Questions on testing kde5

[Mario Lobo]

Tobias;

One last question.

When normally compiling/installing a port, it warns me if there is a
conflict with an already installed port, and if necessary, I should
uninstall the conflicting port first.

Will any of these kde5/plasma5 ports do the same with any of the
installed kde4/plasma ports in case of a conflict?

Thanks for all your help. 
-- 
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 21:09:57 +0200
"Tobias C. Berner" <tcberner at freebsd.org> wrote:

> 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.
> > > >  
> >