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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/khelpcenter/faq/install.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/khelpcenter/faq/install.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7b184f261b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/khelpcenter/faq/install.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,1035 @@ +<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" + "dtd/kdex.dtd" +> --> + + +<chapter id="install"> +<title +>Installation instructions</title> + +<para +>These are the generic installation instructions for the K Desktop Environment. Please complement your reading with the <filename +>README</filename +>s and <filename +>INSTALL</filename +>s that come along with the package. Please read them carefully and try to help yourself out if anything goes wrong. If you need further assistance, consider joining the &kde; mailing lists (see our web site instructions for joining the &kde; <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/" +>mailing lists</ulink +>) or newsgroups.</para> + + +<qandaset> + + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>To the would-be converts</para> +</question> +<answer> + +<para +>So you have heard the rumours. Or you have seen the screenshots. And you are dying to get hold of &kde;. But you know next to nothing about this whole <quote +>alternative OS</quote +> business. Don't worry! You only need to do some (well, maybe not some) reading, that's all!</para> + +<para +>&kde; does not run on any version of &Microsoft; &Windows; or OS/2 (yet). To run &kde;, you need to have a &UNIX; system. Please refer to <xref linkend="platform"/> for more details.</para> + +<para +>Decide on a platform and set it up for your system. This <acronym +>FAQ</acronym +> can not help you with this, since &kde;<ulink url="http://www.kde.org" +> runs on many &UNIX;</ulink +> platforms. </para> + +<!-- Taken out because we can not help with all platforms and KDEisnotLINUX --> + +<para +>Finally, you are ready to commence the &kde; installation. Please start reading from the next section. To get &kde;, please refer to <xref linkend="where-to-get-kde"/>. Last but not least, if you encounter any problems while installing &kde;, please do not hesitate to make use of the &kde; <link linkend="mailing-lists" +>mailing lists</link +> and <link linkend="newsgroups" +>newsgroups</link +>. But do bear this in mind: no question is too silly to ask, but some are too silly to answer, especially when they are already answered in this <acronym +>FAQ</acronym +>.</para> +<para +>Good luck and have fun!</para> + +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Available package formats</para> +</question> +<answer> + + +<para +>You can find several kinds of binary and source packages for different distributions and operating systems on the &kde-ftp;. The binary packages are not made by the &kde; Team, but by the distributors themselves, or some dedicated individuals. Please refer to <ulink url="http://dot.kde.org/986933826/" +>&kde; Package Policy Explained</ulink +> for information about the &kde; Package Policy. The only <quote +>official</quote +> release is the source tar.bz2 packages. Please refer to the <filename +>README</filename +>s and <filename +>INSTALL</filename +>s in the several binaries folders. For a list of the available packages for a release, refer to the relevant info page. For the latest release this is the <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/info/3.2.php" +>&kde; 3.2 Info Page</ulink +>.</para> + +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question id="prerequisites"> +<para +>Prerequisites</para> +</question> +<answer> + +<!-- rewrite to make it more general, pointing to the according webpages? --> + +<para +>For &kde; 3.2, you need the &Qt; library version 3.2 or greater. Please make sure you download the correct &Qt;. You will also need the header files, if you want to compile &kde; yourself. They are all available, at no cost, from <ulink url="http://www.trolltech.com/products/download" +>http://www.trolltech.com/download</ulink +>. In addition, there are optional libraries that might improve &kde; if installed on your system. An example is OpenSSL which will enable &konqueror; to browse web pages securely and is needed in a version +>=0.9.6. These should be provided by your distributor; if not, ask for an update.</para> + +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Description of the base packages</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>The base distribution currently consists of eleven packages. Some are required, while others are optional. Each package is available in each of the aforementioned package formats.</para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdelibs</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Required</para> +<para +>This package contains shared libraries that are needed by all &kde; applications.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdebase</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Required</para> +<para +>This package contains the base applications that form the core of the K Desktop Environment like the window manager, the terminal emulator, the control centre, the file manager, and the panel.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>&arts;</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Required</para> +<para +>The &arts; sound server. A powerful, network transparent sound server.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdeaddons</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Various plugins for &kate;, &kicker;, &knewsticker;, &konqueror; and &noatun; </para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdeartwork</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Additional wallpapers, themes, styles, sounds ...