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This has the advantage that your main system is not upgraded, but does require a significant more amount of disk space. | This has the advantage that your main system is not upgraded, but does require a significant more amount of disk space. | ||
Note that project neon runs with a different KDE config directory so your settings will not be transferred, | Note that project neon runs with a different KDE config directory so your settings will not be transferred, this means original settings will not be affected. | ||
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When at your login screen, click the blue arrow to select your Session, here select "Project Neon". | When at your login screen, click the blue arrow to select your Session, here select "Project Neon". | ||
To revert back to your original KDE setup, select "KDE Plasma Workspace" | To revert back to your original stable KDE setup, select "KDE Plasma Workspace" at the login screen. | ||
== Compiling the sources == | == Compiling the sources == | ||
Revision as of 07:44, 26 May 2012
Installing 4.9 beta 1 with your distribution packages
Slackware
The packages will be obtainable at http://alien.slackbook.org/ktown/ The instructions for usage will be posted on http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/
Arch Linux
There is a dedicated [kde-unstable] repository. This repo only contains KDE/Calligra beta releases (and their unstable deps); when the stable version is out, the packages are removed.
Installation steps are at:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KDE#Official_kde-unstable and
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:KDE#Users
In case you want to test Pairs alone, you can use the package from aur 'pairs-git': http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=56310
Gentoo
Provides scm versions (ebuilds) for master/trunk & stable branch, betas and rc's in an extra repository (overlay). Detailed install instructions can be found here:
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/kde/kde4-guide.xml
Fedora
There is an unofficial kde-unstable/kde-testing and a kde-stable repo maintained by Rex Dieter - the place where the newest bits come for already released stuff. But Fedora Rawhide is always the first place for all builds.
Kubuntu
Using Project Neon
Project neon will install the latest version of KDE *alongside* your current installation. This has the advantage that your main system is not upgraded, but does require a significant more amount of disk space.
Note that project neon runs with a different KDE config directory so your settings will not be transferred, this means original settings will not be affected.
Installation
First add the project neon repository:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neon/ppa
Then upgrade apts list of packages
sudo apt-get update
Finally install project neon:
sudo apt-get install FIXME FIXME FIXME.
Running
When at your login screen, click the blue arrow to select your Session, here select "Project Neon". To revert back to your original stable KDE setup, select "KDE Plasma Workspace" at the login screen.