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Mepis-KDE 4:4.7.2 upgrade. Edited. 11 11 2011, to use unstable repo, plus one file to download and install, to remove warnings,

There is 1 bug in this install, and it relates to KDE 4.7, after using Firefox and closing, it will remain in the panel, click on the date it will open click on it again to close, and Firefox in the panel will be removed.

Use a clean a 100% install for this upgrade, and do not use a wireless connection to try and do the upgrade, in simple terms it will fail.

Download Simple Root Actions Menu from here, ( unpack, open folder, press F4 log in as root, ./sram_install select Dolphin as file mgr. and install)

http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Si ... tent=72762

Download i386-linux-gnu.tar.gz from here.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28503495/i386-linux-gnu.tar.gz
unpack it and install in /usr/lib, use root menu to open lib

Install aptitude using synaptic

open etc/apt, using root menu, delete apt.conf, edit sources.list to:
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# See sources.list(5) for more information

# This file should be edited through synaptic

# Debian Repos
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free

deb http://qt-kde.debian.net/debian/ experimental-snapshots main
deb-src http://qt-kde.debian.net/debian/ experimental-snapshots main

deb http://qt-kde2.debian.net/debian/ experimental-snapshots main
deb-src http://qt-kde2.debian.net/debian/ experimental-snapshots main

# Some Debian Multimedia software might be illegal in some jurisdictions
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ unstable main non-free

# Mepis Community Main, Restricted, and Test Repos
# deb http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/repo/ mepis11cr main non-free
# deb http://restricted.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/repo/ mepis11cr restricted restricted-non-free
# deb http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/testrepo/ mepis11cr test
# deb http://restricted.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/testrepo/ mepis11cr test-restricted
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Edit prefereces to:
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Package: *
Pin: release o=MEPIS
Pin-Priority: 801

Package: *
Pin: release o=Mepis community repository, n=mepis11cr
Pin-Priority: 802

Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian
Pin-Priority: 902

Package: *
Pin: release o=volatile.debian.org
Pin-Priority: 901

Package: *
Pin: release o=qt-kde,a=experimental-snapshots
Pin-Priority: 990
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Using root menu backup etc/apt, and etc/xdg,

In Konsole as root
, NOTE if you are using LVM remove lvm2 from below,

then


Open etc/ as root (with root menu), delete apt, rename apt.bak to apt, delete xdg rename xdg.bak to xdg
Open Konsole as root
aptitude update
aptitude install pkg-kde-archive-keyring
(confirm the question about a missing key)

System Settings > Desktop Search > uncheck: Enable Srtigi Desktop File indexer, it can be re-enabled after the upgrade is complete.

Reboot at the login screen > Menu > Console Login
Login as root,
enter, telinit 3
Enter
press Enter to get root promt.

aptitude update
aptitude dist-upgrade

During the upgrade you will be asked,
Services to restart for GNU libc library upgrade: (Press Enter)
Restart services during package upgrades without asking ?, enter y press Enter

It will take quite a while to upgrade, and to save loosing the screen press Enter every few minutes or so,
When complete,
aptitude update
aptitude install kde-standard kdewallpapers gtk2-engines-oxygen kde-config-gtk-style kmenuedit

Type in reboot when the above actions have completed, and reboot into KDE 4.7.2.

Enable oxygen-style in System Settings > Application Appearance > GTK+ Appearance, Widget style, select oxygen-gtk2

Change to Colors click on Get New Schemes, search for: KDE4-Seasons-Colors and install, close dialog, select Summer Apply,
You add color to root by using Alt + F2 kdesu systemsettings > Application Appearance > Colors select Autumn Apply.

Install linux-image (for 32 bit linux-image-3.1.0-1-686-pae and the headers, use the appropriate one for 64 bit)

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Install Firefox 7 from the community repo. then disable the repo.

Activities, the default KDE 4 keyboard shortcut, is Meta + Q and is now installed by default.

The default activities setup by default are as below. (pic)

Enjoy

The kmenuedit executable used to be included in the kdebase-workspace-bin package, it's now a separate package "kmenuedit".

Danum - Mepis-KDE 4:4.7.2 upgrade.

First dumb question perhaps but...

Having followed the procedure outlined would I then have a Mepis 11-modified that can use the CR's and normal repo's? I'm assuming -not- at this point.

Thanks for all your efforts too of course!

You can use the community repo's, most should work, but stay away from the main Mepis repo, it is not included in the sources list anyway,
the default debian repo is wheezy (testing) after upgrading.

Thanks for the info, that clears it up nicely.

Danum,

Having upgraded to kde 4.4.7.2, do I leave the preferences pinned?

Had a slight problem getting kde-standard installed, but it all worked out.

Siles

Following much of Danums' advice plus the contents of his post I have 4.7.2 installed and working with kernel 3.1.0-1-686-pae on my Sid install. I clarify though that Danum advises to NOT use Sid repos if you want to avoid problems. I am encountering 1 problem so far with networking.... I have to restart the network after every boot since the upgrade. Am using Ceni to do that. Any ideas to fix appreciated. ...So far I'm finding it very fast and I like it alot; Thanks Danum Jerry

Yes well I am about to change the advise about using sid, mainly because KDE has been upgraded to 4:4.7.2-1 (I pulled 270 plus upgrades last night) and as of now there are some incompatibilities when using Wheezy, plus I will make some other changes, because KDE 4.7 is moving into experimental
they have still not cured the bug in kmenuedit, so you will still not be able to edit Kmenu, but it runs like it is on steroids, it is unbelievably fast compared to 4.6..

update.... after bootup today I find networking up without configuring it so that eliminates my 1 problem so far!, Yea!

From reading the qt-kde mailing lists, it looks like KDE 4.7.3 will be skipped and they hope to get 4.7.4 in there within a few weeks.