Re: What's DE-specific, what's independent? (was: Re: KDE package manager)

2011-11-15 Thread Claudius Hubig
"Dan B." wrote: >For the various things that get installed for Gnome, KDE, etc., >which are specific to the chosen desktop environment, and which >work with any desktop environment (or perhaps any sufficiently >capable DE (e.g., FreeDesktop-compliant))? > >When a DE includes a (default) audio play

What's DE-specific, what's independent? (was: Re: KDE package manager)

2011-11-15 Thread Dan B.
Sian Mountbatten wrote: Doug writes: On 11/09/2011 03:33 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 03 nov 11, 10:59:43, Ken Heard wrote: Sian Mountbatten wrote, in part: Is there a KDE package manager available? For the various things that get installed for Gnome, KDE, etc., which are specific

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-14 Thread Sian Mountbatten
Doug writes: > On 11/09/2011 03:33 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> On Jo, 03 nov 11, 10:59:43, Ken Heard wrote: >>> Sian Mountbatten wrote, in part: >>> >>>> Is there a KDE package manager available? >>> >>> What happened to KDE's Kp

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-10 Thread Sian Mountbatten
Doug writes: > On 11/09/2011 03:33 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> On Jo, 03 nov 11, 10:59:43, Ken Heard wrote: >>> Sian Mountbatten wrote, in part: >>> >>>> Is there a KDE package manager available? >>> >>> What happened to KDE's Kp

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-09 Thread Doug
On 11/09/2011 03:33 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 03 nov 11, 10:59:43, Ken Heard wrote: Sian Mountbatten wrote, in part: Is there a KDE package manager available? What happened to KDE's Kpackage? It is in Lenny, but I do not see it in the Debian repositories for Squeeze and Wheezy.

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 03 nov 11, 10:59:43, Ken Heard wrote: > Sian Mountbatten wrote, in part: > > > Is there a KDE package manager available? > > What happened to KDE's Kpackage? It is in Lenny, but I do not see it in > the Debian repositories for Squeeze and Wheezy. As far as

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-03 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 2. November 2011 schrieb Doug: > On 11/02/2011 01:56 PM, Sian Mountbatten wrote: > > Camaleón wrote: > >> On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:22:14 +, Sian Mountbatten wrote: [...] > >>> world's easiest program to use. > >>> > >>>

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-03 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:24:07 +, Sian Mountbatten wrote: > Camaleón wrote: > >>>> What happened with our beloved Synaptic? :-) >> >>> It works, but it is in /usr/sbin so it needs root permissions. >> >> But of course, as it should be. >>

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sian Mountbatten wrote, in part: > Is there a KDE package manager available? What happened to KDE's Kpackage? It is in Lenny, but I do not see it in the Debian repositories for Squeeze and Wheezy. Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-03 Thread Darac Marjal
On Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 03:07:16PM -0400, Doug wrote: > Of course Synaptic requires root permission. If you're not root, > you should not be allowed to install packages! Aren't you the owner > of the > Debian installation? If so, you surely have a root password. > Personally, I like aptitude's

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread Sian Mountbatten
Camaleón wrote: >>> What happened with our beloved Synaptic? :-) > >> It works, but it is in /usr/sbin so it needs root permissions. > > But of course, as it should be. > >> I've found a KDE package called packagesearch which will install and >> pr

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
install of course. > > The only package manager provided on wheezy is aptitude which is not the > world's easiest program to use. People who use aptitude will tell you it's better. > > Is there a KDE package manager available? Synaptic - simple, and, simple. PackageSe

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread Doug
the world's easiest program to use. Is there a KDE package manager available? What happened with our beloved Synaptic? :-) It works, but it is in /usr/sbin so it needs root permissions. I've found a KDE package called packagesearch which will install and probably remove (but I have

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread Doug
On 11/02/2011 12:22 PM, Sian Mountbatten wrote: Having installed Debian/GNU wheezy onto my desktop, I am now looking for some KDE applications. The only package manager provided on wheezy is aptitude which is not the world's easiest program to use. Is there a KDE package manager avai

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread Camaleón
;>> >>> The only package manager provided on wheezy is aptitude which is not > the >>> world's easiest program to use. >>> >>> Is there a KDE package manager available? >> >> What happened with our beloved Synaptic? :-) > It works

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread Sian Mountbatten
>> world's easiest program to use. >> >> Is there a KDE package manager available? > > What happened with our beloved Synaptic? :-) It works, but it is in /usr/sbin so it needs root permissions. I've found a KDE package called packagesearch which will install a

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:22:14 +, Sian Mountbatten wrote: > Having installed Debian/GNU wheezy onto my desktop, I am now looking for > some KDE applications. > > The only package manager provided on wheezy is aptitude which is not the > world's easiest program to use.

