From 5f2e314a851a8f113fb8b7d339f39ae55e051948 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Hameleers Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:57:52 +0200 Subject: Release of KDE 5_18.04 for Slackware - PKGLIST updated with the list of available packages in this release (limited to slackware-current). - README updated. --- README.5_18.02.testing | 87 -------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 87 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 README.5_18.02.testing (limited to 'README.5_18.02.testing') diff --git a/README.5_18.02.testing b/README.5_18.02.testing deleted file mode 100644 index f13f92a..0000000 --- a/README.5_18.02.testing +++ /dev/null @@ -1,87 +0,0 @@ -KDE5 -==== - -Here is KDE 5_18.02_testing for Slackware, consisting of the -KDE Frameworks 5.43.0, Plasma 5.12.0 and Applications 17.12.2 -on top of Qt 5.9.4. - -Upgrading from 5_18.01_testing is straight-forward. - -KDE-5_18.02_testing is meant to be installed on top of slackware -current. -It is different from the 'regular' KDE_5.18.02 release in the sense that this -'testing' release has a working Wayland support for Plasma5 on Slackware. -To this purpose, the original Slackware packages 'mesa' and xorg-server' -were recompiled to add Wayland support. Having to provide altered packages -for mesa and xorg-server is not something I want to do for my regular 'ktown' -repository because it may break your system at any time when Pat Volkerding -pushes updates to Slackware-current. - -Because of the similarity between 'testing' and 'latest', I am not -repeating the full README here - for upgrade instructions and NEWS please -check the README file in the 'latest' section of the ktown repository. - -If you want to start a Wayland session, here is how you do it: -- runlevel 3 (console): run the 'startkwayland' command as your regular user. -- runlevel 4 (SDDM): select "Plasma (Wayland)" from the session dropdown - and then proceed to login. - -Caveats: -So far, I ran into these issues: -- the graphical login through SDDM is not working correctly and currently - it is advised to use runlevel 3 instead. This needs fixes to SDDM as well - as ConsoleKit2. -- dropbox does not start, unless you unset the QT_QPA_PLATFORM variable first -- gnome-keyring does not start so you can not auto-login to skypeforlinux -- hp-tray eats 100% CPU. - -Details about the 'testing' repository: -In the old 'testing' release of August 2016 I had to add a 'elogind' -package to provide a 'logind' DBus interface to kwin_wayland. That is no -longer necessary. During the past year, I have talked to the ConoleKit2 (CK2) -and the KWin developers and asked for an extension of CK2 DBus API which -implements the logind DBus API required by KWin. That has been done and -the KWin developers then added CK2 as an alternative in case systemd-logind -is not present on the system. -Which means, we do not need PAM nor systemd to make Wayland work on Slackware. - -The differences between 'KDE-5_18.02' and 'KDE-5_18.02_testing': - -Added packages: - Deps: - - wayland-protocols - - mesa (recompiled Slackware package to add wayland support) - - xorg-server (recompiled Slackware package to add wayland support) - - ConsoleKit2 (updated the Slackware package to 1.2.x to get the new - logind DBus API support) -Recompiled packages (in build order): - Deps: - - libxkbcommon - - qt5 - Frameworks: - - kwayland - - plasma-framework - Plasma: - - kinfocenter - - kscreenlocker - - kwayland-integration - - libkscreen2 - - plasma-desktop - - plasma-integration - - plasma-workspace - - powerdevil - - kwin - -NOTE: -The packages which have been recompiled to pick up Wayland support do not -have the 'alien' tag. I have tagged them with the string 'wayland' instead. -Only the added ConsoleKit2 and wayland-protocols packages in the 'deps/' -section have the usual 'alien' tag. -Update your slackpkg blacklist if needed. - -NOTE: -Only install this 'testing' release if you intend to help with getting -Wayland working on Slackware. Otherwise, the 'latest' release is what -you need. - -============================================================================== - Eric Hameleers / alien at slackware dot com / 10-feb-2018 -- cgit v1.2.3