How to install KDE 4.1 on Ubuntu 8.04

As you know, KDE 4.1 is finally released with many innovative Linux desktop environments. KDE 4 is the next-generation popular K-desktop environment designed to achieve a powerful and easy-to-use desktop for personal and business computing. The new version of KDE offers longer stability and more visual effects than the first release of KDE 4!

So if you don't want to download the OpenSUSE Live CD based on KDE 4.1 or if you want to wait until a KDE4.1.0 stable release is the default desktop, we'll teach you how to do it in your current http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/ Aggregation/13835.html ">ubuntu 8.04 or Ubuntu 8.04.1 long term support desktop installs KDE4.1.

Editor's note: To facilitate the use of "HyperTerminal" by Linux beginners, we use the Apt-url link in this tutorial. So you can just click this link in this guide to install the kit.

Open the System-> System Management-> Software source, enter your password after the Software source window will open.

Click the second label, third party software, and select the Add button, and then paste the following code into the new window that you just opened.
Code: Deb Http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu Hardy Main

Now click the "Add Source" button and click the "Close" button in the main window to ask if you want to reload the available software information, click the "Reload" button, and wait for the Software source window to close

Step Two-Install KDE 4.1.0

Now all you have to do is ... Click here to install KDE 4.1

Then click the Yes button to install the package (enter your password when asking)

Wait for KDE 4.1 packets to be downloaded ....

Ann Download complete, the system will ask you to choose a display manager (GDM or KDM-KDE4), just click Forward ...