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread J. Bakshi
On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:22:14 + Sian Mountbatten wrote: > Having installed Debian/GNU wheezy onto my desktop, I am now looking > for some KDE applications. > > The only package manager provided on wheezy is aptitude which is not the > world's easiest program to use. > software center ? not k

KDE package manager

2011-11-02 Thread Sian Mountbatten
Having installed Debian/GNU wheezy onto my desktop, I am now looking for some KDE applications. The only package manager provided on wheezy is aptitude which is not the world's easiest program to use. Is there a KDE package manager available? -- Sian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian

Re: Broken KDE package

2006-10-12 Thread Mumia W..
On 10/12/2006 02:51 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: I wanted to install KDE on sarge, and it seems that the kde package is broken. The testing package is ok. beagle:/usr/src# apt-get install kde Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Some packages could not be installed

Broken KDE package

2006-10-12 Thread Mark Phillips
I wanted to install KDE on sarge, and it seems that the kde package is broken. The testing package is ok. beagle:/usr/src# apt-get install kde Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Some packages could not be installed. The following packages have unmet dependencies

Can running Synaptic cause kde-package mgr to behave incorectly?

2005-05-09 Thread John Foster
I have already mentioned twice on this list that I am having a problem with updates. I reinstalled Synaptic, apt and all of the various apt related applications and now have Synaptic running properly. I then recalled that when kde-package manager crapped out was right after I ran Synaptic on my

KDE Package

2004-06-14 Thread Jack Kinnel
Using apt-get I have down loaded and installed KDE form my Debian discs.   I am having problems getting kde stated.  I believe there are some environmental settings I should make.   Can you lead me to a location where I can get installation documentation on this package.  I have tried KDE.ORG

Re: kde package installation???

2003-09-30 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 10:15:56PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Colin Watson wrote: > > Jordan Haddow wrote: > > > Anyways, I was just installing Debian (unstable) and everything has been > > > going fine, until I tried to install KDE. For some reason the KDE packages > > > are all messed up. They

Re: kde package installation???

2003-09-29 Thread Bob Proulx
Colin Watson wrote: > Jordan Haddow wrote: > > Hello, this is my first use of this mailing list. I am sorry if > > this is the wrong area for this type of question. If it is could > > someone tell me where I should send it instead. debian-user is a fine place for user questions such as this. Welc

Re: kde package installation???

2003-09-28 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 03:39:43PM -0700, Jordan Haddow wrote: > Hello, this is my first use of this mailing list. I am sorry if this is the > wrong area for this type of question. If it is could someone tell me where > I should send it instead. > Anyways, I was just installing Debian (unstable)

kde package installation???

2003-09-28 Thread Jordan Haddow
Hello, this is my first use of this mailing list. I am sorry if this is the wrong area for this type of question. If it is could someone tell me where I should send it instead. Anyways, I was just installing Debian (unstable) and everything has been going fine, until I tried to install KDE. For

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-17 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 09:22:42PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 03:38:34PM +0100, Jeff Elkins wrote: > > How would one -uninstall- KDE in one fell swoop? Surely, you don't have to > > apt-get remove each package? > > Easiest way is to either run debfoster, or purge Qt and

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-15 Thread csj
On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 15:38:34 +0100, Jeff Elkins wrote: > > On Friday 14 February 2003 4:21 pm, Michel Loos wrote: > >The kde Package is a metapackage which allows you to install > >all of kde with 1 apt-get. But KDE works fine without the > >package kde. > > How wo

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Paul Johnson
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 03:38:34PM +0100, Jeff Elkins wrote: > How would one -uninstall- KDE in one fell swoop? Surely, you don't have to > apt-get remove each package? Easiest way is to either run debfoster, or purge Qt and then clean up with deborphan -Pa Also, kinda wondering why the default

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Colin Watson
On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 03:08:03PM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 11:45:10PM +, Colin Watson wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 03:38:34PM +0100, Jeff Elkins wrote: > > > How would one -uninstall- KDE in one fell swoop? > > > > Remove the basic libraries and watch the d

