Guys, I still have kde3 installed primarily because the apps konqueror (a real konqueror) kwrite, kate, etc. in kde3 are much lighter to run in fluxbox or other wm's than the kde4 apps and the kde3 apps don't spew reams of text to your xterm when they run. Are there any tips or trick to keeping these apps viable a bit longer? If so, how? The error I get is probably just a sym link issue: 13:47 archangel:~> /opt/kde/bin/konqueror --profile filemanagement /opt/kde/bin/konqueror: error while loading shared libraries: libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I then start the kde4 version and suddenly I have 5,000 lines of crap on my xterm: 17:10 archangel:~> konqueror --profile filemanagement konqueror(20906)/kdecore (KSycoca) KSycocaPrivate::checkDatabase: We have no database.... launching kdeinit konqueror(20906)/kdecore (kdelibs) KToolInvocation::klauncher: klauncher not running... launching kdeinit kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_klauncher.so Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString) klauncher(20918)/kio (KIOConnection) KIO::ConnectionServer::listenForRemote: Listening on "local:/tmp/ksocket-david/klauncherT20918.slave-socket" kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kded4.so kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kbuildsycoca4.so klauncher(20918)/kio (KLauncher) KLauncher::processRequestReturn: "/usr/bin/kbuildsycoca4" (pid 20924) up and running. kbuildsycoca4 running... kbuildsycoca4(20924)/kdecore (KSycoca) KSycocaPrivate::openDatabase: Trying to open ksycoca from "/var/tmp/kdecache-david/ksycoca4" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::checkTimestamps: checking file timestamps kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::checkDirTimestamps: timestamp changed: "/usr/share/kde4/servicetypes/" kbuildsycoca4(20924) kdemain: Reusing existing ksycoca kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::recreate: Recreating ksycoca file ("/var/tmp/kdecache-david/ksycoca4", version 162) kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "okularGenerator.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "plasma-applet.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kwineffect.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "solidpowermanager.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "plasma-packagestructure.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kopeteplugin.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "krfb-framebuffer.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "ktexteditor_loadsavefiltercheckplugin.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kpropertiesdialogplugin.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kcmoduleinit.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kateplugin.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "dbustexttospeech.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kregexpeditor.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "solidremotecontrolmanager.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "korganizerpart.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "plasma-containment.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "krdc_plugin.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kompareviewpart.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "screensaver.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kerfufflePlugin.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "thumbcreator.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "plasma-scriptengine.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kdedmodule.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "kmediaplayer.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "findpart.desktop" kbuildsycoca4(20924) KBuildSycoca::createEntry: modified: "plasma-wallpaper.desktop" <big snip> konqueror(20906)/konqtree KonqSidebarDirTreeModule::addSubDir: KonqSidebarDirTreeModule(0x1024ee0) KonqSidebarDirTreeModule::addSubDir "file:///home/david/ss" konqueror(20906)/konqtree KonqSidebarDirTreeModule::addSubDir: KonqSidebarDirTreeModule(0x1024ee0) KonqSidebarDirTreeModule::addSubDir "file:///home/david/scripts" konqueror(20906)/konqtree KonqSidebarDirTreeModule::addSubDir: KonqSidebarDirTreeModule(0x1024ee0) KonqSidebarDirTreeModule::addSubDir "file:///home/david/dcrsig" konqueror(20906)/konqtree KonqSidebarDirTreeModule::addSubDir: KonqSidebarDirTreeModule(0x1024ee0) KonqSidebarDirTreeModule::addSubDir "file:///home/david/img" konqueror(20906)/kio (KIOConnection) KIO::ConnectionServer::listenForRemote: Listening on "local:/tmp/ksocket-david/konquerorw20906.slave-socket" konqueror(20906)/kio (Slave) KIO::Slave::createSlave: createSlave "thumbnail" for KUrl("thumbnail:/home/david/img") konqueror(20906)/kio (KIOConnection) KIO::ConnectionServer::listenForRemote: Listening on "local:/tmp/ksocket-david/konquerorP20906.slave-socket" klauncher(20918)/kio (KLauncher) KLauncher::requestSlave: KLauncher: launching new slave "kio_thumbnail" with protocol= "thumbnail" args= ("thumbnail", "local:/tmp/ksocket-david/klauncherT20918.slave-socket", "local:/tmp/ksocket-david/konquerorP20906.slave-socket") kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/kio_thumbnail.so klauncher(20918)/kio (KLauncher) KLauncher::processRequestReturn: "kio_thumbnail" (pid 20933) up and running. kio_thumbnail(20933)/kdecore (KSycoca) KSycocaPrivate::openDatabase: Trying to open ksycoca from "/var/tmp/kdecache-david/ksycoca4" kio_thumbnail(20933)/kdecore (trader) KMimeTypeTrader::query: query for mimeType "text/plain" , "ThumbCreator" : returning 1 offers konqueror(20906)/kio (KIOJob) KIO::SlaveInterface::dispatch: error 104 "Cannot create thumbnail for directory" If possible, I would very much like to have the kde3 versions running. Can I just sym link to the latest libpng? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com