2008/5/24 Srdjan Todorovic todorovic.s@googlemail.com:
Hi,
On Fri, 23 May 2008, James Freer wrote:
I have seen a number of similar things with kubuntu on another site. Thing is they sort ubuntu with gnome rather better than kubuntu. KDE
This is probably true. Can you prove it though?
I'm no expert my comment was based on a] the number of posts on ubuntu forums regarding kubuntu. Seem to be less problems with ubuntu run with KDE desktop. b] ubuntu supports gnome rather than KDE it seems - that is a majority view from what i've read on lists [some won't agree a lot don't like the gnome interface - i don't care so much about looks and dislike glitches/bugs].
is nice and fancy but with grief. opensuse support KDE rather better
Err, no. KDE itself is not a grief. Did you mean KDE on ubuntu (ie. KDE with Kubuntu)?
as notes a] and b] above if i wanted to run KDE - i would install ubuntu and then KDE desktop. If one just has the odd KDE app just install and dependencies follow.
Don't have time right now to do upgrade and deal with any potential related problems. A full update is certainly going to be desirable.
I'm still not convinced this is a KDE related issue. I don't have a gnome based distro on there to run tests. I think next time I see the update icon I will try updating with apt-get and see if that will trigger the problem.
Is there any way of forcing apt to see an update and to carry out the update, even though there has not been an oficial update? Do I create a repository on some box at work and add that to my sources list and update that way? (this is just to provide me ability to test this on demand, without having to wait a few days between updates)
All updates i follow the recommended System~>Administration~>Update manager The update database for apt-get, synaptic and aptitude are separate. Update with just apt-get update only does that database - the irritating update icon is from Update Manager (and continues to display until update manager is used, although could be disabled). Kubuntu has had quite a few problems i seem to recall with Adept. If i was using kubuntu i'd install synaptic (a different world to suse's Yast).
james