Based on your preference, set KDE_PREFIX
.
One option is to put KDE into the
/usr
hierarchy. This creates a simpler
setup but is more difficult to try multiple versions of KDE.
export KDE_PREFIX=/usr
A method of building multiple versions installs KDE in the /opt
hierarchy:
export KDE_PREFIX=/opt/kde-3.5.9
Remember to execute ldconfig after installation of libraries to update the library cache.
If you are not installing KDE in
/usr
, you will need to make some
configuration changes:
You should consider installing the desktop-file-utils-0.13 package. Though
not required, this package will allow you to easily use existing
.desktop
files in /usr/share/applications
(and any other locations
identified by XDG_DATA_DIRS
), and
automatically add these applications to the KDE menu system.
Add to your system or personal profile:
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/kde-3.5.9/bin
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/opt/kde-3.5.9/lib/pkgconfig
Add to your /etc/ld.so.conf
:
cat >> /etc/ld.so.conf << "EOF"
# Begin kde addition to /etc/ld.so.conf
/opt/kde-3.5.9/lib
# End kde addition
EOF
Add to your /etc/man_db.conf
:
cat >> /etc/man_db.conf << "EOF"
# Begin kde addition to man_db.conf
MANDATORY_MANPATH /opt/kde-3.5.9/man
# End kde addition to man_db.conf
EOF
If you prefer installing KDE in /opt
,
one trick to avoid the above configuration changes every time you
install a new version is to replace /opt/kde-3.5.9
with /opt/kde
and to create a symlink from
/opt/kde-3.5.9
to /opt/kde
.
ln -v -sf kde-3.5.9 /opt/kde
Last updated on 2007-04-04 14:42:53 -0500