How To - KDE 4.9.1 Upgrade

[RegionX]

I am new to Linux and am not sure how to get the latest version of KDE. I have seen this page as well as this one but short of downloading each file individually (at which point I wouldnt know what to do with the files anyway) I am not sure how to go about it. I am sure there is a quick code I can punch in to Terminal.

Having a lot of bugs so need to do this asap. (Opengl not working for example).

[RegionX]

Seriously? Surely most people here would have jumped at the KDE 4.9 upgrade and subsequently snapped up 4.9.1? I tried KDE IRC and it is empty.

[zerozero]

assuming you are using mint 13 kde
btw what is the output of

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inxi -Sr

4.9.1. is not yet available in the usual place https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/backports?field.series_filter=precise
if you're not using mint 13 don't use that ppa

[RegionX]

I am indeed running Mint 13 KDE, output is:

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Sensors:   Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubuntu-ppa-backports-precise.list
           deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu precise main
           deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu precise main
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
           deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ precise free non-free
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mint.list
           deb http://ftp.wa.co.za/pub/linuxmint/packages/ maya main upstream import
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.list
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise partner
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yunnxx-kubuntu-precise.list
           deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/yunnxx/kubuntu/ubuntu precise main
           deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/yunnxx/kubuntu/ubuntu precise main

[zerozero]

linux is case sensitive

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inxi -sr

is different from

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inxi -Sr

(note the capital S in the last command)

but back on topic, kubuntu-backports doesn't have 4.9.1 available atm

[RegionX]

Okay I guess I will wait then but how is it that others have done the upgrade already (Or maybe they haven't)? More specifically why do we have to wait for kubuntu-backports?

Here is what I was supposed to give you:

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CPU~Dual core Intel Core i3 CPU M 370 (-HT-MCP-) clocked at 933.000 Mhz Kernel~3.2.0-30-generic x86_64 Up~8:48 Mem~816.0/3627.7MB HDD~320.1GB(2.8% used) Procs~163 Client~Shell inxi~1.7.33


Thanks for the advice so far...

PS: Got OpenGL working

[zerozero]

in ubuntu/mint the latest kde available is (at time of writing) 4.9.0; kubunt-backport is the fastest place to get pre-compiled kde (usually within days), some other more bleeding edge distros offer the latest quicker.

PS: glad you got openGL working

[RegionX]

So it is now in Kubuntu backports. See here. Unfortunately this is whhat I get:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
[sudo] password for cameron:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 125, in <module>
    ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 80, in get_ppa_info_from_lp
    curl.perform()
pycurl.error: (35, 'gnutls_handshake() failed: A TLS packet with unexpected length was received.')


I would also really like to know how big the update will be to download?

[zerozero]

i see that you already added ppa's with add-apt so i'm not exactly sure what is the problem now; the last line of the error is something that i would look in google

pycurl.error: (35, 'gnutls_handshake() failed: A TLS packet with unexpected length was received.')

as for now and adding 4.9.1 you can

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kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list

(will open sources.list as root)
and add the following lines (the actual ppa)

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deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu precise main

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apt update

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apt dist-upgrade