[Gloucs] Debian updates.

[Andrew M.A. Cater]

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 08:15:39PM +0100, Geoff Bagley wrote:
> 
> I have been using Debian as my main workhorse ever since  Woody.   I 
> normally use KDE  (stripped of all themes, and eye-candy).
> However I will be forced to switch to Gnome (which I have been trying 
> out)  unless I can upgrade from Lenny to Squeeze without  getting
> KDE 4.x.
> 

Understood.

> What is the best way to upgrade from Lenny to Squeeze without getting 
> lumbered with KDE4  ?
> 

Don't think you can - KDE 3.5 is effectively dead, though there is
the Trinity project to try and keep it going.

> I could switch to Gnome,  but my wife likes my simplified  KDE.  One 
> possibility would be to teach  Lynda to use Gnome.

Something even simpler like LXDE?


> My son already has Ubuntu KK on his laptop.
> 
> I would prefer to delete newer versions  of KDE from the package list,  
> but upgrade the rest.
> 
> Best regards.
> 
> Geoff.
> 
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