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Kubuntu KDE4 & GTK issues & KDE 4.0.4

Archived thread 791956 from Intrepid Ibex Testing and Discussion (CLOSED). Markdown source: Intrepid_Ibex_Testing_and_Discussion_(CLOSED)/thread_791956_Kubuntu_KDE4_&_GTK_issues_&_KDE_4.0.4.md

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#1

i did a clean install of kubuntu intrepid w/ kde4 x86. i test daily builds of firefox3, it will not close properly. (closes the interface, but stays open in the background, confirmed via system monitor). i like synaptic, for one reason, cuz its faster, so i use it. now i've been forced to use adept cuz synaptic won't close properly either. its a slightly different problem than with fx3. i have the option ticked to "close when updates are successfully applied" but it never does, even when the updates are successfully applied. i have to kill the app to get it to close.

has anyone else experienced these type of problems with gtk apps in kub-kde4?

oh, i also changed my sources.list to hardy-backports to get kde 4.0.4. (for some reason, kde 4.0.4 isn't in intrepid, & intrepid is newer)! i updated all the kde4 packages to 4.0.4, but all my kde4 packages/interfaces still say 4.0.3. did someone forget to update the version strings? (i have confirmed that the 4.0.4 packages *are* actually installed via my package managers & i didn't encounter any problems updating the packages).

should i have not switched to the hardy-backports repo?

#2

I've got the same issue with synaptic on KDE4 when starting it from the K Menu, but I found running "gksudo synaptic" works fine.

#3

No issue here with up to date Intrepid (KDE 4.0.98). I'm not using Synaptic, but all my GTK apps (Firefox, Pidgin, Gimp) seem to operate normally.