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author | Eric Hameleers <alien@slackware.com> | 2015-05-30 15:03:20 +0200 |
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committer | Eric Hameleers <alien@slackware.com> | 2015-05-30 15:03:20 +0200 |
commit | ea7824ae140949e93523f21ec9496fcd6d52fdc0 (patch) | |
tree | 013fc11f3ce0295fd7489eeeff0a2131338d12e1 /README.5_15.05 | |
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Release of KDE 5_15.05 for Slackware.KDE-5_15.055_15.05
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diff --git a/README.5_15.04 b/README.5_15.05 index 9340541..b514297 100644 --- a/README.5_15.04 +++ b/README.5_15.05 @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ KDE5 ==== -This is KDE 5_15.04 for Slackware, consisting of the KDE Frameworks 5.9.0, -Plasma 5.3.0 and Applications 15.04.0. +This is KDE 5_15.05 for Slackware, consisting of the KDE Frameworks 5.10.0, +Plasma 5.3.1 and Applications 15.04.1. It's mostly a maintenance release for +all components; there's no new packages or functionality. This is meant only to be installed on top of Slackware -current and it will *replace* any version of KDE 4 you migh thave installed! @@ -14,34 +15,34 @@ using Qt 5 and Frameworks 5. And with the Breeze themed artwork and its own Oxygen font, this desktop looks clean and modern. -New & changed since my KDE 5_15.03 release: -- kde/frameworks packages were updated to 5.9.0. One new Framework was added: - + ModemManagerQt: a Qt wrapper for ModemManager API, this used to be - libmm-qt5 in the plasma directory. - See also https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.9.0.php -- kde/plasma packages were updated to 5.3.0. This is new feature release, - see also https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.3.0.php - Note that I did not compile the new Plasma Mediacenter tech-preview. -- kde/applications packages were updated to 15.04.0. This is a bugfix release, - see also https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-15.04.0.php - Note that I did not compile the new KDEnlive and KDE Telepathy. They need - a lot of attention before I can build them and it was more important to me - to have a new release of KDE 5 out as fast as possible, that works with - the latest slackware-current. - If you are curious and want to try yourself, start by reading: - https://community.kde.org/KTp/Setting_up_KAccounts -- kde/kde4, new versions of kdelibs, kdepim* +New & changed since my KDE 5_15.04 release: +- kde/frameworks packages were updated to 5.10.0. No new Frameworks this time. + See also https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.10.0.php +- kde/plasma packages were updated to 5.3.1. This is a maintenance release, + see also https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.3.1.php +- kde/applications packages were updated to 15.04.1. This is a bugfix release, + see also https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-15.04.1.php +- kde/kde4, new LTS (Long Term Support) versions of kdelibs, kdepim* +- deps directory: I have removed qt-gstreamer0 because I do not think any + package uses it. Slackware has moved to gstreamer-1 and furthermore, the + contents of qt-gstreamer and qt-gstreamer0 paackages had a partial overlap + in their files. Be sure to re-install qt-gstreamer just in case. +- I fixed the missing shutdown/reboot and suspend/hibernate options in the + menu by adding several Polkit policy files to the powerdevil package. + +Further points of interest that are unchanged since the previous releases: - kde/kde4-extragear is completely emptied - you should use the packages from slackware-current (calligra, k3b, kaudiocreator, kplayer, kwebkitpart, oxygen-gtk2, oxygen-gtk3, kdevplatform, kdevelop-pg-qt, kdevelop, kdev-python, kdevelop-php, kdevelop-php-docs, skanlite, kio-mtp, libktorrent, ktorrent, partitionmanager). -- deps directory has three new packages (PyQt5, cfitsio, grantlee-qt5) - to allow the new KF5 ports kstars and rocs to compile and since lots of - applications can use PyQt5; updates for PyQt, qt5 and sip; and the rest has - been recompiled just to be sure they are compatible with slackware-current. - -Further points of interest that are unchanged since the previous releases: +- I still did not compile the new Plasma Mediacenter tech-preview. +- Note that I did not compile the new KDEnlive and KDE Telepathy. They need + a lot of attention before I can build them and it was more important to me + to have a new release of KDE 5 out as fast as possible, that works with + the latest slackware-current. + If you are curious and want to try yourself, start by reading: + https://community.kde.org/KTp/Setting_up_KAccounts - katepart4 was added so that kdevelop works again - konsolepart4 was added to be able to use an embedded konsole in dolphin - sddm-theme-breeze was removed, the theme is now part of plasma-workspace @@ -51,10 +52,9 @@ Further points of interest that are unchanged since the previous releases: applications to dock into the Plasma 5 system tray, more dependencies were needed. So, apart from updates to regular Slackware packages, these are the new ones: - LibRaw, OpenAL, akonadi-qt5, eigen3, gst1-plugins-base, gst1-plugins-good, - gstreamer1, json-glib, libappindicator, libdbusmenu-gtk, libdbusmenu-qt5, - libepoxy, libfakekey, libindicator, orc, polkit-qt5-1, qca-qt5, qt-gstreamer, - qt-gstreamer1, qt5, sni-qt, wayland and xapian-core. + OpenAL, PyQT5, cfitsio, grantlee-qt5, json-glib, libappindicator, + libdbusmenu-gtk, libdbusmenu-qt5, libepoxy, libfakekey, libindicator, + polkit-qt5-1, qca-qt5, qt-gstreamer, qt5, sni-qt, wayland and xapian-core. - Note for users of multilib Slackware64 and also using Skype: you will have to grab the 32-bit version of sni-qt and run 'convertpkg-compat32' on it, or else Skype won't be able to dock its icon in the systray. @@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ If you decide to install these packages on top of a fresh installation of will have to install the following essential Slackware-current packages at a a minimum: * bluedevil - * polkit-kde-agent-1 - * polkit-kde-kcmodules-1 And optionally install these extragear packages as well: * amarok * calligra @@ -161,12 +159,21 @@ If you have Slackware-current's default KDE 4.14.3 installed: # removepkg /var/log/packages/*-4.14.3-* # removepkg libkscreen # removepkg kscreen + # removepkg kactivities # removepkg kde-workspace # removepkg libmm-qt # removepkg libnm-qt # removepkg plasma-nm + # removepkg polkit-kde-agent-1 + # removepkg polkit-kde-kcmodules-1 # removepkg kdeconnect-kde +If you have my 'ktown' set of KDE 5_15.04 installed: +- Remove packages that no longer exist in KDE 5_15.05: + # removepkg qt-gstreamer0 +- Re-install packages from KDE 5_15.04: + * qt-gstreamer + If you have my 'ktown' set of KDE 5_15.03 installed: - Remove packages that no longer exist in KDE 5_15.04: # removepkg gst1-plugins-base @@ -256,5 +263,4 @@ renamed or integrated and that is the reason for the 'removepkg' lines): Then reboot your system. ============================================================================== - Eric Hameleers / alien at slackware dot com / 28-apr-2015 - + Eric Hameleers / alien at slackware dot com / 24-may-2015 |