upgrading KDE

[Ralf Habacker]

David M. Besonen schrieb:
> On 10/14/2009 5:45 AM, Luiz Fernando Ranghetti wrote:
>
>   
>> The installer checks if it is the latest version and offer
>> to download the new one if his is not.
>>     
>
> and if one chooses to *not* download the latest installer
> will the update still occur 
yes
> (or does the update require the
> latest installer)?
>   
mostly no

although some features may not work or a specific bug may not be fixed, 
see the changelog 
http://www.winkde.org/pub/kde/ports/win32/installer/changelog.txt
> just curious as to how the installer is designed to work.  i
> would also like to understand the relationship the installer
> has to the version of KDE that's being installed.  i normally
> would not expect an "installer" to care much about what it
> was installing.
>   
You may take a look onto the release structure  
http://www.winkde.org/pub/kde/ports/win32/releases/. The installer 
detects the available versions and let the user choose a specific 
type/version.

Regards
 Ralf