KDE3 --> KDE4

[RW]

On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:53:05 -0500
Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists at tx.rr.com> wrote:

> --On August 6, 2009 7:15:18 PM -0500 Andrew Gould 
> <andrewlylegould at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Unless things have changed very recently, KDE4 is in its own
> > directory folder.  This may imply that KDE3 and KDE4 can coexist.
> >
> > As always, YMMV.
> 
> I was looking for something a little more definitive, like I upgraded
> like this, and here's the problems I ran into.
> 
> I don't want to run KDE3 and KDE4 side by side.  I want to migrate
> from the former to the latter.

There was some speculation that stability problems are exacerbated by
having both versions, so it's sensible to remove kde3.

AFAIK there is no automatic migration, it's like installing a different
desktop. I know you can copy wallet files across, and you can probably
carry some other data over, but for the most part it isn't worth it.

I'd suggest you back-up or rename your .kde and .kderc to keep them
safe. KDE4 is very much the "new coke" of desktops.