</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdebindings</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Various bindings for other languages, including &Java;, Perl, Python, ...</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdegames</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Various games like &kmahjongg;, &ksnake;, &kasteroids;, and &kpatience;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdegraphics</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Various graphics-related programs like &PostScript; previewer, &DVI; previewer, and a drawing program.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdeutils</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Various desktop tools like a calculator, an editor and other nifty stuff.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdemultimedia</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Multimedia applications like a &CD; player and a mixer.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdenetwork</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Network applications. Currently contains the mail program &kmail;, the news reader &knode;, and several other network-related programs.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdeadmin</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>System administration programs.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdeedu</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Educational and entertaining applications for &kde;'s younger users. </para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdetoys</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>Toys!</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>tdevelop</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Optional</para> +<para +>A complete Integrated Development Environment for &kde; and Qt</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para +>&arts; and then tdelibs should be installed before everything else, and tdeaddons last. The other packages can be installed in any arbitrary order.</para> + +<para +>Most package management tools will let you put all these packages in one folder and install them all at once, figuring out the dependencies as they go.</para> + +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Installation instructions for the different package formats</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +><important> +<para +>Please do not forget to read the <filename +>README</filename +> and <filename +>INSTALL</filename +> files if they are available.</para> +</important +></para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term +>Installation of the Debian packages</term> +<listitem> +<para +>The Debian packages install in accordance with the upcoming <acronym +>FHS</acronym +> (File Hierarchy Standard).</para> +<procedure> +<step performance="required" +><para +>become superuser</para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +>run <command +>dpkg <option +>-i <replaceable +>packagename.deb</replaceable +></option +></command +> for every package you want to install.</para +></step> +</procedure> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>Installation of the <acronym +>RPM</acronym +> packages</term> +<listitem> +<procedure> +<title +>To install binary <acronym +>RPM</acronym +>s</title> +<step performance="required" +><para +>become superuser</para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +>execute <command +>rpm <option +>-ivh <replaceable +>packagename.rpm</replaceable +></option +></command +></para +></step> +</procedure> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>Installation of the source <filename +>.tar.bz2</filename +> files</term> +<listitem> +<para +>Since there are always changes and updates to the way &kde; is compiled, please refer to <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/build/index.html" +>Download and Install from Source</ulink +> for the most up to date installation instructions for the source packages. </para> +<para +>The general approach should work in most cases though. </para> +<para +>The source <filename +>.tar.bz2</filename +> package installs into <filename class="directory" +>/usr/local/kde</filename +> by default. You can override this setting by using the <option +>--prefix</option +> option of the <filename +>configure</filename +> script.</para> +<procedure> +<step performance="required" +><para +>unpack the packages with <command +>tar <option +>jxvf <replaceable +>packagename.tar.bz2</replaceable +></option +></command +></para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +>change folder to the package folder: <command +>cd <replaceable +>packagename</replaceable +></command +></para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +>configure the package: <command +>./configure</command +> <note +><para +>Some packages (notably tdebase) have special configuration options that might be applicable to your installation. Type <command +>./configure <option +>--help</option +></command +> to see the available options.</para +></note +></para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +>build the package: <command +>make</command +></para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +>install the package: <command +>su <option +>-c "make install"</option +></command +> (if you aren't already root). If you already are, just type <command +>make <option +>install</option +></command +>.