How to update KDE in Debian Linux?

[pigah]

also you can switch to a new console by typing alt-F2. it souldn't have all the scrolling of error messages.

[plazzmex]

I pressed alt+f2
but there too it says all the time:

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eth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
eth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
eth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
eth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
eth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
eth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
eth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
...

And in alt+f3 it there too !
and I dont have much time to type there "apt-get"

i see:

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****login: apt-geeth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
eth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
****login: apt-get inseth0:Tx timeout - Resetting
....

[plazzmex]

Anybody know ?????
I need it Urgently !!!!!!!!!!!!
Please help me ?>!?!!?

[plazzmex]

Ok... two questins...
1) Ok.. I Tried to fix The problem But i Don't obtain nothing without Your Help.......!
I Reinstalled The Debian!
And Now i want to install the KDE 3.4.1 And I dont know how !
I Tried to do how it says here:
http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org/docs/install.html

I Added the line "deb http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org/kde-3.4.1/ ./" to my sources.list
But when i type in console "apt-get update" it says me this :

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Err http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org ./ Packages
  404 Not Found
Ign http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org ./ Release
It was not possible to load http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org/kde-3.4.1/./Packages.gz  404 Not Found
Reading of lists of packages... Done
W: It was not possible to receive attributes of the list of packages with initial texts http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org ./ Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org_kde-3.4.1_._Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You can start ' apt-get update ' for correction of these mistakes
E: Some index files were not loaded, they have been ignored or instead of them old versions have been used

2) And in apt-get -s dist-upgrade >txt before i added the line of "alioth" it says me:

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Reading of lists of packages...
Construction of a tree of dependences...
Packages which will be updated:
  kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp
It is updated 1, 0 new packages are established, for removal 0 packages are marked, and 0 packages are not updated.
Inst kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp [2.6.8-16] (2.6.8-16sarge1 Debian-Security:3.1/stable)
Conf kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp (2.6.8-16sarge1 Debian-Security:3.1/stable)

what are the SMP meaning ???
because in the grub menu i have kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 without the smp too...

And when i wants to install (type apt-get dist-upgrade) this what i see:

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Reading of lists of packages... Done
Construction of a tree of dependences... Done
Рассчёт обновлений... Done
Packages which will be updated:
  kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp
It is updated 1, 0 new packages are established, for removal 0 packages are marked, and 0 packages are not updated.
It is necessary to download 0B/15,3MB archives.
After unpacking the volume of the borrowed disk space will increase on 4096B.
Want to continue? [Y/n] (i press Y...)
(Reading of a database... 99533 files and catalogues are at present established.)
Preparation for replacement of a package kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp 2.6.8-16 (the file .../kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp_2.6.8-16sarge1_i386.deb is used)...
The directory/lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686-smp still exists. Continuing as directed.
Replacement for a package kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp is unpacked...
dpkg: it was not possible to process parameter/var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp_2.6.8-16sarge1_i386.deb (-unpack):
 It was not possible to create the reserve reference on ./boot/config-2.6.8-2-686-smp before installation of the new version: Operation not permitteddpkg-deb: subprocess paste is killed by a signal (Broken pipe)
Searching for GRUB installation directory... found:/boot/grub.
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file... found:/boot/grub/menu.lst.
Searching for splash image... none found, skipping...
Found kernel:/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686-smp
Found kernel:/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686
Found kernel:/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386
Updating/boot/grub/menu.lst... done

At processing the following packages there were mistakes:
/var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp_2.6.8-16sarge1_i386.deb
W: It was not possible to receive attributes of the list of packages with initial texts http: // pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org./Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org_kde-3.4.1_. _ Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You can start ' apt-get update ' for correction of these mistakes
E: Sub-process/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

What i have to do ?
please help
And thanks for advance,
plazzmex

[pigah]

sorry about the previous bad experience. i think it is a bug that unstable didn't require a newer kernel. 3.4.1 on alioth is old and unmaintained. the only way you can get recent kde releases is to either use testing or unstable. I recommend testing (i think it has 3.4.2). next time you upgrade, if you choose to risk it again, make sure that you apt-get kernel-image-2.6-686. it will get you the most recent kernel image for whatever distribution you are using.

