kdebase-3.3.2

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

Download (HTTP): http://mirrors.isc.org/pub/kde/stable/3.3.2/src/kdebase-3.3.2.tar.bz2
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.3.2/src/kdebase-3.3.2.tar.bz2
Download MD5 sum: edbd721a2a4970977dfe5f45d9e38923
Download size: 19.9 MB
Estimated disk space required: 269 MB (additional 20 MB for API docs)
Estimated build time: 21.15 SBU (additional 0.24 SBU for API docs)

Additional downloads

Required patch: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.3.2-kdebase-htmlframes2.patch

kdebase dependencies

Required

kdelibs-3.3.2

Optional

libtiff-3.7.1, LessTif-0.94.0, Linux-PAM-0.78, OpenLDAP-2.2.20, Cyrus SASL-2.1.20, Samba-3.0.11, Heimdal-0.6.3 or MIT krb5-1.4, krb4, Mtools, libraw1394, lm_sensors, JasPer, GraphViz and Doxygen-1.4.1

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:

patch -Np0 -i ../post-3.3.2-kdebase-htmlframes2.patch &&
./configure --prefix=$KDE_PREFIX --disable-debug \
    --disable-dependency-tracking &&
make

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

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.

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