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Richard Hector
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 11:45:10PM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 03:38:34PM +0100, Jeff Elkins wrote: > > > > How would one -uninstall- KDE in one fell swoop? > > Remove the basic libraries and watch the dependencies sort it out? Is there a case for introducing that kind o

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Jeff Elkins
On Saturday 15 February 2003 12:10 am, Michael P. Soulier wrote: If apt is working properly, you should be able to remove a base package that all of kde depends on. apt-get --purge remove kdebase Thanks Mike! Jeff Elkins http://www.elkins.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 03:38:34PM +0100, Jeff Elkins wrote: > On Friday 14 February 2003 4:21 pm, Michel Loos wrote: > >The kde Package is a metapackage which allows you to install all of kde > >with 1 apt-get. But KDE works fine without the package kde. > > How would one -

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 14/02/03 Jeff Elkins did speaketh: > How would one -uninstall- KDE in one fell swoop? Surely, you don't have to > apt-get remove each package? If apt is working properly, you should be able to remove a base package that all of kde depends on. apt-get --purge remove kdebase somethin

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread John Hasler
Jeff Elkins writes: > How would one -uninstall- KDE in one fell swoop? Surely, you don't have > to apt-get remove each package? Unfortunately, yes (though the dependency list in the KDE package will tell you what to remove). -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Jeff Elkins
On Friday 14 February 2003 4:21 pm, Michel Loos wrote: >The kde Package is a metapackage which allows you to install all of kde >with 1 apt-get. But KDE works fine without the package kde. How would one -uninstall- KDE in one fell swoop? Surely, you don't have to apt-get remove e

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Wim De Smet
r kedit, ksysv, kcron, > > everything that doesn't look like it is needed for operating kde, even > > kde-base-doc. kde is dependent on all of them. Is this a bug? > > No. kde is a metapackage provided for convenience. If you don't want all > of it, just remove the kde pac

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Michel Loos
27;s the logic? Any > ideas, hints, suggestions? The kde Package is a metapackage which allows you to install all of kde with 1 apt-get. But KDE works fine without the package kde. Michel. > -- > Michel Loos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Colin Watson
> kde-base-doc. kde is dependent on all of them. Is this a bug? No. kde is a metapackage provided for convenience. If you don't want all of it, just remove the kde package, which you can do harmlessly. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBS

kde package dependencies broken (kde relies on everything?)

2003-02-14 Thread Wim De Smet
hi, recently I tried to remove some of the excess software on my system, so I tried removing stuff like koffice, or kate, or kedit, ksysv, kcron, everything that doesn't look like it is needed for operating kde, even kde-base-doc. kde is dependent on all of them. Is this a bug? I can't believe tha

Re: Kde Package

2002-04-06 Thread Shawn McMahon
begin quoting what Theo Bierman said on Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 03:30:47PM +0200: > > Why when I search here do i find nothing on kde but find most other window > managers : http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages ? Because you're searching "stable", which doesn't include KDE. Try "testing". pg

Re: Kde Package

2002-04-06 Thread Theo Bierman
Hi All Why when I search here do i find nothing on kde but find most other window managers : http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages ? Thanks -- Theo Bierman Customer Implementation Team UUNET S.A., a WorldCom Company Tel: +27 11 235-6621 Fax: +27 11 235-6501 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Customer

Re: kernel recompile + broken kde package in Sid

2002-01-20 Thread Scott Henson
On Sun, 2002-01-20 at 11:18, Mike Atamas wrote: > I recompiled my kernel today, and I put in DHCP support. After I > installed the system DHCP was automatically configured. (I selected it > during install). However, when I boot up with the new kernel, it does > automatically autonegotiate eth0, and

Re: kernel recompile + broken kde package in Sid

2002-01-20 Thread Alan Chandler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 20 January 2002 4:18 pm, Mike Atamas wrote: > I recompiled my kernel today, and I put in DHCP support. After I > installed the system DHCP was automatically configured. (I selected it > during install). However, when I boot up with the new ke

kernel recompile + broken kde package in Sid

2002-01-20 Thread Mike Atamas
I recompiled my kernel today, and I put in DHCP support. After I installed the system DHCP was automatically configured. (I selected it during install). However, when I boot up with the new kernel, it does automatically autonegotiate eth0, and the settings are the same. What can I do to fix this?