Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 28. KDE Core Packages

Kdebase-3.4.1

Introduction to Kdebase

kdebase is the last mandatory package required for the K Desktop Environment. It provides various applications, infrastructure files and libraries.

Package Information

Kdebase Dependencies

Required

kdelibs-3.4.1

Recommended

libjpeg-6b, libart_lgpl-2.3.17, libxml2-2.6.20, OpenSSL-0.9.7g, and JDK-1.5.0

Optional

libtiff-3.7.3, LessTif-0.94.4, Linux-PAM-0.80, OpenLDAP-2.2.24, Cyrus SASL-2.1.21, Samba-3.0.14a, Heimdal-0.7 or MIT krb5-1.4.1, krb4, Mtools, libraw1394, lm_sensors, JasPer, GraphViz, and Doxygen-1.4.3

Installation of Kdebase

Note: You should ensure a nogroup group exists on your system before performing the make install command, as kdebase installs a program ($KDE_PREFIX/bin/kdesud) with group ownership of nogroup.

Install kdebase with: 

./configure --prefix=$KDE_PREFIX --disable-debug \
    --disable-dependency-tracking &&
make
[Note]

Note

If you wish to create the API documentation and you have Doxygen and GraphViz installed, make apidox must be done before make install.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: kate, kcontrol, kdebugdialog, kdeprint, kdesu, kdm, kfind, khelpcenter, kicker, kinfocenter, kioslave, klipper, kmenuedit, konqueror, konsole, kpager, ksplashml, ksysguard, kwrite, and kxkb
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

kate

is a programmer's text editor for KDE.

kcontrol

is the KDE Control Center.

kdebugdialog

is a dialog box for managing diagnostic messages at runtime.

kdeprint

is the printing module in KDE. It manages the actual printing from KDE applications, It handles print job administration and handles printer and print system management.

kdesu

is a graphical front end for the Unix su command.

kdm

is the KDE display manager (a replacement for xdm).

kfind

is a utility to find files.

khelpcenter

is the KDE help tool.

kicker

is the KDE control panel.

kinfocenter

provides a centralized and convenient overview of your KDE and system settings.

kioslaves

are support programs designed to be intimately familiar with a certain protocol, so that a standard interface can be used to get at data from any number of places. Examples are the http and ftp kioslaves, which will retrieve data from an http or ftp server respectively.

klipper

is a clipboard utility.

kmenuedit

is a utility to rearrange or add items to the K-menu.

kongueror

is a filesystem and web browser.

konsole

is a highly configurable X terminal emulator.

kpager

provides a thumbnail view of all virtual desktops.

ksplashml

is a splash screen that shows the progress of an application that is loading.

ksysguard

is a network enabled task manager and system monitor application, with the additional functionality of top.

kwrite

is a text editor for KDE.

kxkb

is a keyboard layout switching utility based on the X11 xkb extension.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600