> So the can now coexist well!  That was the point of the move to
> /opt/kde3, right?  But I gather I'd have to completely reconfigure my
> kde settings.  Since everything is configured in .kde3, I'll need to
> redo my kmail accounts, etc.
>
> I can live with that.  It sounds like kde4.2 is getting good enough to
> be usable.
>   
Well, you could copy .kde3 to .kde, then install KDE4.2.  From that 
point on, the settings will be different from KDE3 to KDE4, but they 
will have started at the same place.
> Are there any gotchas I need to be aware of to try having both KDEs installed?
>
> Michael
>
>   
Only one--you can't have kubuntu-default-settings-kde3 and 
kubuntu-default-settings installed at the same time.  I am working to 
fix this.

Tim