Kdeutils-3.5.6

Introduction to Kdeutils

Kdeutils provides KDE programs for miscellaneous tasks. Programs include a calculator, a note taker, a basic editor, a floppy disk manager, and a binary editor.

Package Information

Kdeutils Dependencies

Required

kdebase-3.5.6

Recommended

Optional

Net-SNMP, tpctl (for Thinkpad support)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/kdeutils

Installation of Kdeutils

Install kdeutils with:

./configure --prefix=$KDE_PREFIX --disable-debug \
    --disable-dependency-tracking &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: ark, irkick, kcalc, kcharselect, kdf, kedit, kfloppy, kgpg, khexedit, kjots, kregexpeditor, ktimer, kwalletmanager, and superkaramba
Installed Libraries: Several kdeutils specific libraries
Installed Directories: Several subdirectories in $KDE_PREFIX/share

Short Descriptions

ark

is an archiving tool.

irkick

is the infrastructure for KDE's Infrared Remote Control functionality; irkick is the server component of that infrastructure.

kcalc

is a scientific calculator.

kcharselect

is a character selector applet.

kdf

is a disk usage viewer.

kedit

is a text editor.

kfloppy

is a floppy formatter.

kgpg

a simple graphical interface for GnuPG-1.4.3.

khexedit

is a binary editor.

kjots

is a note taker.

kregexpeditor

is an editor for editing regular expressions in a graphical style (in contrast to the ASCII syntax).

ktimer

is a task scheduler.

kwalletmanager

provides a secure way to manage passwords.

superkaramba

is a tool to create interactive widgets on a KDE desktop.

Last updated on 2007-02-14 11:57:11 -0600