</para +></step> +</procedure> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Post-installation procedures</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>First of all, please make sure that you have added &kde;'s binary installation folder (⪚ <filename class="directory" +>/usr/local/kde/bin</filename +>) to your <envar +>PATH</envar +> and &kde;'s library installation folder to your <envar +>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar +> (only necessary on systems that do not support rpath; on &Linux; &ELF;, it should work without). This environment variable may be called differently on some systems, ⪚ it is called <envar +>SHLIB_PATH</envar +> on &IRIX;. Then set the environment variable <envar +>KDEDIR</envar +> to the base of your &kde; tree, ⪚ <filename class="directory" +>/usr/local/kde</filename +>. <caution +> <para +>Please bear in mind that it is unwise to set <envar +>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar +> blindly. In the vast majority of cases it is unnecessary and can do more harm than good. There is a web page written by <ulink url="mailto:barr@cis.ohio-state.edu" +>Dave Barr</ulink +> explaining the evils of <envar +>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar +> and it can be found at <ulink url="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~barr/ldpath.html" +>http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~barr/ldpath.html</ulink +>.</para> +</caution> +</para> +<para +>Even though you can use most of the &kde; applications simply by calling them, you can only benefit fully from &kde;'s advanced features if you use the &kde; window manager and its helper programs.</para> +<para +>In order to make it easy for you, we have provided a simple script called <filename +>starttde</filename +> which gets installed in <filename class="directory" +>$<envar +>KDEDIR</envar +>/bin</filename +> and is therefore in your path.</para> +<para +>Edit the file <filename +>.xinitrc</filename +> in your home folder (make a backup copy first!), remove everything that looks like calling a window manager, and insert <command +>starttde</command +> instead. Restart the &X-Server;. If you use &kdm;/<application +>xdm</application +>, you will have to edit the file <filename +>.xsession</filename +> instead of <filename +>.xinitrc</filename +>. And if there is no <filename +>.xinitrc</filename +> or <filename +>.xsession</filename +> in your home folder, simply create a new one with just one line containing <command +>starttde</command +>. <note +> <para +>Some systems (notably &RedHat; &Linux;) use <filename +>.Xclients</filename +> instead.</para> +</note +></para> +<para +>This should present you with a new shining &kde; desktop. You can now start to explore the wonderful world of &kde;. In case you want to read some documentation first, there is a highly recommended <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/documentation/quickstart/index.html" +>Quick Start guide</ulink +> available. Furthermore, every application has an online help that is available via the <guimenu +>help</guimenu +> menu.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Should I remove old version xyz before installing a new one?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>In principle, this is not necessary. <acronym +>RPM</acronym +> and Debian packages should take care of all dependencies.</para> +<para +>If you compile the source code yourself, you should take more care. Instructions for running two different versions of &kde; on the same system are given at <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/build/kde2-and-kde3.html" +>http://developer.kde.org/build/kde2-and-kde3.html</ulink +>. However, please note that running two different versions of &kde; from source can lead to problems if you are not careful. </para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question id="starttde"> +<para +>How do I start &kde;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>The most comfortable method to start &kde; is to use the <filename +>starttde</filename +> script. Simply put the line <command +>starttde</command +> at the end of your <filename +>.xsession</filename +> file (or your <filename +>.xinitrc</filename +> or <filename +>.Xclients</filename +> file if you are not using &kdm; or <application +>xdm</application +>). Please also remove the lines that start your previous window manager. If there is no <filename +>.xsession</filename +>, <filename +>.xinitrc</filename +>, or <filename +>.Xclients</filename +> in your home folder, simply create a new one that contains just one line: <command +>starttde</command +>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<!-- Still needed? +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Whenever I start &kde;, it complains about "shadow passwords". +Why?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>When your system uses shadow passwords, the screensaver can only +run properly if the suid bit is set. This bit gives the screensavers +root privileges, which are needed to access the shadow passwords. +<caution +><para +>The screensavers might be configured to secure the +machine until the password is entered.</para +></caution +></para> +<procedure> +<title +>Setting the suid bit on the screensavers</title> +<step performance="required" +><para +>become root</para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +><command +>chown root +$<envar +>KDEDIR</envar +>/bin/*.kss</command +></para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +><command +>chmod u+s +$<envar +>KDEDIR</envar +>/bin/*.kss</command +></para +></step> +</procedure> +<para +>Alternatively, if you compile &kde; from source, you can use +<command +>./configure <option +>with-shadow</option +></command +> to +configure tdebase. Then the suid bit is set automatically during +<command +>make install</command +>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +--> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Is it possible to install &kde; in a user folder?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>Yes, you can install &kde; in any folder you want. What you have to do depends on the kind of packages you want to install:</para> +<procedure +><title +>Source packages</title> +<step performance="required" +><para +>Configure and install the package using <command +>configure <option +>--prefix=<replaceable +>/users/myhome/kde</replaceable +></option +>; make; make install</command +> to install into <filename class="directory" +>/users/myhome/kde</filename +>.