[Digikam-users] Re: Any interests in Digikam 2.0 packages and digikam PPA?

Tue Mar 8 01:35:13 GMT 2011

OK Thanks for the explanation Phillip.
Cheers JohnB

On 08/03/11 11:02, Philip Johnsson wrote:
> Now it's done!
>
> I have now uploaded packages with Digikam 2.0. I built them from 
> today's code from git so it will be Digikam 2.0 beta4 in development 
> (as you will see in the "about Digikam" window). If you feel 
> experimental and want to go with more cutting edge code then you find 
> the packages in my "kubuntu-backports" PPA. The main packages are 
> called digikam2, showfoto2 and kipi-plugins2. That way you won't 
> automatically get them updated if you prefer to still use the stable 
> 1.9 release.You can't run them both at the same time on the same 
> system as they will conflict. If you want to play safe then backup 
> your Digikam settings and other stuff before you play around with the 
> latest.
>
> It all should just work but if you have any problems installing the 
> packages then let me know.
>
> Happy digikaming!
>
> /Philip
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Philip Johnsson 
> <philip.johnsson at gmail.com <mailto:philip.johnsson at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm afraid that Digikam 1.2 was the last version that could build
>     on Lucid as Digikam is rather heavily dependent on recent KDE
>     frameworks, even if you run Digikam from KDE or not. Lucid comes
>     with KDE 4.4.5*(in lucid-updates) *and from Digikam 1.3 you have
>     needed at least KDE 4.5 to build it. Digikam 2.0 will need atleast
>     KDE 4.6 to build. So it's not just laziness or disinterest that
>     there is no newer updates for Lucid.
>
>     I can just say that you need to upgrade to more recent versions of
>     Ubuntu if you want new versions of Digikam. :(
>
>     /Philip
>
>
>     On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:01 AM, John Bestevaar
>     <Josephus at people.net.au <mailto:Josephus at people.net.au>> wrote:
>
>         Hi Phillip
>         As an ordinary non programmer user of DigiKam 1.2  on Ubuntu
>         10.04, i am too scared to go to Ubuntu 10.10 because it is not
>         a LTS version. On the other hand i don't have the skill needed
>         to compile a more up to date version of Digikam for myself for
>         Ubuntu 10.04. I checked your very impressive PPA on launchpad
>         but did not see any Digikam package for Lucid Lynx.
>         Regards John Bestevaar
>
>
>         On 07/03/11 04:28, Photonoxx wrote:
>
>             Hi,
>
>             I'm interested too. No matter about which way to do. I
>             already use extra
>             and Kubuntu-backports PPA, so if you integrate Digikam 2.0
>             b3 in one of
>             them, it's ok for me.
>
>             I use your PPA since Lucid I think (may be Intrepid, I
>             don't exactly
>             remember), and I fully appreciate it cause it integrate
>             the Digikam
>             installation in Synaptic packet manager (which is not so
>             easy for me by
>             building Digikam my self as I don't know how to make deb
>             easily).
>
>             So thanks for that !
>
>             Regards,
>
>             Nicolas
>
>             Le Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:36:17 +0100, Philip Johnsson
>             <philip.johnsson at gmail.com
>             <mailto:philip.johnsson at gmail.com>>  a écrit:
>
>                 Hi all
>
>                 I think it's know to this list that I have Digikam 1.9
>                 packages on my PPA
>                 for Ubuntu 10.10 but I have no idea on how may people
>                 use it or what the
>                 interest is, beside some people now and then get in
>                 touch with me about
>                 this
>                 and that with packages.
>
>                 I just started to build packages of Digikam 2.0 beta3
>                 for myself and
>                 wondered about what the interest in them are for you
>                 guys? They are made
>                 as
>                 digikam2 packages so they won't automatically update
>                 if you prefer to use
>                 the stable Digikam 1.9 but will conflict if you try to
>                 install them both
>                 at
>                 the same time. I might upload them to my
>                 kubuntu-backports PPA as you
>                 will
>                 need stuff from KDE 4.6 to build.
>
>                 Second question is if you guys would prefer a separate
>                 digikam PPA with
>                 just
>                 digikam stuff instead of as it is now to use my
>                 "extra" and for exiv2
>                 0.21.x
>                 support my kubuntu-backports PPA? For me it's easier
>                 to do as I'm doing
>                 now
>                 and upload my stuff to the "extra" PPA but I don't
>                 know how many of you
>                 don't want to use it because it includes a bunch of
>                 assorted updates that
>                 you want to leave as they are.
>
>                 Feedback on this from anyone who cares are appreciated.
>
>                 Happy digikaming!
>
>                 Regards,
>
>                 Philip
>
>
>
>
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