swift 05/05/29 20:13:00 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en kde-config.xml Log: #86172 - Update KDE Configuration guide with information on the split kde ebuilds
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Everything is covered by the KDE project. </p> <p> The KDE environment is available in more than 70 languages and has an immense -userbase. For those interested, there are lots of <uri -link="http://www.kde.org/screenshots/";>screenshots</uri> available. For more +user base. For those interested, there are lots of <uri +link="http://www.kde.org/screenshots/";>screen shots</uri> available. For more information on KDE, read the <uri link="http://www.kde.org/whatiskde/";>What is KDE?</uri> article on <uri link="http://www.kde.org";>KDE.org</uri>. </p> @@ -88,13 +88,30 @@ <body> <p> -First of all, if you're interested in installing KDE (or KDE support), you will +If you're interested in installing KDE (or KDE support), you will have to make sure that your USE variable contains the <c>kde</c> and <c>qt</c> flags. For those of you interested, Qt is the graphical widget library KDE uses. </p> <p> +KDE is also able to automatically mount devices for you. To use this feature, +add <c>hal</c> to your USE variable. +</p> + +<p> +If you do not want to use <uri link="http://www.arts-project.org/";>aRts</uri> +for your all-around multimedia, disable the <c>arts</c> USE flag (it is active +by default). +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section> +<title>Installing KDE < 3.4</title> +<body> <!-- TODO Remove this section when 3.4 is stabilized on all archs --> + +<p> Second, you need to think on what you want to install from the KDE distribution. As mentioned before, KDE is very feature-rich and embraces lots of packages. You don't have to believe our word for it -- just check yourself :) @@ -141,7 +158,7 @@ <tr> <ti>kdeedu</ti> <ti> - Educational KDE applications focused on schoolchildren aged 3 to 18. See + Educational KDE applications focused on school children aged 3 to 18. See also the <uri link="http://edu.kde.org";>KDE Edu Project</uri>. </ti> </tr> @@ -164,7 +181,7 @@ <tr> <ti>kde-i18n</ti> <ti> - Internationalisation-related files for KDE. This includes support for + Internationalization-related files for KDE. This includes support for foreign languages (and currencies, number/date formats, ...) and documentation. See also the <uri link="http://i18n.kde.org";>KDE i18n project</uri> for more information. @@ -176,7 +193,7 @@ Multimedia-related applications, including support for CD, MP3, DVD, sequencing, sound and video applications. More information can be found on the <uri link="http://multimedia.kde.org";>KDE Multimedia Project</uri> - website. + web site. </ti> </tr> <tr> @@ -193,14 +210,14 @@ Personal Information Management tools, such as <c>KOrganizer</c> (Journal), <c>KAddressbook</c> (Address book), <c>Kontact</c> (Groupware) and <c>KMail</c> (E-mail). More information online at the <uri - link="http://pim.kde.org";>KDE PIM Project</uri> website. + link="http://pim.kde.org";>KDE PIM Project</uri> web site. </ti> </tr> <tr> <ti>kdesdk</ti> <ti> Code development tools, including <c>KBabel</c> (Translation tool), - <c>KBugBuster</c> (Front end for KDE bugtracking) and <c>Kompare</c> (GUI + <c>KBugBuster</c> (Front end for KDE bug tracking) and <c>Kompare</c> (GUI to see differences between files). </ti> </tr> @@ -238,6 +255,208 @@ </body> </section> <section> +<title>Installing KDE >= 3.4</title> <!-- TODO rename to "Installing KDE" --> +<body> + +<note> +At the moment of writing, KDE >= 3.4 is still only available for the ~arch +keyword. +</note> + +<p> +More recent KDE versions (from 3.4 onwards) are now represented by a plethora of +<uri link="/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml">split ebuilds</uri> making it a tad +more difficult to know what to install and what not. Gentoo does provide a few +meta packages that will pull in a certain amount of KDE packages for you: +</p> + +<ul> + <li> + If you want a full-blown KDE installation, install <c>kde-meta</c>. + This package will pull in all KDE applications as dependencies. + </li> + <li> + If you want a basic KDE installation, install <c>kdebase-startkde</c>. You + can always install additional KDE applications when you want. + </li> +</ul> + +<p> +These two are the extreme limits; you are probably interested in a safe mixture +of the two :) To make the decision process a lot easier on your hands, the +following table gives a short, incomplete yet useful oversight on some of the +available KDE packages. +</p> + +<p> +These packages are <e>not</e> part of the <c>kdebase-startkde</c> installation. +</p> + +<table> +<tr> + <th>Ebuild name</th> + <th>Description</th> +</tr> +<tr> + <ti><c>amarok</c></ti> + <ti> + With <uri link="http://amarok.kde.org/";>amaroK</uri> you have a powerful + music player for Unix/Linux. + </ti> +</tr> +<tr> + <ti><c>k3b</c></ti> + <ti> + <uri link="http://www.k3b.org/";>K3B</uri> is a complete CD/DVD burning + utility with Audio support. Burning CDs was never this easy. + </ti> +</tr> +<tr> + <ti><c>kaffeine</c></ti> + <ti> + <uri link="http://kaffeine.sourceforge.net/";>Kaffeine</uri> is a full + featured multimedia-player for KDE. + </ti> +</tr> +<tr> + <ti><c>kate</c></ti> + <ti> + The <uri link="http://kate.kde.org/";>KDE Advanced Text Editor</uri>, a + multi-document editor with syntax highlighting, code folding and more. + </ti> +</tr> <<Truncated>> -- [email protected] mailing list
