Will KDE Plasma 6 Alpha packages be part of the Manjaro unstable branch?

[Slyfer1]

In 2 days KDE Plasma 6 Alpha is probably going to be released. I assume those packages will be part of the Manjaro unstable branch?

[freggel.doe]

@Slyfer1

KDE Plasma 6 Alpha…
I assume those packages will be part of the Manjaro unstable branch?

Don’t know how you arrived at that conclusion…
Maybe you’re looking for kde-unstable repository?

[Slyfer1]

@freggel.doe

Maybe you’re looking for kde-unstable repository?

Yes, sorry if my question was imprecise ^^ So let me reformulate the question: Is the kde-unstable repository part of the unstable branch?

[freggel.doe]

@Slyfer1

Is the kde-unstable repository part of the unstable branch?

No. It’s an extra repository you can add.
Be advised and be careful: it includes development builds and things will break.

[Slyfer1]

@freggel.doe

No. It’s an extra repository you can add.

Oh! I wasn’t aware of this. Thank you for clarifying this. Damn, I somehow assumed this would be part of the unstable branch

@freggel.doe

and things will break.

So your advice is to refrain from it, I see

[freggel.doe]

@Slyfer1

So your advice is to refrain from it, I see

I daily drive unstable branch on my work machine.
I wouldn’t touch kde-unstable repository outside a dedicated installation/vm.
But you asked for “KDE Plasma 6 Alpha” - so go for it…

[bedna]

@freggel.doe

I wouldn’t touch kde-unstable repository outside a dedicated installation/vm

Not sure what you mean by that.
Other than myself doing dumb stuff, I have had zero problems with unstable for the last 3 months or so.
You need to run updates VERY often for it not to break, but other than that, not many problems.

[Slyfer1]

@freggel.doe

I daily drive unstable branch on my work machine.

Same. With no big issues whatsoever. But I somehow assumed KDE’s long-awaited Plasma 6 would be part of this branch. Please don’t ask me how I came to that conclusion, I have no idea

[bedna]

@Slyfer1

Plasma 6 would be part of this branch

you could go testing branch, not that far after unstable but probably way faster than stable. (if plasma 6 will be included, I’m not sure?)

[Slyfer1]

@bedna

you could go testing branch

So kde-unstable is part of testing, but not of unstable branch? This doesn’t make sense to me

Also, as you’ve mentioned you’re using kde-unstable, do you have any hint about how I would install it? I’m using Manjaro for quite a bit now, but still very inexperienced

[bedna]

Read this, it explains the difference between the 3:

Switching Branches

[Slyfer1]

Yeah, been there my mate! Got it, got it! I’ll just let the professionals do their “stuff” and wait what packages will come to my computer

[cscs]

@bedna

Not sure what you mean by that.
Other than myself doing dumb stuff, I have had zero problems with unstable for the last 3 months or so.
You need to run updates VERY often for it not to break, but other than that, not many problems.

They werent talking about Manjaro Unstable Branch.

They were talking about the alternative repository KDE-Unstable:

https://archlinux.org/packages/?sort=&repo=KDE-Unstable&q=&maintainer=&flagged=

So … to be clear again … no, Manjaro Unstable Branch wont be getting Plasma 6 Alpha release packages in a few days.

[Slyfer1]

Thank you very much for precisely answering my question Answered!

[fbt89]

If you want to know more about Plasma and it’s development, I suggest you follow Planet KDE https://planet.kde.org/ Sometime in February 6 will be released for those who want to know.