Can't install KDE 3.1 on SuSE 7.2

[kenbeal]

Hi,

I'm having trouble installing KDE 3.1 on SuSE 7.2. I've tried following the directions I got from dot.kde.org:

1. download all KDE3.1 rpm's
2. go to that directory
3. rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs
4. run 'SuSEconfig'
5. restart X-server
done

However, when I run "startx" I get the KDE 2 desktop.

Thanks for your assistance,
Ken

[hop-frog]

Originally posted by kenbeal
1. download all KDE3.1 rpm's
2. go to that directory
3. rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs
4. run 'SuSEconfig'
5. restart X-server


Step 3 seems strange to me. Somehow I think it should be "rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs *", but I am not certain.

When you ran step three did it start listing tons of test on the screen?

Also did you download packages made specifically for SuSE 7.2? suse.com has rpm's of KDE 3.1 for all different SuSE releases in their download section.

[kenbeal]

Yeah I cut-and-pasted his steps, and I found that I had to add the "*" when following them.

It didn't list a ton of tests. It mostly listed a bunch of "********" lines, and about halfway through it said "updating config file" I think it was rc.local but I could be mistaken.

And yes, the RPMs I downloaded were specifically for SuSE 7.2.