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-<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
- "dtd/kdex.dtd"
-> -->
-
-
-<chapter id="install">
-<title
->Installation instructions</title>
-
-<para
->These are the generic installation instructions for the K Desktop Environment. Please complement your reading with the <filename
->README</filename
->s and <filename
->INSTALL</filename
->s that come along with the package. Please read them carefully and try to help yourself out if anything goes wrong. If you need further assistance, consider joining the &kde; mailing lists (see our web site instructions for joining the &kde; <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/"
->mailing lists</ulink
->) or newsgroups.</para>
-
-
-<qandaset>
-
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->To the would-be converts</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-
-<para
->So you have heard the rumours. Or you have seen the screenshots. And you are dying to get hold of &kde;. But you know next to nothing about this whole <quote
->alternative OS</quote
-> business. Don't worry! You only need to do some (well, maybe not some) reading, that's all!</para>
-
-<para
->&kde; does not run on any version of &Microsoft; &Windows; or OS/2 (yet). To run &kde;, you need to have a &UNIX; system. Please refer to <xref linkend="platform"/> for more details.</para>
-
-<para
->Decide on a platform and set it up for your system. This <acronym
->FAQ</acronym
-> can not help you with this, since &kde;<ulink url="http://www.kde.org"
-> runs on many &UNIX;</ulink
-> platforms. </para>
-
-<!-- Taken out because we can not help with all platforms and KDEisnotLINUX -->
-
-<para
->Finally, you are ready to commence the &kde; installation. Please start reading from the next section. To get &kde;, please refer to <xref linkend="where-to-get-kde"/>. Last but not least, if you encounter any problems while installing &kde;, please do not hesitate to make use of the &kde; <link linkend="mailing-lists"
->mailing lists</link
-> and <link linkend="newsgroups"
->newsgroups</link
->. But do bear this in mind: no question is too silly to ask, but some are too silly to answer, especially when they are already answered in this <acronym
->FAQ</acronym
->.</para>
-<para
->Good luck and have fun!</para>
-
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Available package formats</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-
-
-<para
->You can find several kinds of binary and source packages for different distributions and operating systems on the &kde-ftp;. The binary packages are not made by the &kde; Team, but by the distributors themselves, or some dedicated individuals. Please refer to <ulink url="http://dot.kde.org/986933826/"
->&kde; Package Policy Explained</ulink
-> for information about the &kde; Package Policy. The only <quote
->official</quote
-> release is the source tar.bz2 packages. Please refer to the <filename
->README</filename
->s and <filename
->INSTALL</filename
->s in the several binaries folders. For a list of the available packages for a release, refer to the relevant info page. For the latest release this is the <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/info/3.2.php"
->&kde; 3.2 Info Page</ulink
->.</para>
-
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question id="prerequisites">
-<para
->Prerequisites</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-
-<!-- rewrite to make it more general, pointing to the according webpages? -->
-
-<para
->For &kde; 3.2, you need the &Qt; library version 3.2 or greater. Please make sure you download the correct &Qt;. You will also need the header files, if you want to compile &kde; yourself. They are all available, at no cost, from <ulink url="http://www.trolltech.com/products/download"
->http://www.trolltech.com/download</ulink
->. In addition, there are optional libraries that might improve &kde; if installed on your system. An example is OpenSSL which will enable &konqueror; to browse web pages securely and is needed in a version
->=0.9.6. These should be provided by your distributor; if not, ask for an update.</para>
-
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Description of the base packages</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->The base distribution currently consists of eleven packages. Some are required, while others are optional. Each package is available in each of the aforementioned package formats.</para>
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdelibs</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Required</para>
-<para
->This package contains shared libraries that are needed by all &kde; applications.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdebase</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Required</para>
-<para
->This package contains the base applications that form the core of the K Desktop Environment like the window manager, the terminal emulator, the control centre, the file manager, and the panel.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->&arts;</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Required</para>
-<para
->The &arts; sound server. A powerful, network transparent sound server.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdeaddons</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Various plugins for &kate;, &kicker;, &knewsticker;, &konqueror; and &noatun; </para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdeartwork</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Additional wallpapers, themes, styles, sounds ...</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdebindings</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Various bindings for other languages, including &Java;, Perl, Python, ...</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdegames</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Various games like &kmahjongg;, &ksnake;, &kasteroids;, and &kpatience;.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdegraphics</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Various graphics-related programs like &PostScript; previewer, &DVI; previewer, and a drawing program.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdeutils</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Various desktop tools like a calculator, an editor and other nifty stuff.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdemultimedia</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Multimedia applications like a &CD; player and a mixer.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdenetwork</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Network applications. Currently contains the mail program &kmail;, the news reader &knode;, and several other network-related programs.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdeadmin</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->System administration programs.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdeedu</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Educational and entertaining applications for &kde;'s younger users. </para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdetoys</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->Toys!</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->tdevelop</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Optional</para>
