Questions on testing kde5

[Tobias C. Berner]

Hi Mario

x11/kde is basically the new big-fat metaport. It pulls in the desktop
(plasma5) and many applications

1) most of the stuff is under ~/.config now
3) there should be a some import of the configuration happening
theoretically... not sure how good it works -- be save, make a backup of
your config =)
2) kde4-worskpace got  back in due to a bad git-merge -- it will get
dropped again. kde-runtime is also is only there as a dangling port -- not
really needed by anything anymore -- I should clean that up :)
3) if you install x11/kde with all the meta-port options enabled you'll get
the full thing. -- it more or less depends on what you need... isntalling
x11/plasma5-plasma-desktop + "the applications you need" is also a slimer
possibility.


mfg Tobias



On 19 September 2017 at 20:43, Mario Lobo <lobo at bsd.com.br> wrote:

> Thanks for answering. Tobias!
>
> Forgive me for bothering you a little more.
>
> My machine:
> FreeBSD 11.1-STABLE #0 r321652M Aug 25 20:19:41 -03 2017
>
> I downloaded the ports branch from
>
> https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports-kde/tree/plasma5
>
> On that branch, there are the following ports under x11:
>
> kde/
> kde-baseapps/
> kde-runtime/
> kde4-workspace/
> kdelibs4/
>
> The kde/Makefile points to KDE5 meta port.
>
> My current kde4 settings reside in ~/.kde4
>
> Suppose I decide to go ahead with this and the kde5 port compiles ok:
>
> 1) Where will kde 5 store its settings? ~/.kde?
>
> 3) Will copying these settings over to the new "~/.kde" directory work
>    so I can have a desktop similar contents on my kde5 desktop?
>
> 2) Are the two kde4-workspace/ and kdelibs4/ above some kind of kde4
> compatibility layer that can be installed on top of kde 5?
>
> 3) Any other ports you recommend installing, besides the meta port, for
> a fuller kde5/plasma5 experience?
>
>
> Thanks again!
> --
> Mario Lobo
> http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br
> FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!]
>
> "UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things,
> because that would also stop you from doing clever things."
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:54:44 +0200
> "Tobias C. Berner" <tcberner at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Mario
> >
> > The plasma5 branch is mostly "Plasma5" only -- most of the KDE4 stuff
> > has been removed.
> >
> > Even by mixing ports-trees, you cannot install both versions at the
> > same time in general as they have many conflicting files.
> > It is possible to run certain KDE4 based applications inside a Plasma5
> > session and vice-versa.
> >
> >
> > mfg Tobias
> >
> > On 19 September 2017 at 01:26, Mario Lobo <lobo at bsd.com.br> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there;
> > >
> > > I will try to compile/install kde5 from the plasma5 branch (area51).
> > >
> > > Is it possible to have both kde4 and kde5 on the same machine?
> > > Can they coexist without disrupting each other?
> > >
> > > Can kde4 apps (like k3b) run on kde5?
> > >
> > > I really would like to test kde5/plasma5.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any advice.
> > >
>
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