How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

[bcooksley]

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:07 am

Could you check for the existence of the following files?

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/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so
/share/kde4/services/phononbackends/xine.desktop

If you use GStreamer then exchange xine for gstreamer.

Could you check for the existence of the following files?
[code]/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so
/share/kde4/services/phononbackends/xine.desktop[/code]
If you use GStreamer then exchange xine for gstreamer.

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:34 am

Does anyone else has the problem of missing menu entries and no text in its place?

Does anyone else has the problem of missing menu entries and no text in its place?

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:02 am

Does anyone else has the problem of missing menu entries and no text in its place?

I have the same problem, "Favorites" and "Computer" seem to work, but I have NOTHING listed under "Applications" on the kick-off menu. If I log back into 4.1.3 all my apps are back, but there are none in 4.2.

On a side note, Alt-F2 won't bring up the run dialog either. I have to manually change the keyboard shortcut, and then if I change it back to default it will work again.

[quote="jithin1987"]
Does anyone else has the problem of missing menu entries and no text in its place?
[/quote]

I have the same problem, "Favorites" and "Computer" seem to work, but I have NOTHING listed under "Applications" on the kick-off menu. If I log back into 4.1.3 all my apps are back, but there are none in 4.2.

On a side note, Alt-F2 won't bring up the run dialog either. I have to manually change the keyboard shortcut, and then if I change it back to default it will work again.

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:35 am

By menu entry I meant dolphin menu. I have no problem with K Menu.

By menu entry I meant dolphin menu. I have no problem with K Menu.

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:40 am

Oops, my bad... I do get the "no text" on the Dolphin menus also.

Oops, my bad... I do get the "no text" on the Dolphin menus also.

[JontheEchinda]

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:11 pm

The Neon packages are a bit buggy. A machine takes a KDE trunk snapshot and craps it out, so a human is not involved in the process. (Other than the one who wrote the script in the first place ) I would recommend using the official Kubuntu packages (which does not have either of these problems) for actually using KDE 4.2, and neon for checking out new features as they arrive in trunk.

The Neon packages are a bit buggy. A machine takes a KDE trunk snapshot and craps it out, so a human is not involved in the process. (Other than the one who wrote the script in the first place ;-)) I would recommend using the [url=http://www.kubuntu.org/node/58]official Kubuntu packages[/url] (which does not have either of these problems) for actually [i]using[/i] KDE 4.2, and neon for checking out new features as they arrive in trunk.

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:47 pm

Could you check for the existence of the following files?

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/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so
/share/kde4/services/phononbackends/xine.desktop

If you use GStreamer then exchange xine for gstreamer.

I have only kde.so in the location /opt/kde4-nightly/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so

[quote="bcooksley"]
Could you check for the existence of the following files?
[code]/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so
/share/kde4/services/phononbackends/xine.desktop[/code]
If you use GStreamer then exchange xine for gstreamer.
[/quote]

I have only kde.so in the location /opt/kde4-nightly/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so

[bcooksley]

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:24 am

I am not surprised that you cannot open Multimedia in System Settings then, since there is no Phonon backend. Can you hear any sound notifications? I believe they require a Phonon backend.

I would recommend asking the neon people why a Phonon backend is not included.

I am not surprised that you cannot open Multimedia in System Settings then, since there is no Phonon backend. Can you hear any sound notifications? I believe they require a Phonon backend.

I would recommend asking the neon people why a Phonon backend is not included.

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:51 pm

Kubuntu packages for 4.2 beta1 finally available on the experimental repository:

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deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-experimental/ubuntu intrepid main

Kubuntu packages for 4.2 beta1 finally available on the experimental repository:
[code]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-experimental/ubuntu intrepid main[/code]

RE: How can i install a Kde 4.2 beta System

Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:26 pm

But if I install from kubuntu-experimental will they over write my existing kde 4.1.3. I do not want that to happen since kde 4.2 is still i beta and may contain bugs which might affect my work

But if I install from kubuntu-experimental will they over write my existing kde 4.1.3. I do not want that to happen since kde 4.2 is still i beta and may contain bugs which might affect my work