Trinity Developers,
A feature freeze for Trinity version 3.5.12 will be in effect from
September 15, 2010 until the middle of October 2010. Please submit any
non-bugfix patches before that date if you would like them included in the
3.5.12 release. After September 15, only bug fixes will be committed to
SVN until 3.5.12 has been released.
Thank you,
Timothy Pearson
Trinity Desktop Project
KDE3/Trinity for Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS has been released!
ISO images and torrents are available at
http://apt.pearsoncomputing.net/cdimages/ while release notes and new
feature highlights are on the Wiki at
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Kde3/Lucid
Get it while it's hot!
The Trinity team thanks you for your patience during the past couple of
weeks. The Launchpad build service from Canonical, which plays a vital
role in building the software for the LiveCD images, was experiencing
problems for much of that time.
Be sure to let us know what you think at
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Kde3/Lucid/Feedback, and if there are any
bugs that snuck in, please report them at http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net
Thank you and enjoy the power of Free Software!
Timothy Pearson
KDE3/Trinity Project
It is with great pride that I introduce the long-awaited fork of KDE3.5,
codename Trinity. The main project Web site is available at
http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net, and uploads of all the Kubuntu KDE3.5
features and bugfixes to official SVN are in progress as I write this.
There are three new mailing lists that I encourage people to join. They are:
* trinity-announce(a)pearsoncomputing.net (a low traffic list for Trinity
announcements)
* trinity-users (high traffic list where users can discuss the use of
Trinity on any distro)
* trinity-devel (medium traffic list for Trinity developers)
Bugs in Trinity will be handled through the existing bugtracker at
http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net
This project will keep the KDE3.5 experience alive for the foreseeable
future, while polishing off remaining rough edges and adding new features.
Developers are wanted. As with the original KDE, you don't have to write
code to be of help--artists, documentation/Wiki help, and UI design/review
people are needed as well. If you are interested in supporting the
Trinity project, please contact me at kb9vqf(a)pearsoncomputing.net or write
to the trinity-devel list.
Let's keep the efficient KDE3.5 interface alive!
Timothy Pearson
Trinity Developer
The new Kubuntu Karmic release still includes KDE3, for those who prefer
ease of use, stability, and performance.
Full details, a list of new features, and LiveCD ISO images are available at:
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Kde3/Karmic
Get 'em while they're hot!
Timothy Pearson
KDE3.5 Maintainer/Developer
The new release of Ubuntu, Jaunty Jackalope 9.04, with KDE3.5 installed is
now available for download! The LiveCDs have been built, tested, and are
now finalized for Jaunty.
Detailed instructions for installation on an existing Intrepid or Jaunty
system are available here: http://apt.pearsoncomputing.net
For information on starting out from scratch, i.e. installing from a
LiveCD, see here: http://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Kde3/Jaunty
LiveCD ISO downloads and torrents are currently available at
http://apt.pearsoncomputing.net/cdimages
Binary patches will be uploaded tomorrow.
As always, I am eager to get feedback from users! Send me an Email, post
something to the Wiki feedback page, or send a message on
kubuntu-kde3.5-users; I look forward to hearing from you!
Timothy Pearson
Kubuntu KDE3.5 Maintainer
I have just finished building a KDE3.5 LiveCD for Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty,
available here: http://apt.pearsoncomputing.net/cdimages/ Currently,
only the i386 image is available for download, but I am working hard to
compile the amd64 version as well.
Are there any brave souls willing to try this image out and give me some
feedback as to the installed program selections, stability of live and
installed systems, default theme, etc.?
If so, please report back to the kubuntu-kde3.5-users list or file
some bugs! :-)
Tim
The KDE3.5 repository has been migrated to a new team PPA, and in the next
month or so I will be heavily modifying the PPA that you are currently
using.
I have updated the instructions on http://apt.pearsoncomputing.net to
reflect the new team PPA, so please update your system with the new
repository information as soon as possible. Be sure to update the GPG key
as well, by following the instructions under "Add the GPG signing key".
This will not affect your current software installation--the binaries have
been copied directly from the existing PPA with no modifications. I am
only requesting that you update the repository locations in an effort to
prevent future problems, as the old PPA will become a development/testing
PPA in the future.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy your KDE3.5 installation!
Timothy Pearson
KDE3.5 Maintainer
The update is finally complete! You may now update and then file bugs on
the bug tracker at http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net as needed.
Before filing a bug, please check the following:
1. Make sure *all* of the available updates are actually installed.
KDE3.5 is made up of many small packages, and some of them can "slip
though the cracks" and not get updated by your package manager. The
simple way to test this is to open a terminal and type "sudo apt-get
update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" (without the quotes).
2. Does the bug still exist when you log in as a brand new user? If not,
then one of your profile's configuration files (located in ~/.kde3) is
most likely out of date, and you will need to find and update it manually.
This repository is finally Debian directory structure compliant, and also
compatible with any new version of KDE4 due to the prefix change. I hope
this will make the transition to Jaunty quite smooth.
As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions!
Timothy Pearson
KDE3.5 Maintainer
http://apt.pearsoncomputing.net
The KDE3.5 bugtracker at http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net is back online.
I ask the you refrain from filing new bugs until the current update is
complete, at which point another announcement will be made.
Status of update: I am still ironing out some bugs in kdebase and Compiz,
but I have successfully run Compiz in the new prefix on my test machine.
I hope that this update will be completed on schedule in the next couple
of days.
Thank you for your patience!
Timothy Pearson
KDE3.5 Maintainer
http://apt.pearsoncomputing.net