Re: Moving to Debian: updated software
On 2010-04-22, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't know of any backported binaries, so you would have to compile it
>> yourself. That, however, would be a major undertaking, and presupposes
>> that the latest KDE4 even compiles against the versions of the various
>> libraries included in lenny.
>>
>
> Yes, compiling KDE is not a hassle that I want to take.
>
>
>> An alternative is to upgrade to testing/unstable, but then you would no
>> longer have the uncomplicated life of a lenny user :-)
>>
>
> Exactly, I need a stable distro.
>
>
>> Or you could wait for the next stable release, or at least for the
>> freeze announcement.
>>
>
> That is not really an option, as I want the _latest_ KDE, not simply
> 4.4. I contribute to KDE and it is important for me to be on the
> latest version. I cannot be on a distro that is perpetually a few
> point releases behind.
Unfortunately, the goals of always having the latest KDE and a stable distro
are not compatible.
>
> Thanks, Liam! I am still weighing my options, including Debian-based
> distros that may be more up to date. I am currently on Kubuntu, but
> the 10.04 release is simply terrible and I'm looking for a new distro.
> Suse would be my next choice, but I prefer Debian-based.
>
Another thing you could consider: run testing/unstable in a virtual
machine or a chroot on your lenny system. Beware, though, that even in
unstable the upload of major packages can be delayed.
Have you asked other KDE contributors about their setups?
--
Liam O'Toole
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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