Install KDE as explained in August MacWorld

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chevy

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I tried to install KDE as is explained in the August, 2004 edition of MacWorld, and I get the following errors:

Code: 
Setting up kdebase3-shlibs (3.2.2-22) ...
Setting up kdelibs3 (3.2.2-22) ...
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
Warning: kbuildsycoca is unable to register with DCOP.
kbuildsycoca running...
kbuildsycoca: Recreating ksycoca file (/sw/share/services/ksycoca, version 72)
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: Property 'X-KDE-Weight' is defined multiple times (KOfficeFilter)
kbuildsycoca: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: /sw/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/kde-essential.menu
kbuildsycoca: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: /sw/etc/xdg/menus/kde-settings.menu
kbuildsycoca: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: /sw/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu
kbuildsycoca: Directory and kde-information.directory requires combining!
kbuildsycoca: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: /sw/etc/xdg/menus/kde-screensavers.menu
kbuildsycoca: Directory and kde-system-screensavers.directory requires combining!
kbuildsycoca: Menu applications-kmenuedit.menu not found.
kbuildsycoca: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: 
kbuildsycoca: Processing KDE Legacy dirs for <KDE>
kbuildsycoca: processKDELegacyDirs()
kbuildsycoca: Looking up applications under /sw/share/applications/
kbuildsycoca: Looking up applications under /sw/share/applications/kde/
kbuildsycoca: Moving Settings/Information to Information
kbuildsycoca: 'kfile_ooo.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template'
kbuildsycoca: 'kfile_ooo.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template'
kbuildsycoca: 'kfile_ooo.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template'
kbuildsycoca: 'kfile_ooo.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global'
kbuildsycoca: 'kfile_ooo.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.math'
kbuildsycoca: 'kfile_ooo.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template'
kbuildsycoca: '/sw/share/applications/kde/kvoctrain.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-kvtml'
kbuildsycoca: 'khtmlimage.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-portable-anymap'
kbuildsycoca: 'khtmlimage.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-portable-graymap'
kbuildsycoca: '/sw/share/applications/kde/kuickshow.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-psd'

...


Setting up bundle-kde (3.2.2-21) ...
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

and then whan I run apt-get I get the following:
Code: 
sudo apt-get update 
Password:
Err file: unstable/main Packages
  File not found
Ign file: unstable/main Release                                                              
Err file: unstable/crypto Packages                                                           
  File not found
Ign file: unstable/crypto Release                                                            
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main Packages                                  
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main Release                                                     
Hit http://fink.opendarwin.org 10.3/unstable/main Packages                                                     
Hit http://fink.opendarwin.org 10.3/unstable/main Release                   
Hit http://fink.opendarwin.org 10.3/unstable/crypto Packages                
Hit http://fink.opendarwin.org 10.3/unstable/crypto Release                 
Hit http://fink.opendarwin.org 10.3/stable/main Packages                    
Hit http://fink.opendarwin.org 10.3/stable/main Release                     
Hit http://fink.opendarwin.org 10.3/stable/crypto Packages                  
Hit http://fink.opendarwin.org 10.3/stable/crypto Release                   
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/crypto Packages               
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/crypto Release
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/main Packages
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/main Release
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/crypto Packages
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/crypto Release
Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages  File not found
Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/unstable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages  File not found
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
 
Yes, but not updated.

I installed QT from apple support site, and everything was ok.
 
1) I loaded the latest version of the Xcode tools from apple web site
2) I loaded the latest version of QT from apple web site
3) I reloaded KDE and... ok (after nearly one day of compiler !)
 
also where is the correct spot to add the new address for sources in the sources.list file.. that article is not to clear... thanks guys... i had kde running.. just cant get apt-get going... realized i had xcode 1.1 getting 1.5 now to try again.
 
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

after i do the kde install stage... help what does this mean how can i fix it?!
 
ok so it is an apt-get problem.. someone help me.. kde is running fine.. once im in there and try to get gimp i get this at the end of the download and install...

W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
 
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