KDE, installing - Revision history

Jcp at 10:09, 6 September 2008

2008-09-06T10:09:08Z

Dave: minor edits for style and readability

2005-09-22T14:30:20Z

minor edits for style and readability

Jimbo: categorized

2005-07-17T16:16:14Z

categorized

Stukov at 20:44, 14 May 2005

2005-05-14T20:44:38Z

TheLobster at 19:56, 15 February 2005

2005-02-15T19:56:53Z

69.68.165.108: Installing KDE

2005-02-15T19:55:33Z

Installing KDE

69.68.165.108: Installing KDE

2005-02-15T19:54:49Z

Installing KDE

New page

Congradulations! You have installed Xorg and are now ready to get KDE running.

First, su to root. After you have root privledges, you must install KDE. As of the time of writing this artical KDE 3.3 is the most current.

You have 2 options for installing KDE, build from ports or use the BSD packages.

To build KDE from source, use the ports tree:

# cd /usr/ports/x11/kde3 && make install clean

OR

# pkg_add -r kde

Notice: If you look at the command above, it's 'kde' and NOT 'kde3'. BSD has been nice enough to keep with the times. If you are adding a package as a general rule, you leave off the version number and you'll get the most stable version.

After KDE is installed you must tell the X server to invoke KDE at the start of the X server and NOT to use the default WM. This is done though editing the .xinitrc file.

# % echo "exec startkde" > ~/.xinitrc

Note: Sometimes if you are already using a window manager (i.e. XDM) you might have to edit the .xsession instead of the xinitrc

If all has gone well, you SHOULD be able to:

# startx

and have X start up and then invote KDE.

Note: A lot of this artical has originated from http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:09, 6 September 2008
Line 13:		Line 13:

	# cd /usr/ports/x11/kde3 && make install clean		# cd /usr/ports/x11/kde3 && make install clean
		+
		+	[update - 2008/09/06: KDE 4.1.1 is available in ports]
		+
		+	# cd /usr/ports/x11/kde4 && make install clean

	OR to install pre-built package:		OR to install pre-built package:

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 Congratulations! You have installed Xorg and are now ready to get KDE running.
-First, su to root. After you have root privileges, you must install KDE. As of the time of writing this artical KDE 3.3 is the most current.
+First, su to root.
-You have 2 options for installing KDE, build from ports or use the BSD packages.
+After you have root privileges, you must install KDE. As of the time of writing this article KDE 3.4 is the most current.
 To build KDE from source, use the ports tree:
@@ Line 9: / Line 14: @@
   # cd /usr/ports/x11/kde3 && make install clean
-OR
+OR to install pre-built package:
   # pkg_add -r kde
@@ Line 27: / Line 32: @@
 and have X start up and then invoke KDE.
-Note: A lot of this artical has originated from http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html
+Note: A lot of this article has originated from http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html
 [[Category:FreeBSD for Workstations]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:16, 17 July 2005
Line 28:		Line 28:

	Note: A lot of this artical has originated from http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html		Note: A lot of this artical has originated from http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html
		+
		+	[[Category:FreeBSD for Workstations]]

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
   # startx
-and have X start up and then invote KDE.
+and have X start up and then invoke KDE.
 Note: A lot of this artical has originated from http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html