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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: Running KDE 1.1.2 & 2pre on same system
From:       Ian Zepp <icszepp () islc ! net>
Date:       1999-10-21 18:18:34
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On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Mark A Roberts wrote:

> I'd like to be able to run both KDE 1 [for most users] and KDE 2 [for a
> few development accounts] on a system.
> 
> I obtained & installed the source tar files for KDE 1.1.1 and I intend
> to get a CVS download of KDE 2. {i`ve done this before, but gave up due
> to time pressure]
> 
> My problem is ensuring I can build and run KDE2 without it picking up
> KDE 1.x files and also ensuring KDE 1.x does not get corrupted in any
> way. 
> 
> Does anyone have any advice on how to set this up ?
> 
> KDE 1.1.2 is already installed in /opt/kde - I'd like to put KDE 2 in
> /opt/kde2

The easy way is like this..

- move /opt/kde to /opt/kde-1.1.1
- create /opt/kde-2.0.0
- symlink either dir to /opt/kde ..

All stuff will run fine for either environment now.


Regards

Ian

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