On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 15:21, Mitch Wiedemann wrote: > I was having similar trouble, most specifically with the panel freezing > when I clicked on it. I've switched back to 3.1.4. Here's my > procedure if anyone needs it: > > Open the "System Logs" app and go to "RPM Packages" and filter for kde. > Copy the list and print it out. (there are a couple that aren't kde > packages, so ignore them) > log out (to the GDM login screen) > Ctrl+Alt+F2 to get to a console > As root: > rpm -e --nodeps kde[packagename] (do this for each kde 3.2 package) > Install 3.1.4 from FC1 discs 1 and 2 starting with kdelibs and kdebase. > > I can now use my KDE again without going crazy. I guess I'll wait for a > later version of KDE to try again. KDE 3.1.4 was actually fine for me, > I just got caught up in the 3.2 buzz. You know how that is... :) > No need to delete the old packages, and no need to start with a specific package as long as you specify all the packages needed in a single rpm command. You can use the --oldpackage switch to make RPM accept a downgrade of packages: 1. Copy all the 3.1.4 packages (and their dependencies, arts and Qt) to a directory 2. rpm -Uvh --oldpackage *.rpm Cheers, -- Tarjei
