[Sheflug] Re: Linux Magazine this month

[Richard <nospam [at] sheflug.co.uk>]

Keith

Keith Powell wrote:
> 
> > For anyone who has not seen Linux Magazine this month and wants to give
> > KDE2 a go, binaries for SuSE, RH, Mandrake, Debian, Caldera plus
> > sources are on the  cover CD. SuSE users struggling with the beta version
> > on SuSE 7 would do well to install this. Also on there is Netscape
> > 6. Together, these will save you lots of download time and help to cut
> > BT's profits ;)
> 
> I understood that KDE2 was rather "buggy" and that is why version 2.01 was
> brought out so quickly.

Paul said something like this to me on Thursday night.  Wasn't quite
sure what to make of it.  I compiled KDE 1.94 and 2.0 from source on
my SuSE 6.4 machine.  Worked fine.  Then, I tried the Linux Emporium
CDs which are known to work every time without problems.  That version
of KDE 2 for SuSE 6.4 refuses to work on my box.  And, if I do get KDE
2 to work I find that it takes over the whole desktop.  Something that
I don't want.  SuSE 7.0 provides another kettle of fish once again
where KDE 2 does work but with varying success.

My own explanation would be that it's *probably* better to stay away
from KDE 2 just now but do come back to it in a month or two.

Thanks

-- 
Richard

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