</para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +>Add the following to your init files. Please note that if it is not necessary for you to set <envar +>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar +>, it is better to leave it out.</para> + +<para +>For csh or tcsh:</para> +<programlisting +>setenv KDEDIR /users/myhome/kde + +if ( $?LD_LIBRARY_PATH ) then + setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $KDEDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH +else + setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $KDEDIR/lib +endif + +if ( ! $?LIBRARY_PATH ) then + setenv LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH +endif +</programlisting> +<para +>For <application +>bash</application +>:</para> +<programlisting +>KDEDIR=/users/myhome/kde +PATH=$KDEDIR/bin:$PATH +LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$KDEDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH +LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH +export KDEDIR PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LIBRARY_PATH +</programlisting +></step> +</procedure> +<procedure +><title +><acronym +>RPM</acronym +> packages</title> +<step performance="required" +><para +><command +>rpm</command +> allows you to use the <option +>--prefix</option +> option to select the folder you want to install to. For example, executing <command +>rpm <option +>-i --prefix=<replaceable +>/users/myhome/kde package.rpm</replaceable +></option +></command +> will install the package to <filename class="directory" +>/users/myhome/kde</filename +>.</para +></step> +</procedure> +<para +><note> +<para +>Although &kde; will run from a user folder, there are some problems with programs that require suid root, ⪚ the programs in the tdeadmin package. But since they are not meant to be run by users in the first place, this is nothing to worry about.</para> +<para +>However, on systems using shadow passwords, the screensavers have to be suid root to enable password access for unlocking the screen, so this option will not work.</para> +</note +></para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +><command +>starttde</command +> fails with <errorname +>can not connect to X server</errorname +>. What is wrong?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>You probably tried to start the X server with <command +>starttde</command +>. The X server is started with <command +>startx</command +>. <command +>starttde</command +> is the script that should be run from your <filename +>.xinitrc</filename +>, <filename +>.xsession</filename +>, or <filename +>.Xclients</filename +> to activate the window manager and the necessary server daemons for &kde;. See also <xref linkend="starttde"/>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>&kde; on &AIX;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +><acronym +>IBM</acronym +> now officially support &kde; on &AIX;. You can find details at <ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html" +>http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html</ulink +>. There is also some older information at <ulink url="http://space.twc.de/~stefan/kde/aix.html" +>http://space.twc.de/~stefan/kde/aix.html</ulink +>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>&kde; on a laptop?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>If you can get &X-Window; to run on your laptop, you should not have any problem getting &kde; to run on it. In addition, you might find the following links helpful:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para +><ulink url="http://www.linux-laptop.net/" +>http://www.linux-laptop.net/</ulink +></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para +><ulink url="http://www.sanpei.org/Laptop-X/note-list.html" +>http://www.sanpei.org/Laptop-X/note-list.html</ulink +></para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>I have a neomagic chipset in my laptop. Is there anything special I should do to run &kde;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>On some laptops using the 2160 chipset (MagicGraph 128XD) the following options in <filename +>XF86Config</filename +> are needed to avoid a lock-up of the graphic engine:</para> +<screen +>Option "XaaNoScanlineImageWriteRect" + Option "XaaNoScanlineCPUToScreenColorExpandFill"</screen> + +<para +>If you have experienced desktop hangs while using &kde; please try this option.</para +> +</answer +> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>I do not like the default &kde; folder after installation. How do I move it without breaking anything?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>Assuming the default is <filename class="directory" +>/opt/kde</filename +> and you want to move it to <filename class="directory" +>/usr/local/kde</filename +>, here's what you have to do:</para> +<procedure> +<step performance="required" +><para +>change to superuser if you aren't already</para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +><command +>mv /opt/kde /usr/local/kde</command +></para +></step> +<step performance="required" +><para +><command +>ln -s /usr/local/kde /opt/kde</command +></para +></step> +</procedure> +<para +>This will put all your &kde; files in <filename class="directory" +>/usr/local/kde</filename +> but everything is still accessible from <filename class="directory" +>/opt/kde</filename +>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>What files can I delete from my &kde; install folder? Can all the <filename +>*.h</filename +>, <filename +>*.c</filename +> and <filename +>*.o</filename +> files be safely removed?