KDE4 woes

[Tim Wunder]

On Monday 01 June 2009 04:48:14 pm David A. Bandel wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Wow.  Since last week's KDE4 debut, I've had nothing but headaches.
> First it was learning this new interface.  Now it looks like I'll need
> to install a supercomputer and buy about 100 @ terabyte drives.
>
> When KDE4 installed, the students at the school where I have an X
> server with about 20 terminals, were taking exams.  Now that exams are
> over and everyone is back to using the system, KDE4 looks like real
> CRAP.
>
> First, the load on the machine (3Gb RAM and a core 2 duo) went from
> 0.2 to between 30-40 with a class logged in.  That's bad (slow)
> enough.  But the /home disk which had about 20% usage is now at 90%
> and rising rapidly to exhaustion thanks to a monstrous POS called
> akonadi which is building GB databases for each one of the over 200
> students.
>
> Anyone know how to rip out/neuter akonadi without ripping out KDE
> completely?  Seems all of KDE depends on akonadi (whatever the hell
> that is).
>

I though akonadi was part of kdepim. Perhaps ripping out kdepim/kmail and then 
akonadi would work.

> If I had a week to work on this ...
>

What's the feasibility of going back to KDE 3.5.x? You're running debian, 
right? Can't you set up a repo with packages of 3.5.x, exclude KDE from any 
updates and be done with it?

HTH, 
Tim
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