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categories:
- Linux
- KDE
comments: true
date: 2016-01-17 09:45:00+0100
layout: page
tags:
- Linux
- KDE
- openSUSE
title: KDE PIM changes in openSUSE Tumbleweed
---
## Some history
As you may know, up to now the default PIM suite for Plasma 5 in openSUSE Tumbleweed was the KDE PIM 4.14, based on kdelibs 4.x. While upstream KDE has offered a KF5-based version since Applications 15.08, it has been originally marked as a technology preview, so we (the openSUSE community KDE team) thought it would be more prudent to stick with the 4.14 version (but offer the KF5 based PIM as an option for the daring).
Fast forward to today: [KDE Applications 15.12.1 have been released](https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-15.12.1.php), and we've been testing and using the KF5 based PIM suite for all these months with no issues. In addition, PIM developers have been adding interesting new features and impressive speed optimization ([see the blog post by PIM developer Dan Vratil](http://www.dvratil.cz/2016/01/kde-pim-still-alive-and-rocking/)), and at the same time dropped support for the the 4.14 PIM suite.
## What does it mean for openSUSE?
This means that from the next openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshot, the old PIM 4.14.x packages will be replaced by their KF5 counterparts. Most settings should be migrated automatically, and the mail store is set in a DE-independent location, so you should not lose any data.
You have two options for upgrading:
### Start from scratch
Simply recreate all your accounts in the new interface and redownload all your mail. This works best with IMAP (with setups and if you have enough bandwidth.
### Use the PIM settings exporter
You can export all your mail from KMail: under the *Tools* menu, there is the option *Import/Export KMail Data*, which you can use to create an archive with all your mails and account configurations. You need to do this before upgrading, then use the same option in KMail after upgrading to the KF5 based version to have all your accounts, calendars and mail set up.
## Caveats
The 4.14.x and KF5 versions of the PIM stack are **incompatible** with each other. Therefore if you do not fully upgrade the system you will get strange issues. Ensure you update with `zypper dup` or with the equivalent option in YaST to ensure that all packages will be picked up.
## Bugs
Bugs? What bugs? Software is **perfect**! ;)
Jokes aside, if you find a bug in the PIM stack, please [report it to the upstream bug tracker](https://bugs.kde.org). If instead it's a bug in the openSUSE packages (missing dependencies, etc.), report it to [openSUSE's Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.opensuse.org)
## Thanks
Thanks go to the KDE PIM developers for their awesome work despite their small numbers (Laurent Montel and Dan Vratil deserve several beers each ;) and of course to my fellow KDE team members, in particular Raymond "tittiatcoke" Wooninck for his work in packaging the PIM stack.