Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 27. KDE Additional Packages

Kdenetwork-3.5.9

Introduction to Kdenetwork

Kdenetwork provides several KDE applications useful in a networking environment. Applications include clients for chat, PPP, news, instant messages, and similar programs.

Package Information

Kdenetwork Dependencies

Required

kdebase-3.5.9

Recommended

libjpeg-6b, libxml2-2.6.31, libxslt-1.1.22, and OpenSSL-0.9.8g

Optional

PPP-2.4.4, XMMS-1.2.10, Graphviz-2.12, Doxygen-1.5.2, Wireless Tools-28, Speex-1.0.5, ALSA-1.0.13, gsmlib, Meanwhile, OpenSLP, libgadu, and Valgrind

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/kdenetwork

Installation of Kdenetwork

Install kdenetwork 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.

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Configuring Kdenetwork

Config Files

/etc/lisarc and ~/.lisarc

Configuration Information

To utilize the LAN Browser of konqueror you will need to create the /etc/lisarc file and start the lisa daemon. Create /etc/lisarc by filling out the information in the “Guided LISa Setup” section of the “LISa Daemon” tab on the “Control Center” — “Internet & Network” — “Local Network Browsing” dialog box.

Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/lisa init script included in the blfs-bootscripts-20080816 package. 

make install-lisa

There is no explicit configuration for the rest of the kdenetwork package, however some individual programs need to be set up with user information.

Contents

Installed Programs: kdict, kget, knewsticker, kopete, kpf, kppp, krdc, krfb, ksirc, ktalkd, kwifimanager, and lisa
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

kdict

is a graphical client for the Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT).

kget

allows you to group downloads.

knewsticker

is a news applet for the KDE Application Launcher Panel.

kopete

is KDE's multi-protocol instant messenger client.

kpf

allows you to share files over a network.

kppp

is a dial-up utility.

krdc

is a client application that allows you to view or even control the desktop session on another machine that is running a compatible (VNC) server.

krfb

is a server application that allows you to share your current session with a user on another machine, who can use a VNC client to view or even control the desktop.

ksirc

is a chat client.

ktalkd

is an enhanced talk daemon—a program to handle incoming talk requests, announce them and allow you to respond to them using a talk client.

kwifimanager

is used to configure and monitor wireless LAN cards.

lisa

is intended to provide a kind of network neighborhood, but only relying on the TCP/IP protocol stack.

Last updated on 2008-05-06 21:45:37 -0500