[SOLVED] Kde 3.5.10 in Ubuntu 10.10

Knightron · 05-07-2011, 07:01 PM

Hey, i'm playing around and learning and fiddling with linux and fbsd. I'd like to try the outdated kde 3.5.10 since it's apparently very different to the current kde which i'm quite fond of, but i don't know how. I've googled it, but i just can't find how to install Kde 3.X on this version of Ubuntu.

jens · 05-07-2011, 10:08 PM

Trinity is based on KDE3.5:
http://www.trinitydesktop.org/

Hendronicus · 05-08-2011, 01:00 AM

jens is correct. If you want KDE 3.5.x in any fairly new Ubuntu, then Trinity is the way to go. They have a very easy install procedure via the package manager and it won't mess up your system. I've done it before and it went pretty well.

Knightron · 05-08-2011, 04:07 PM

i know i'm gonna sound silly, but how do i add to the /etc/apt/sources.list file

Hendronicus · 05-09-2011, 12:58 AM

Go to http://www.trinitydesktop.org they've got instructions.

Knightron · 05-09-2011, 03:13 AM

instructions to install the desktop, which goes like this, "Add these lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file".. ..

the trooper · 05-09-2011, 04:02 AM

You can either use a text editor like vim,nano etc,or I believe you can add repositories via the Synaptic package manager gui.

Hendronicus · 05-09-2011, 10:23 AM

Step 1. Copy those lines from your browser.
Step 2. Open the terminal and type sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Step 3. Paste and save.
Step 4. Profit!

Knightron · 05-19-2011, 04:20 PM

Hey, got it working. it wasn't bad, it actually reminded me a bit of gnome, i think i prefer kde plasma though, thanks everyone though.