Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 27. KDE Additional Packages

Kdeutils-3.5.9

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-3.5.9

Recommended

libjpeg-6b, libxml2-2.6.31, and GMP-4.2.2 (required for KCalc)

Optional

Net-SNMP, tpctl (for Thinkpad support), Python-2.5.2, XMMS-1.2.10, Graphviz-2.12, and Doxygen-1.5.2

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

Run-Time Dependencies

Several programs included in kdeutils are frontends for other software, and so require these external programs to be present at run time. kgpg requires GnuPG-1.4.7 or GnuPG-2.0.8, kdessh requires OpenSSH-4.7p1, while irkick requires LIRC. The ark program will require appropriate utilities to handle various archives, including Zip-2.32, UnZip-5.52, JDK-6 Update 5 (for the jar program), Unrar-3.7.8, rar (binary only shareware), p7zip, zoo, and ncompress.

Installation of Kdeutils

Install kdeutils with: 

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

Note

If you wish to create the API documentation and you have Doxygen and Graphviz installed, make apidox must be done before make install.

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: ark, irkick, kcalc, kcharselect, kdessh, kdf, kedit, kfloppy, kgpg, khexedit, kjots, klaptop_acpi_helper, klaptop_check, kregexpeditor, ktimer, kwalletmanager, kwikdisk, 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.

kdessh

is a graphical interface to OpenSSH-4.7p1

kdf

is a disk usage viewer.

kedit

is a text editor.

kfloppy

is a floppy formatter.

kgpg

a simple graphical interface for GnuPG-1.4.7.

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 2008-05-09 08:00:42 -0500