KDE 4.8.3 puzzle

On Sun, 13 May 2012 16:55:08 +0100, just as I was about to take a
herb, DrTeeth disturbed my reverie and wrote:

How come KDE 4.8.3 was available via the Cinnamon update manager and
not YaST?

In Open SuSE 12.1

Cheers

DrT
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On 05/13/2012 05:55 PM, DrTeeth wrote:

How come KDE 4.8.3 was available via the Cinnamon update manager and
not YaST?

i've neither installed nor used 'Cinnamon update manager' so i'm not
sure what it is doing (but if it is anything like apper or packagekit,
it is garbage and will kill your openSUSE)..

YaST Online Update pulls only from the update repo...and, that repo does
not contain 4.8.3..

so, to get that installed with YaST you have to use Software Management,
while the 4.8.3 containing repo is enabled and "switch" sources..

there are several posts with specific instructions in
forums.opensuse.org, have a look here: http://tinyurl.com/6ulebe6 where
you are also likely to find some of the problems folks are having after
'upgrading'you may want to weigh the cost vs benefits..

dd

On Sun, 13 May 2012 22:18:16 +0200, just as I was about to take a
herb, DenverD disturbed my reverie and wrote:

there are several posts with specific instructions in
forums.opensuse.org, have a look here: http://tinyurl.com/6ulebe6 where
you are also likely to find some of the problems folks are having after
'upgrading'you may want to weigh the cost vs benefits..

Upgraded two PCs this way to KDE 4.8.3 without any obvious issues at
all. Sorry, LOL.

Cheers

DrT
______________________________
We may not be able to prevent the stormy times in
our lives; but we can always choose to dance
in the puddles (Jewish proverb).

On 05/13/2012 11:59 PM, DrTeeth wrote:

Upgraded two PCs this way to KDE 4.8.3 without any obvious issues at
all. Sorry, LOL.

with so few complaining it is certainly not all who have
problems...congrats on your smooth move..

dd

DenverD wrote:

On 05/13/2012 05:55 PM, DrTeeth wrote:

How come KDE 4.8.3 was available via the Cinnamon update manager and
not YaST?

i've neither installed nor used 'Cinnamon update manager' so i'm not
sure what it is doing (but if it is anything like apper or packagekit,
it is garbage and will kill your openSUSE)..

YaST Online Update pulls only from the update repo...and, that repo does
not contain 4.8.3..

so, to get that installed with YaST you have to use Software Management,
while the 4.8.3 containing repo is enabled and "switch" sources..

there are several posts with specific instructions in
forums.opensuse.org, have a look here: http://tinyurl.com/6ulebe6 where
you are also likely to find some of the problems folks are having after
'upgrading'you may want to weigh the cost vs benefits..

4.8.3 is available via obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
I just found I run 4.8.3 and I have never used a Cinnamon thing.

I remember reading lately Cinnamon was available for Debian-based Mint
Linux, and provided a cool-new re-tooled version of Gnome to Mint users, but
never checked in to whether they provide for other distros.

Another reason Suse doesn't rush things for installation is that I get the
impression they are more cautious in testing.