On Friday, September 24, 2010 19:06:27 Martin Schlander wrote:

> > i find KDE 4.5 more predictable & stable than 4.4 used to be. judging
> > from other reports in this list, i'm not the only one.
> 
> Then why is everyone having problems on this list and on IRC using 4.5
> packages? ;-)

i wasn't aware that everyone had problems; i've seen a few, and those aren't 
necessarily related to 4.5--but i admit, there are problems. but then, which 
release doesn't have any?
 
> ... including Freek who just posted about an hour ago that his KDE 4.5
> doesn't even start after an update.

didn't look up this post, but if x doesn't start, i rather suspect the graphics 
driver / kernel.

> Sure 4.5 has many improvements over 4.4, but it also has regressions, and
> using 4.5 additionally introduces a number of substantial risks of
> packaging issues and user errors wrt. updating and repo configuration.

you're correct, of course. the safest and most stable thing is to go with the 
official release. i should have highlighted that.

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phani.
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