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>There should not be any need to keep the <filename +>.c</filename +> and <filename +>.o</filename +> files, but you might want to keep the <filename +>.h</filename +> files, as they are used by includes if you ever want to compile your own &kde; programs. But if you wish to add patches to the source programs as they become available (rather than downloading everything again), then they should stay.</para +> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Will I lose my current settings when I upgrade &kde;?</para> +</question> +<answer> + +<para +>No. In most cases &kde; will be able to transport your settings intact. You may need to reenter passwords in some applications (such as &kmail; or &knode;) but most other settings will be safe.</para> + +<para +>There were mixed reports of results between some previous versions of &kde;. To be safe, you may like to back up your entire &kde; configuration. </para> + +<para +>Settings are kept in the <filename class="directory" +>$<envar +>HOME</envar +>/.kde</filename +> or <filename class="directory" +>$<envar +>HOME</envar +>/.kde2</filename +> subfolder in your home folder. Copy your old <filename class="directory" +>.kde</filename +>/<filename class="directory" +>.kde2</filename +> folder to a backup location, install &kde; 3.2, and then copy back any necessary mail and news settings. That said, most people can make a direct upgrade, without removing the old <filename class="directory" +>.kde</filename +> folder, without a hitch.</para> +<para +>You can override the use of <filename class="directory" +>$<envar +>HOME</envar +>/.kde</filename +> by setting the $<envar +>KDEHOME</envar +> variable.</para +> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry id="greyscreen"> +<question> +<para +>I upgraded &kde; and it seemed to go fine, but when I start it, I get a blank grey screen, and nothing happens. There are errors in the console about DCOPserver. What's going on?</para> +</question> + +<answer> +<para +>&kde; uses several temporary files during its operation. These are usually to be found in the following locations:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem +><para +><filename +>~/.DCOPserver-*</filename +> (there are usually two of these; one is a symlink to the other)</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +><filename +>~/.kde/socket-<replaceable +>hostname</replaceable +></filename +></para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +><filename +>~/.kde/tmp-<replaceable +>hostname</replaceable +></filename +> which is normally a symlink to the next file:</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +><filename +>/tmp/tmp-kde-<replaceable +>USER</replaceable +></filename +></para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +><filename +>~/.kde/socket-<replaceable +>hostname</replaceable +></filename +> which is also normally a symlink to:</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +><filename +>/tmp/ksocket-<replaceable +>USER</replaceable +></filename +></para +></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para +>If the symlinks get broken, usually because a <command +>cron</command +> or shutdown script is emptying out the <filename class="directory" +>/tmp</filename +> folder, then strange things will happen. These files, and the symlinks, will all be created automatically at the start of &kde; so you can safely remove them <emphasis +>while &kde; is not running</emphasis +>.</para> + +<para +>If you are only getting a grey screen when you start &kde;, or if you get an error message telling you to <errorname +>Check your installation</errorname +>, then shut down X and delete all the files listed above, then try to restart X.</para> + +<para +>Normally (&ie; when not upgrading between &kde; versions) it's quite safe to leave these files intact, and you may shave a few seconds off your &kde; startup time by doing so.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>Compiling tdebase gives me a <errorname +>bin/sh: msgfmt: command not found</errorname +> error!</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>You need the &GNU; <application +>msgfmt</application +> which is part of the &GNU; i18n package <application +>gettext</application +>. You should be able to download it from any &GNU; mirror.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>How do I uninstall &kde; applications compiled from source?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>You can uninstall your programs by typing <command +>make uninstall</command +> in the folder where you did <command +>make install</command +>. If you have already deleted that folder, then there is only one way, and it is not good: go to <filename class="directory" +>$<envar +>KDEDIR</envar +>/bin</filename +> and start deleting files one by one.</para> +<para +>If you expect to find yourself in this situation, you might want to consider a program such as &GNU; <application +>stow</application +>, found at <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.html" +>http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.html</ulink +>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question id="gif"> +<para +>What is up with &GIF; support?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>This has to do with issues with Unisys' &LZW; patent. &GIF; support is turned off from &Qt; 1.44 onwards by default. When you want to use &GIF;s and have the relevant license, recompile &Qt; with &GIF; support. <command +>./configure <option +>-gif</option +></command +>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>How do I install &kde; themes?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>Theme support in &kde; has been discontinued with this version. However, there are many opportunities to personalise and add eye candy to &kde; Look at, for example, <guilabel +>Appearance & Themes</guilabel +> in &kcontrol;. </para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +</qandaset> +</chapter> |