Newer Versions of KDE 4 (i.e 4.2. and 4.3)

[MikeH30]

I am eagerly waiting for the release of KDE 4.3 next week. However, is the only method of installing a newer version of KDE on OpenSuse via the "factory" repos?
I noticed that with the non factory KDE repos there is no option to install the current stable release of KDE ( as of now 4.2 something).

I have used the factory repos in the past but ran into too many issues with updates breaking my system. OpenSuse 11.2 is due out in November and I would like to use 4.3 before then but without the risks of using factory repos.

[bigtomrodney]

It's my understanding that the main repos will only offer tested and stable releases. KDE 4.3 will likely be in the next openSUSE release. The factory releases aren't a big deal generally and I hear that openSUSE are getting better with their repository maintenance - disclaimer: I stopped using openSUSE specifically because of continued problems with their repos.

I'd say though with a bit of a contradiction between the stable, shrinkwrapped releases and having the latest software release you might have to use the Factory repos.

[MikeH30]

bigtomrodney,
Thanks for your reply.

I like OpenSUSE because of YaST. I would have liked to use Ubuntu but it was easier to setup VNC, Samba, NFS Shares, and dual monitors with ATI drivers on OpenSuse I thought.

[bigtomrodney]

No disagreements there, YaST is a powerful tool

I think you'd be in the same boat with any distro unless it was a rolling release, in which case you'd be no different to running a Factory repo.

[dth1]

I am using opensuse 11.1 with kde 4.3 rc2 - it works absolutly fine. The repo is:-

Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/Desktop/openSUSE_11.1