Replacing installed KDEConnect with compiled KDEConnect

[Joshua Christopher]

Hello,

What is the proper way to replace the repository-installed version of 
kdeconnect with my compiled version of kdeconnect?

I've tried killing the kdeconnectd and then running my compiled 
kdeconnectd, but things just aren't quite working right.

First, I'd expect the icon to disappear when I kill the daemon and 
reappear when I start my compiled version. This is not so (the behaviour 
is wonky when a daemon is not running, and sometimes restarts the daemon 
on some actions).

Second, my phone and computer seem to pair up when running the compiled 
daemon, but none of the plugins are working (i.e. no response to ping on 
either end, can't browse the device in Dolphin, no battery life in the 
kdeconnect applet, can't use the remote input, etc.)

Here is the output from terminal:

joshua at joshbuntu:~/Programs/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu$ ./libexec/kdeconnectd
kdeconnect.core: KdeConnect daemon starting
kdeconnect.core: Broadcasting identity packet
kdeconnect.core: KdeConnect daemon started
kf5.kiconthemes: "Theme tree: (Breeze)"
kdeconnect.core: Device "Samsung Galaxy S4" status changed. Reachable: 
true . Paired:  true

I am installing (using cmake prefix dir) into ~/Programs (and the usual 
subdirs ./bin ./lib etc.)

I'm only concerned with compiling the desktop version for now, Kubuntu 
15.04, Plasma 5.2.2, Qt 5.4.1, 64 bit OS.

Thank you,
Joshua