[plazzmex]

i think it is a bug that unstable didn't require a newer kernel.

But i dont have a new kernel... i have a "kernel-2.6.8-2-686-smp"

if you choose to risk it again, make sure that you apt-get kernel-image-2.6-686. it will get you the most recent kernel image for whatever distribution you are using.

when i type 'apt-get install kernel-image-2.6-686'. it says me:

can't find a package kernel-image-2.6-686

[jobezone]

I use kernel 2.6.8-2.686
How i upgrade the kernel ?? (I new in linux)
and...
How I upgrade the kernel if my computer doesnt want to turn-on the x-server ??

thanks for advance .

To fix any problem that apt-get may have had, run as root:

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apt-get update
apt-get -f install

Also, make sure you have the xserver-xorg package, by installing it as root:

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apt-get install xserver-xorg

In case it's already installed, try configuring it again by running as root:

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dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

[jobezone]

can't find a package kernel-image-2.6-686

The name has changed for Testing and Unstable! It's now called linux-image-2.6-686 .

[plazzmex]

Now i do the upgrade to kde 3.5 (yes...,again).....
And I have A question !

I NEED THE ANSWER URGENTLY !!!!!!!!!!

I upgrade for the Terminal konsole
And i didnt quit The kde before i started the upgrade !
And now - When I Upgrade the files it asks me:

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Name Service Switch update in the C Library: pre-installation question.

Running services and programs that are using NSS need to be restarted,
otherwise they might not be able to do lookup or authentication any more.
The installation process is able to restart some services (such as ssh or
telnetd), but other programs cannot be restarted automatically.  One such
program that needs manual stopping and restart after the glibc upgrade by
yourself is xdm - because automatic restart might disconnect your active
X11 sessions.

Known packages that need to be stopped before the glibc upgrade are:
        xdm kdm gdm postgresql xscreensaver
This script detects the following services which you are required
to stop before the upgrade:
        gdm

If you want to interrupt the upgrade now and continue later, please
answer No to the question below.

Do you want to upgrade glibc now? [Y/n]

What i have to do now ?
A how i close the gdm ?
because if i close the gdm it close me the x-server and if it close me the x-server and when it close me the x-server it close me the console when the upgrade is upgrading now ! I shall tear off on the middle of the upgrade !!!???!?!?!?!?!?!?!

thanks for advance !
I NEED THE ANSWER URGENTLYY!!!!

[jobezone]

What i have to do now ?

Open another terminal in X, su to root, and type:

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/etc/init.d/gdm stop

gdm should stop definitely. To restart it afterwards, run as root:

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/etc/init.d/gdm start

[plazzmex]

nooooo
i typed this in another console, and it closed me the gdm, but with it it close me the console with the upgrade !?!!?!?!?~?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!? !!!!

what will i do now ?????

NOW HOW to continue installation from that place where it has interrupted ????????????

[RWIndiana]

Just run the "apt-get" command again as you did before, and it should start right where it left off.

[fher98]

[quote="plazzmex"]Ok... two questins...


what are the SMP meaning ???
because in the grub menu i have kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 without the smp too...

SMP means that linux detected that your machine has more than one processor, or maybe a P4 with HT

[fher98]

Hi everybody, long story short, Ive downloaded cd01 from testing, and went ahead and install it, everything went smootly but I cant get to install KDE 3.4 I have a dependency problem with kdeaddons [UNAVAILABLE]

I search the forum and this series of post where the closer to my grief that I can see,.. how can I install KDE 3.4 on a fresh testing Debian, gnome is woking fine, but I have never like it.

Thanks for your help in advance.... ohhh Merry Xmas