries. Am I right in > assuming this? I think KDE 3 is still in ports, but will be scheduled for removal, as KDE 4 is the place where development takes place, and there seems to be no active development on KDE 3 that can be built (!) on FreeBSD due to lack of contribution. > I am currently running a live version of FreeBSD 8.2 with KDE 4.8. May I ask which live system this is? > The thing > here is, that KDE 4 is simply too heavy for my system. For example: it is > impossible for me to have two open shells at the same time. Once I exit a > given shell, I can't open another one due to a lack of resources, even after having > turned off all the extra stuff - plasma desktop, nepomuk... Excuse me... you're joking, right? I assume you have a plentycore processor with Gigs of RAM, and already two shells show a problem? That sounds totally wrong. When you play a music file and move the window, do you get skipping audio, too? Just scary... > As a consequence, I can see myself do two possible things, to have a system > running with KDE 3.5 once again: > > 1. Go back to an older release of FreeBSD and install KDE 3.5 from the > precompiled binaries that are on the DVD donwload version. > Judging by the release announcements, this should be 7.1. Yes, this will work. But note that you are running an OS that has been gone out of support, so you probably won't be able to install "newer" software using ports or packages. However, you can use the system "as is", and even use ports as long as the distfiles are still kept available online. > 2. To be honest, I am quite happy with 8.2 and I would like to keep it for > some time to come. In other words, is there a way to keep 8.2 and still > have KDE 3.5 along with it? For example has anyone ever tried to > install a 7.1 pre-built package (KDE 3.5 in this case) on an 8.2 system? > Is that be possible? That should be possible if you install the required compat7x port on the system. Keep an eye on dependencies and make sure you won't be shooting your feet. A good start would be to install the KDE stuff on a "clean" system (right after compat7x) so there won't be much confusion. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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