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On Saturday, 3 November 2018 22:44:32 GMT Dale wrote: |
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> Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> > On Saturday, 3 November 2018 16:28:58 GMT wabe wrote: |
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> >> I would like to try Trinity Desktop (based on KDE3) but unfortunately |
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> >> there is no Gentoo package. I don't know if there is an Gentoo overlay |
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> >> containing Trinity, but I never used overlays and don't have time to |
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> >> fiddle around anyway. |
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> > |
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> > In that case, from what I've seen I'd say you shouldn't even wonder about |
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> > trinity. You'd have to go back a long way with all manner of programs, and |
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> > even then perhaps not get everything you want. |
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> > |
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> > /2p |
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> I installed KDE3 for a friend with a very low powered computer several |
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> years ago. At the time, it was in the sunset overlay. Even then it was |
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> a headache and took some effort to install. Some newer programs outside |
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> of KDE wanted newer versions of libs and KDE3 wanted older ones. I had |
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> to install older versions of several programs just to make KDE3 happy. |
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> Given the changes that have been made over the years since, I doubt it |
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> is doable. I seem to recall that KDE3 wasn't well maintained back then |
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> and figure it may even be worse now if it is maintained at all with |
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> regards to Gentoo. |
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> If had to do a install today for a low powered system, I'd find |
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> something besides KDE3 even tho I still miss some things about it too. |
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> There's plenty of more maintained desktops out there to look at. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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I also liked KDE-3 more than anything which succeeded it from the KDE stable |
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and have mourned its passing. I also particularly liked Konqueror's |
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integration with file management. The current Konqueror maintainer is trying |
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single-handedly to keep it running as a simple browser and does not have the |
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(human) resources to recreate the FM functionality of KDE 3 on it. He has |
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asked for devs to join him, but had no takers. |
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I've tried Trinity in the past, but at the time it was nowhere near developed |
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enough to use on a daily basis. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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