thanks. got it installed now. vary nice. it seems quite stable on 9.10 --- On Sun, 9/27/09, kb9vqf@... <kb9vqf@...> wrote: > From: kb9vqf@... <kb9vqf@...> > Subject: Re: [kubuntu-kde3.5-users] 9.10 with kde3 > To: kubuntu-kde3.5-users@... > Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 6:49 PM > That makes sense; you will need to > have only the repositories for Karmic > listed in your sources.list file. For example: > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kde3-maintainers/ppa/ubuntu > karmic main > deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kde3-maintainers/ppa/ubuntu > karmic main > > Remove all references to Intrepid or Jaunty. > > Hope this helps! > > Timothy Pearson > KDE3 Maintainer > > > getting a issue when trying to install kde 3 on 9.10. > (fresh install 9.10 > > with gnome) added the repos listed for 9.04 get errors > when trying to > > install the kubuntu-desktop-kde3 package > > > > ******************************************** > > > > Reading state information... Done > > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean > that you have > > requested an impossible situation or if you are using > the unstable > > distribution that some required packages have not yet > been created > > or been moved out of Incoming. > > The following information may help to resolve the > situation: > > > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > > kubuntu-desktop-kde3: Depends: > libarts1-akode-kde3 but it is not going > > to be installed > > > Recommends: > kde-guidance-powermanager-kde3 but it > > is not going to be installed > > > Recommends: > foomatic-db-hpijs but it is not > > installable > > > Recommends: > kdebluetooth-kde3 but it is not > > installable > > > Recommends: > kipi-plugins-kde3 but it is not going > > to be installed > > > Recommends: > kubuntu-docs-kde3 but it is not > > installable > > > Recommends: > strigi-applet but it is not > > installable > > > Recommends: > system-config-printer-kde-kde3 but it > > is not installable > > E: Broken packages > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >