Upgrade Salix-kde-4.5.5 to salix-kde-4.7.0 or kde-4.7.1

Post by **djemos** » 8. Oct 2011, 07:09

1) How to Upgrade salix-13.37-kde-4.5.5 to salix-13.37-kde-4.7.0

wget http://people.salixos.org/djemos/upgrade-salix-kde_4.5.5_to_4.7.0.txt

become root by typing in a terminal

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su

then run the script

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sh upgrade-salix-kde_4.5.5_to_4.7.0.txt

After upgrade become user again, by typing

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exit

Replace Session=kde to Session=kde-plasma at ~/.dmrc file so kde can run

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sed -i 's/Session=.*/Session=kde-plasma/' ~/.dmrc

The cursor in kde-4.7.0 will turn to white color. To change it to black color again do

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echo "" >> ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc
echo '[Mouse]' >> ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc
echo "cursorTheme=Oxygen_Black" >> ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc

Then reboot your system.

2) How to Upgrade salix-13.37-kde-4.7.0 to salix-13.37-kde-4.7.1

In file /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc
change the line for kde-4.7.0 repo

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SOURCE=http://www.slackel.gr/repo/i486/13.37/:CUSTOM

to

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SOURCE=http://www.slackel.gr/repo/i486/13.37/:PREFERRED

and add the line for kde-4.7.1 repo

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SOURCE=http://www.slackel.gr/repo/i486/13.37/slackel/kde-4.7.1/:CUSTOM

Then

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slapt-get -u
slapt-get --upgrade

Then reboot your system.

3) How to Upgrade salix-13.37-kde-4.5.5 to salix-13.37-kde-4.7.1

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wget http://people.salixos.org/djemos/upgrade-salix-kde_4.5.5_to_4.7.1.txt

[Note. If you have installed kdeplasma-addons remove it before upgrade. Install it after upgrade has finished.]

become root by typing in a terminal

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su

then run the script

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sh upgrade-salix-kde_4.5.5_to_4.7.1.txt

After upgrade become user again, by typing

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exit

Replace Session=kde to Session=kde-plasma at ~/.dmrc file so kde can run

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sed -i 's/Session=.*/Session=kde-plasma/' ~/.dmrc

The cursor in kde-4.7.1 will turn to white color. To change it to black color again do

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echo "" >> ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc
echo '[Mouse]' >> ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc
echo "cursorTheme=Oxygen_Black" >> ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc

Then reboot your system.

There is also 64bit repo for kde-4.7.0 and kde-4.7.1.

For 64bit system use these scripts
salix64-kde-4.7.0

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wget http://people.salixos.org/djemos/upgrade-salix64-kde_4.5.5_to_4.7.0.txt

salix64-kde-4.7.1

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wget http://people.salixos.org/djemos/upgrade-salix64-kde_4.5.5_to_4.7.1.txt