Re: [LI] KDE install on Deb

[Shanu <shanu@xxxxxxxx>]

RAVIKANT K RAO wrote:

> eeks , yikes , *faint*
> where do i get all these from ? the kdenetwork_*_foo.deb was itself some 4
> or so megs which i downloaded from someplace...mmm j/w will the debian
> install CDs and/or redhat 6.0 from august CHIP/Novemner PCQ have all these
> stuff ?

	AFAIK, official debian ftp sites do not carry kde because of qt 1.4x
licensing restrictions. U can always get the debs from ftp.us.kde.org
from the /distributions directory.

	Concerning Deb updates from PCQ/Chip, we'll have to wait and see. For
the moment, the internet is ur best bet.

> and how would i get going with GNOME too ? where'd ya get all this info
> from anyway ?

	Check out http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/gnome

> I tried a dpkg -info kde_foo.deb ( or some similar thing ) ...and i got
> info only about some other things , but not what .debs i would need...

	I think all the dpkg & dependency stuff is confusing you! Check the
dpkg man pages once again even though u have already been there - the
truth is in there. Also, there is absolutely no point tinkering with
debian without reading the policy manual and other related docs.

Regards,	
-- Shanu
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  St. Albert's College                      Debian/GNU Linux 2.1
  Cochin  India
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