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author | Eric Hameleers <alien@slackware.com> | 2020-04-26 15:04:02 +0200 |
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committer | Eric Hameleers <alien@slackware.com> | 2020-04-26 15:04:02 +0200 |
commit | 52d10fb386726b3ebdb258346d367e4aa1d7eee2 (patch) | |
tree | 063f3dd5cc795f34e631d16468ced6d1311ec124 /README.5_20.04 | |
parent | 931392c7f8ce96d48a3a7d758769704ee3a1378a (diff) | |
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Release of KDE 5_20.04 for SlackwareKDE-5_20.045_20.04
- PKGLIST updated with the list of available packages in this release
(limited to slackware-current).
- README updated.
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-rw-r--r-- | README.5_20.04 (renamed from README.5_20.03) | 64 |
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/README.5_20.03 b/README.5_20.04 index d084c60..548be56 100644 --- a/README.5_20.03 +++ b/README.5_20.04 @@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ KDE5 The 'latest' repository: Plasma5 release without PAM support. The 'testing' repository: Plasma5 release with PAM support from Slackware's /testing area. -The regular 'latest' ktown repository is still meant to be used with +I.e. the regular 'latest' ktown repository is still meant to be used with the regular non-pam Slackware! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Not planned (the Feb '20 release was supposed to be my final one), -but nevertheless here it is: -KDE 5_20.03 for Slackware, consisting of KDE Frameworks 5.68.0, Plasma 5.18.3 -and Applications 19.12.3 on top of Slackware's Qt 5.13.2. +I keep announcing that I will stop providing monthly updates, but Slackware +seems stuck in its Qt4 based past, so here is one more attempt in order +to give you the new Application Releases 20.04: -Upgrading from the previous 5_20.02 is relatively straight-forward. +KDE 5_20.04 for Slackware, consisting of KDE Frameworks 5.69.0, Plasma 5.18.4 +and Applications 20.04.0 on top of Slackware's Qt 5.13.2. -KDE-5_20.03 is meant to be installed on top of Slackware -current. +Upgrading from the previous 5_20.03 is relatively straight-forward. + +KDE-5_20.04 is meant to be installed on top of Slackware -current. It will *replace* any version of KDE 4 you might have installed! The Plasma 5 Desktop has gotten rid of its Qt4 legacy. Since the release of Applications 17.12 there's nothing left which is based on kdelibs4. @@ -24,27 +26,27 @@ Slackware-current has begun its slow adoptation of the Plasma5 dependencies. Most importantly, QT5 and its dependencies are already part of Slackware. What is the NEWS in this batch of updates: -- Like last month, the Plasma5 in my 'testing' repository has been compiled - against the new PAM in Slackware-current's aptly called '/testing' area. +- The Plasma5 in my 'testing' repository has again been compiled against + the PAM packages in Slackware-current's aptly called '/testing' area. The following packages will pick up PAM support: plasma:kscreenlocker,plasma-workspace,kwallet-pam plasma-extra:sddm-qt5 -- There were some removals in the 'deps' section, all these packages are now - present in Slackware itself: - OpenAL (renamed in Slackware to openal-soft), SDL_sound (included in - Slackware's sdl), brotli, hyphen, libxkbcommon, qt5, qt5-webkit, socat, - wayland, wayland-protocols, woff2. - The sip packkage was upgraded. And since last month's batch I had also - upgraded qca-qt5. -- Frameworks 5.68.0 is an incremental stability release, see also: - https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.68.0.php -- Plasma 5.18.3 is the third release of the new 5.18 Long Term Support cycle. - See https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.18.3.php -- In plasma-extra I updated latte-dock. -- Applications 19.12.3 is a bug-fix increment in the 19.12 cycle of the - KDE Application Releases. - See https://kde.org/announcements/releases/19.12.3/ -- In applications-extra I updated kstars and added a new package: labplot. +- In 'deps' I added the package kdsoap as a new dependency for kio-extras, + and upgraded accountsservice. grantlee and mlt. + Also I re-added PyQt5 since the version which is now in Slackware is lacking + python2 support and several Plasma5 packages refused to compile with error + 'ImportError: No module named PyQt5.Qt'. +- Frameworks 5.69.0 is an incremental stability release, see also: + https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.69.0.php +- Plasma 5.18.4 is the fifth release of the 5.18 Long Term Support cycle. + See https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.18.4.php +- In plasma-extra I updated latte-dock. I also removed kdeconnect-framework, + because the package is now part of Applications (and called kdeconnect-kde). +- Applications 20.04.0 is the start of the next quarterly development cycle; + 20.04 highlights can be found on the announcement page for KDE Application + Releases https://kde.org/announcements/releases/20.04.0/ + As said earlier. there's one new package in here: kdeconnect-kde. +- In applications-extra I updated kdiagram, krita, kpmcore and partitionmanager. Further points of interest: - If you have a KDE4-based application that needs library support on this @@ -147,8 +149,16 @@ the way, they were split up, renamed or integrated and that is the reason for some of the 'removepkg' lines you'll see below. Here we go: +If you have my 'ktown' set of KDE 5_20.03 installed: +- Upgrade to KDE 5_20.04 + Remove the packages that no longer exist in KDE 5_20.04: + # removepkg kdeconnect-framework + If you have my 'ktown' set of KDE 5_20.02 installed: -- No further actions are needed. +- Upgrade to KDE 5_20.03 + Remove the packages that no longer exist in KDE 5_20.03: + # removepkg OpenAL + # removepkg SDL_sound If you have my 'ktown' set of KDE 5_20.01 installed: - Upgrade to KDE 5_20.02 @@ -347,4 +357,4 @@ Reboot your computer and login to a Plasma session. ============================================================================== - Eric Hameleers / alien at slackware dot com / 13-mar-2020 + Eric Hameleers / alien at slackware dot com / 23-apr-2020 |