Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: About to install on a 64 bit system. Advice wanted.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Duncan wrote:
> Florian Philipp posted on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:12:36 +0100 as excerpted:
>
>    
>>> However, kde4 uses a database for akonadi.  With older versions (thru
>>> 4.3 at least), it was mysql by default.
>>>        
>> [...]
>>
>> Same issue with Amarok.
>>      
> Thanks for the reminder.  I'd forgotten about amarok, as I got disgusted
> with it awhile back, when they basically decided their amd64 users didn't
> matter (the embedded mysql lib they were using was broken on amd64, and it
> wasn't exactly an unknown break, either, they simply didn't care about
> such users enough to stop them from making it mandatory), and switched to
> something (mpd, with several front-ends, still less bloated than amarok)
> far less bloated and more in tune with my needs anyway.  Of course, it
> didn't help that they'd dumped most of the features I found likable in the
> kde3 version, only to add more bloat I found nothing but useless to the
> kde4 version, either, but it was the utter unconcern about their kde4 amd64
> users, when kde3 was already no longer supported by kde itself (and was on
> its way out for Gentoo) that was the last straw for me.
>
> But yes, amarok requires mysql too, unfortunately.
>
>    

I can do this then.  I'll just copy everything on /home over EXCEPT the 
.kde directory.  I don't have anything in there anyway.  I use Seamonkey 
for email so as long as I have .mozilla, I'm good to go.  Heck, I may 
just copy .mozilla over and let the rest go.  Well, I need my Documents 
folder too.

Looks like this was simple enough to solve.  Just leave .kde behind at 
least.  No worries.  Wish the multilib issue was this simple.  o_O

Dale

:-)  :-)