Distribution - Slackware Plasma 5

Preface: Courage the Cowardly Dog

I'm not a brave guy

I have installed Slackware for the first time about five months ago. For some peculiar reason, I haven’t installed KDE Plasma 5. I still use KDE 4 foor a little while.

The documentation is actually simple.

• https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/kde-5_16-11-available-for-slackware-14-2-and-current/

But unfortunately I read this first which is scary.

• http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/alien-kde/current/latest/README

After a few months later, I search again, and successfully made it.

$ sudo slackpkg update gpg
$ sudo slackpkg update
$ sudo slackpkg install ktown
$ sudo slackpkg install-new
$ sudo slackpkg upgrade ktown
$ sudo slackpkg upgrade-all 

I’m still using openbox while doing all these above.

Config: Enable ktown

Modify /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf to enable ktown.

PKGS_PRIORITY=( ktown )
MIRRORPLUS['ktown']=http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/alien-kde/14.2/5/x86_64/

And update the GPG.

$ sudo slackpkg update gpg

Step by Step

Update

This is very common. No need for further explanation.

$ sudo slackpkg update

Install ktown

This take you to a dialog.

$ sudo slackpkg install ktown

Folowed by common slackpkg process.

Install new

Just another step.

$ sudo slackpkg install-new

Upgrade ktown

This take you to a dialog.

$ sudo slackpkg upgrade ktown

Please click image above to enlarge.

Upgrade All

Just another step.

$ sudo slackpkg upgrade-all

Switch Desktop

Now that we are done with those simple process above, we can log out, and safely login to KDE Plasma 5.

Voila ! No magic required.

All I need is courage.

Conclusion

That’s all

Finally Plasma 5.

Thank you for reading