Re: [gentoo-desktop] kde-sunset

[Brent Busby]

On Thu, 5 Dec 2013, wabenbau@×××××.com wrote:

> 1. How secure is it to use KDE 3.5 from the kde-sunset overlay? Are
> there maybe security leaks that are fixed in KDE4 but not in KDE 3.5?

Definitely.  You definitely should not use Internet clients from KDE 3, 
and you shouldn't let local users have shells if you're afraid they 
could exploit your desktop components.  (Then again, you shouldn't 
probably give shells to people you don't trust anyway.)

It's probably safe to use KDE 3 as a desktop so long as you keep in mind 
the Internet stuff is full of holes.

> 2. I have some KDE4 programs installed. Do I have to uninstall all
> KDE4 stuff before I can install KDE 3.5?

Probably not.  I've installed some KDE 4 programs as well.  Install as 
little of KDE 4 as you can though to avoid problems, especially before 
you've installed kde-sunset.  After it's all setup and working, you're 
much safer adding KDE 4 programs then.

> 3. Are there any other things that I have to take care of before I
> install KDE 3.5?

Just be ready for lots of problems.  The overlay has lots of issues that 
don't affect people who already have it setup and working, but can cause 
issues with fresh attempts at install.  I've also found that some of the 
patches people have submitted to fix problems have never found their way 
into the overlay.  I'm guilty myself of having fixed many problems and 
then forgetting what I did later because I've got it installed ok on my 
own systems.  Once you get it on though, it works.

(Here's a hint...don't uninstall Python 2.6...or if you don't have it, 
install it.  It's still supported in mainstream Gentoo.)

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