Re: The KDebian FAQ....
On Mar 16 2001, Jaime Robles wrote:
> 3.-Q: Where are the Release schedules?
A: You can find them at
<http://developer.kde.org/development-versions/index.html>.
> 6.-Q: How do I install it...I can't find a package called "kde"?
A: Go to http://kde.tdyc.com/ and see which mirrors are
available. Then, to find a fast mirror to download from, use
the netselect program (already packaged in Debian).
Then, use the appropriate line in your sources.list file and
install the package task-kde. Be careful that task-kde does
not include all packages in the KDE suite, but it does
recommend/suggest them all.
> 7.-Q: What is the proper line to add to /etc/apt/sources.list?
A: The proper line is listed in the mirror list present at the
master site. Please don't overload the master site -- try to
balance the load with other mirrors.
> 10.-Q: How do I know if I should ask here, or kde.org?
A: Before asking anything on the list, consult the mailing list
archives stored at http://lists.debian.org/. The name of the
list is debian-kde. The archives work as a knowledge base and
many problems can be solved just browsing the messages already
sent. The community members frequently send messages
containing not only problems but solutions or hints and
recipes for many problems other users might have.
If, after browsing the last month(s) of the archives you don't
see your question answered, then please *do* send your
question to the mailing list. Other users might be
experiencing the same problems.
If you are reporting a bug, don't forget to state what
versions of programs you are using (and this includes the
version of your distribution) and what are the steps necessary
to reproduce the bug you're seeing.
> 11.-Q: What are the differences between Debian KDE and other(RedHat) KDE?
> A: 16 Mar 2001
> There are some differences, first of all the package's extension. It is .deb instead of .rpm or .tgz. ;-)
> The directory & files structure is different.
Besides the packaging system, Debian also provides other
infra-structure that makes the applications work together in
an easier way (e.g., by the use of the menu system of Debian).
> 13.-Q: What are the packages installed by task-kde and what are the others
> I have to install one by one.?
> A: 27 Jan 2001
> For offline viewing do "apt-get update", then use dselect, console-apt, aptitude, etc.
> Online, use http://www.debian.org/Packages to see what is available, then either download and do "dpkg -i ..."
> or use "apt-get ...
You can find the list of packages on which task-kde depends or
which packages it recommends/suggests if you issue the command:
apt-cache show task-kde
It is necessary to syncronize your apt repository with mirror
providing KDE (i.e., apt-get update after editing your
/etc/apt/sources.list file).
> 14.-Q: How to install one package at a time as well as with task-kde
> (it can be easier if you have a slow or time limited connection).
A: Simply use apt-get install task-kde. It can be interrupted
with Control-C and continued after you're online again (but
be warned that it may be necessary to issue a new apt-get
update before continuing with this process).
> 15.-Q: Who do I report what bugs to?
A: It depends. If the bug is with a KDE application, then you
should report it to http://bugs.kde.org/. If it is an
intrisic problem with the packaging process you may first
check to see on the mailing list if other people are having
the same problem and communicate it to Ivan (Debian's KDE
packager/maintainer). Then, if the problem is not solved, you
may want to post your bug to http://bugs.debian.org/
> 16.-Q:If I install a package, how I can know what programs
(executables) will be settled to the hard drive. Or a simpler
way: what are the commands I have to use after installation.
A: One partial answer to this question is to see which files
were installed by a given package. If the package is named
foo, then you may discover which files it installed in your
system by issuing the command:
dpkg -L foo
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As a suggestion, I think that this document should be
formatted in a more beautiful fashion (perhaps in HTML and
then its text version could be generated via lynx).
Also it would be a good idea to introduce a question about
Anti-Aliasing: which program versions are necessary (X, qt
etc), which are the fonts able to use it, where to get a
working XftConfig file etc.
It would also be helpful if this FAQ could be found directly
in the master and mirror Debian/KDE sites.
Well, that's it.
Hope this helps, Roger...
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Rogerio Brito - rbrito@iname.com - http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito/
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