QT 3.3 and upgrade KDE to 3.3: newbie question
Jim Higson
jh at 333.org
Sun Oct 10 16:11:53 UTC 2004
> 2. I wanted to upgrade KDE to KDE 3 (which is announced) but end up in a
> internet-folder (ftp://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/2/RPMS.stable/)
> Not the faintest idea which of all these files I have to download and
> how to install them.
The files are rpm files, the way Redhad (and some other distros) package
sotware, so that when installed it can be managed by a central database.
You could download them directly and install them, but it is far better to use
a program that automates the process. This is becaue packages have
dependencies, so you'd download A, try to install, it'd say it depends on B,
which depends on C etc...
IN the old days this was called dependency hell, but these days you can use
either apt or yum which pretty much just get everything you need when you
install new software.
Personally I preffer apt to yum, but apt is originally a Debian thing that was
ported to Redhat. Yum was for redhat-like systems from the start. I like apt
becausae is it's a common interface on Debian and Redhat systems, which IMO
is a very good thing. Apt is also a bit faster, although I wouldn't worry too
much about that anyway.
There are frontends for apt and yum. The apt one is called synaptic and makes
installing new stuff very easy. Can't remember what the yum one is called.
Hope this helps,
Jim
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