Installing KDE 3.2 via apt-get

[David A. Bandel]

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On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 20:28:21 -0600
Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:

> I'm attempting to install KDE 3.2 from kde-redhat.sourceforge.net ...
> 
> After wrestling with dependencies for quite some time, I eventually 
> ended up with this command:
> 
>     apt-get install kde kdebase gtk2 gtk+-devel
> 
> Which satisfies dependencies but now it quits with this:
> 
> -------------
>          file /usr/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.desktop 
> from install of kdelibs-3.2.0-0.fdr.1.rh90 conflicts with file from 
> package openoffice-1.0.2-4

you've still got 1.0.2 installed? 1.1.0 is _much_ better

>          file /usr/share/mimelnk/application/x-kudesigner.desktop from
>          
> install of kdelibs-3.2.0-0.fdr.1.rh90 conflicts with file from package
> 
> koffice-1.2.1-7

w/ OO, why do you need this?

>          file /usr/share/mimelnk/application/x-cue.desktop from
>          install 
> of kdelibs-3.2.0-0.fdr.1.rh90 conflicts with file from package 
> k3b-0.10.3-1.xcyb.8.rh9
>          file /usr/share/mimelnk/application/x-iso.desktop from
>          install 
> of kdelibs-3.2.0-0.fdr.1.rh90 conflicts with file from package 
> k3b-0.10.3-1.xcyb.8.rh9
>          file /usr/share/mimelnk/application/x-ace.desktop from
>          install 
> of kdelibs-3.2.0-0.fdr.1.rh90 conflicts with file from package 
> krusader-1.30-rhfc1
> -------------
> 
> Even a --force-yes won't get it past these (seemingly trivial) errors.
> 
> Apt-get doesn't seem to have an option like --prompt-before-die or 
> --just-install-the-darn-thing-will-ya.

you need to:
cd /var/cache/apt/archives
dpkg -i --force-all kde_blah_blah.deb etc.

then upgrade OO.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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