Bug 15364 – Desktop guide only reccomends "emerge kde" to install kde

• Product: [OLD] Docs-user
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Joe Kowalski 2003-02-09 05:43:25 UTC]

The guide should explain that the command "emerge kde" builds ALL of the
kde-base packages, and with kde-3.1, even higher-end pc's can take up to a day
to complete this.  The guide should also explain the alternative of building
only kdebase, and then whatever peripheral packages the user might want/need. 
Suggested edit is below:

 Code listing 3.2: Looking at KDE Packages/Deps

# emerge --pretend kde
# emerge kde

Note: This will install ALL of the non-development /usr/portage/kde-base/*
packages, which for kde-3.1 can take nearly 24 hours, even on higher end
systems.  Alternatively you can build and install only a basic kde install,
including the kde dependencies, the basic kde desktop, konqueror, konsole, by
typing:

#emerge kdebase

However, this will only install the base KDE packages and none of KDE's helper
applications.  You can then selectively install the packages that you will then
later need.  Below is a reference guide to what each of the kde packages contain:

kdeaddons: This package contains a miscellaneous collection of older kde
programs that have either been superceded or are no longer applicable.

kdeadmin: This package contains system adminstration tools written for kde.

kdeedu: This package contains educational-entertainment programs typically for
children

kdegames: This package contains a collection of games written for kde.

kdegraphics:  This package has a set of graphical arts programs and tools.

kdemultimedia:  This package provides a multimedia framework and players for
audio and video playback in kde.

kdenetwork:  This package includes the popular kmail email client for kde as
well as other network and internet tools.

kdepim:  This package contains personal information management tools for
managing addresses, calenders, and desktop notes functionality.

kdetoys: This package contains a set of amusements to add some fun to your desktop.

kdeutils:  This package contains a set of system utilities, including the ark
utility for handling file archives within konqueror.

For example, once you have your basic kde desktop built, if you want to browse
file archives in the konqueror file manager, listen to mp3's with noatun, check
your email with kmail, and jot down quick notes on your desktop with knotes you
would enter the command:

#emerge kdeutils kdemultimedia kdenetwork kdepim

Note: If you plan to use CUPS for printing then you probably want "cups" in your
USE variables in /etc/make.conf before emerging KDE. This can also be done from
the command line by doing a USE="cups" emerge kde . Please reference the Gentoo
Print Guide for a complete CUPS install explanation.

 

Reproducible: Always
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[Comment 1 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2003-08-18 21:19:53 UTC]

Moving, since I no longer really do docs.

[Comment 2 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2003-08-19 01:01:09 UTC]

Created attachment 16303 [details, diff]
Inform users about kde-packages

[Comment 3 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2003-08-20 03:00:30 UTC]

antifa reviewed this:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.documentation/227

committed.