# The x11/kde/base3,-main port

## kdebase-3.5.10p25 – K Desktop Environment, basic applications

## Description

    KDE is a network transparent contemporary desktop environment for UNIX
    workstations. It was written by a world-wide network of software
    engineers committed to free software development. KDE seeks to fill
    the need for an easy to use desktop for Unix workstations, similar to
    the desktop environments found under the MacOS or Window95/NT.

    This package holds the basic KDE applications. It contains:

    * applnk: files to create the icons for the K menu button
    * doc: XML formatted documentation files for the apps
    * drkonqi: if ever an app crashes (heaven forbid!) then Dr.Konqi will be so
               kind and make a stack trace. This is a great help for the
               developers to fix the bug.
    * kaddressbook: an addressbook (for postal addresses, phone numbers and
                    of course for e-mail addresses)
    * kappfinder: searches your hard disk for non-KDE applications, e.g. Acrobat
                  Reader (tm) and installs those apps under the K start button
    * kate: a fast and advanced text editor with nice plugins
    * kcheckpass: small program to enter and check passwords, only to be used by
                  other programs
    * kcontrol: the KDE Control Center allows you to tweak the KDE settings
    * kdcop: GUI app to browse for DCOP interfaces, can also execute them
    * kdebugdialog: allows you to specify which debug messages you want to see
    * kdeprint: the KDE printing system
    * kdesktop: you guessed it: the desktop above the panel
    * kdesu: a graphical front end to "su"
    * kdm: replacement for XDM, for those people that like graphical logins
    * kfind: find files
    * khelpcenter: the app to read all great documentation about KDE
    * khotkeys: intercepts keys and can call applications
    * kicker: the panel at the bottom with the K start button and the taskbar etc
    * kioslave: infrastructure that helps make every application internet enabled
                e.g. to directly save a file to ftp://place.org/dir/file.txt
    * klipper: enhances and extends the X clipboard
    * kmenuedit: edit for the menu below the K start button
    * konqueror: the file manager and web browser you get easily used to
    * konsole: a shell program similar to xterm
    * kpager: applet to show the contents of the virtual desktops
    * kpersonalizer: the customization wizard you get when you first start KDE
    * kreadconfig: a tool for shell scripts to get info from KDE's config files
    * kscreensaver: the KDE screensaver environment and lot's of savers
    * ksmserver: the KDE session manager (saves program status on login, restarts
                 those program at the next login)
    * ksplash: the screen displayed while KDE starts
    * kstart: to launch applications with special window properties
              such as iconified etc
    * ksysguard: task manager and system monitor, even for remote systems
    * ksystraycmd: allows to run any application in the system tray
    * ktip: gives you tips about how to use KDE
    * kwin: the KDE window manager
    * kxkb: a keyboard map tool
    * l10n: mostly country flags
    * legacyimport: odd name for a cute program to load GTK themes
    * libkonq: some libraries needed by Konqueror
    * pics: various icons and wallpapers

    Setup tips:
    - if you don't run Kdm, you can start KDE from your .xinitrc with this
    kind of sequence:

    kdmdesktop	# to get a nice display
    KDEDIR=/usr/local exec ssh-agent /usr/local/bin/startkde

    - you don't have to run all of KDE to use some applications like Konqueror.

    - as a user, you should run kappfinder from time to time to make sure you
    have up-to-date menus.

    - when upgrading from an old version of kde, it's usually best to start
    over on your .kde files.  Managing legacy config files is quite buggy yet.

    - Konqueror does not execute JavaScript nor Java by default. You will need
    a recent JVM installed, and referenced from Konqueror's menu, for Java to
    work.

    - install kdesamba if you need to access samba shares.

WWW: http://www.kde.org

Multi-packages
  kdebase-3.5.10p25 kdesamba-3.5.10p7
Not for arches
  vax
Categories:
  x11 x11/kde

## Library dependencies

- STEM->=0.10.38:devel/gettext
- converters/libiconv
- devel/glib2
- devel/libusb-compat
- openldap-client->=2,<3:databases/openldap
- security/cyrus-sasl2
- x11/kde/libs3
- x11/qt3

## Build dependencies

- STEM->=0.10.38:devel/gettext
- archivers/bzip2
- devel/autoconf/2.61
- devel/gmake
- devel/imake
- devel/metaauto

## Run dependencies

- STEM->=0.10.38:devel/gettext
- devel/desktop-file-utils
- x11/gtk+2,-guic