On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:49:34 -0400, Harvie Powis wrote:

> I just id a fresh install of 2009.0. How do I get KDE3 (KDE4 is too
> different for my liking)?

Are you booting to run level 3, or run level 5?

Assuming you are using run level 3, with kde 3 installed,
"startx KDE" will go to kde 3.5.9.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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Harvie Powis wrote:
> I just id a fresh install of 2009.0. How do I get KDE3 (KDE4 is too
> different for my liking)?

See Bruno's instructions for going from 2008 > 2009 KDE 3
http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/in...864ea020ff5a45
d9cd&showtopic=21440&view=findpost&p=255881 or http://snipr.com/4apd7

And earlier post in that thread talks about 2009 KDE4 > urpmi task-kde3

.... but he tells why he doesn't like that method.



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David W. Hodgins wrote:

>
>
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:49:34 -0400, Harvie Powis
> wrote:
>
>> I just id a fresh install of 2009.0. How do I get KDE3 (KDE4 is too
>> different for my liking)?
>
> Are you booting to run level 3, or run level 5?
>
> Assuming you are using run level 3, with kde 3 installed,
> "startx KDE" will go to kde 3.5.9.
>
> Regards, Dave Hodgins
>
I am using run level 3 Dave, but I don't have KDE 3 installed. Do I simply
urpmi kde3.5.9 ?

Thanks , Harvie

Em Domingo, 12 de Outubro de 2008 22:45, Harvie Powis escreveu:

> David W. Hodgins wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:49:34 -0400, Harvie Powis
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I just id a fresh install of 2009.0. How do I get KDE3 (KDE4 is too
>>> different for my liking)?
>>
>> Are you booting to run level 3, or run level 5?
>>
>> Assuming you are using run level 3, with kde 3 installed,
>> "startx KDE" will go to kde 3.5.9.
>>
>> Regards, Dave Hodgins
>>
> I am using run level 3 Dave, but I don't have KDE 3 installed. Do I simply
> urpmi kde3.5.9 ?
>
> Thanks , Harvie

start by urpmi kdebase

On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:45:33 -0400, Harvie Powis wrote:

> I am using run level 3 Dave, but I don't have KDE 3 installed. Do I simply
> urpmi kde3.5.9 ?

Try "urpmi task-kde3".

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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