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Upgrade your Kubuntu Destop to KDE 3.5.5

Posted by Admin on October 12th, 2006

KDE is a network transparent contemporary desktop environment for UNIX workstations. KDE seeks to fill the need for an easy to use desktop for Unix workstations, similar to the desktop environments found under the MacOS or Microsoft Windows. We believe that the UNIX operating system is the best operating system available today. In fact UNIX has been the undisputed choice of the information technology professional for many years. When it comes to stability, scalability and openness there is no competition to UNIX. However, the lack of an easy to use contemporary desktop environment for UNIX has prevented UNIX from finding its way onto the desktops of the typical computer user in offices and homes. UNIX dominates the server market and is the preferred computing platform for computing professional and scientists. Without UNIX the internet would not be. But UNIX did not address the needs of the average computer user. This fact is particularly unfortunate since a number of implementations of UNIX (Debian GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD etc.) are freely available on the internet. All of which are of exceptional quality and stability.


Today we have got KDE 3.5.5 Version released so here we will how to upgrade Kubuntu desktop to latest version

First you need to open /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following line and save the file

sudo kdesu kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-latest dapper main

If you are using Breezy use the following source list

deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-latest breezy main

Now you need to fetch and import the keys

Fetch key using the following command

sudo wget http://www.kubuntu.org/announcements/kubuntu-packages-jriddell-key.gpg

Then you need to import the key using the following command

sudo apt-key add kubuntu-packages-jriddell-key.gpg

Now you need to update the source list using the following command

sudo apt-get update

Now you need to install the latest KDE packages using the following command

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Before Upgrading My KDE Version is 3.5.2 yo can see this in the following screen

KDE login Screen

After Upgrading My KDE Version is 3.5.5 yo can see this in the following screen

More KDE 3.5.5 Screenshots Gallary check here

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One Response to “Upgrade your Kubuntu Destop to KDE 3.5.5”

  1. Andriy Gerasika Says:
    October 30th, 2006 at 10:44 am

    Hello,
    can you please provide the same instructions for updating GNOME desktop to the very latest version in Ubuntu?

    Thank You
    Kind Regards,
    Andriy Gerasika

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