-<para
->A complete Integrated Development Environment for &kde; and Qt</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-
-<para
->&arts; and then tdelibs should be installed before everything else, and tdeaddons last. The other packages can be installed in any arbitrary order.</para>
-
-<para
->Most package management tools will let you put all these packages in one folder and install them all at once, figuring out the dependencies as they go.</para>
-
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Installation instructions for the different package formats</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
-><important>
-<para
->Please do not forget to read the <filename
->README</filename
-> and <filename
->INSTALL</filename
-> files if they are available.</para>
-</important
-></para>
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->Installation of the Debian packages</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->The Debian packages install in accordance with the upcoming <acronym
->FHS</acronym
-> (File Hierarchy Standard).</para>
-<procedure>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->become superuser</para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->run <command
->dpkg <option
->-i <replaceable
->packagename.deb</replaceable
-></option
-></command
-> for every package you want to install.</para
-></step>
-</procedure>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->Installation of the <acronym
->RPM</acronym
-> packages</term>
-<listitem>
-<procedure>
-<title
->To install binary <acronym
->RPM</acronym
->s</title>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->become superuser</para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->execute <command
->rpm <option
->-ivh <replaceable
->packagename.rpm</replaceable
-></option
-></command
-></para
-></step>
-</procedure>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term
->Installation of the source <filename
->.tar.bz2</filename
-> files</term>
-<listitem>
-<para
->Since there are always changes and updates to the way &kde; is compiled, please refer to <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/build/index.html"
->Download and Install from Source</ulink
-> for the most up to date installation instructions for the source packages. </para>
-<para
->The general approach should work in most cases though. </para>
-<para
->The source <filename
->.tar.bz2</filename
-> package installs into <filename class="directory"
->/usr/local/kde</filename
-> by default. You can override this setting by using the <option
->--prefix</option
-> option of the <filename
->configure</filename
-> script.</para>
-<procedure>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->unpack the packages with <command
->tar <option
->jxvf <replaceable
->packagename.tar.bz2</replaceable
-></option
-></command
-></para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->change folder to the package folder: <command
->cd <replaceable
->packagename</replaceable
-></command
-></para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->configure the package: <command
->./configure</command
-> <note
-><para
->Some packages (notably tdebase) have special configuration options that might be applicable to your installation. Type <command
->./configure <option
->--help</option
-></command
-> to see the available options.</para
-></note
-></para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->build the package: <command
->make</command
-></para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->install the package: <command
->su <option
->-c "make install"</option
-></command
-> (if you aren't already root). If you already are, just type <command
->make <option
->install</option
-></command
->.</para
-></step>
-</procedure>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Post-installation procedures</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->First of all, please make sure that you have added &kde;'s binary installation folder (&eg; <filename class="directory"
->/usr/local/kde/bin</filename
->) to your <envar
->PATH</envar
-> and &kde;'s library installation folder to your <envar
->LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar
-> (only necessary on systems that do not support rpath; on &Linux; &ELF;, it should work without). This environment variable may be called differently on some systems, &eg; it is called <envar
->SHLIB_PATH</envar
-> on &IRIX;. Then set the environment variable <envar
->KDEDIR</envar
-> to the base of your &kde; tree, &eg; <filename class="directory"
->/usr/local/kde</filename
->. <caution
-> <para
->Please bear in mind that it is unwise to set <envar
->LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar
-> blindly. In the vast majority of cases it is unnecessary and can do more harm than good. There is a web page written by <ulink url="mailto:barr@cis.ohio-state.edu"
->Dave Barr</ulink
-> explaining the evils of <envar
->LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar
-> and it can be found at <ulink url="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~barr/ldpath.html"
->http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~barr/ldpath.html</ulink
->.</para>
-</caution>
-</para>
-<para
->Even though you can use most of the &kde; applications simply by calling them, you can only benefit fully from &kde;'s advanced features if you use the &kde; window manager and its helper programs.</para>
-<para
->In order to make it easy for you, we have provided a simple script called <filename
->starttde</filename
-> which gets installed in <filename class="directory"
->$<envar
->KDEDIR</envar
->/bin</filename
-> and is therefore in your path.</para>
-<para
->Edit the file <filename
->.xinitrc</filename
-> in your home folder (make a backup copy first!), remove everything that looks like calling a window manager, and insert <command
->starttde</command
-> instead. Restart the &X-Server;. If you use &kdm;/<application
->xdm</application
->, you will have to edit the file <filename
->.xsession</filename
-> instead of <filename
->.xinitrc</filename
->. And if there is no <filename
->.xinitrc</filename
-> or <filename
->.xsession</filename
-> in your home folder, simply create a new one with just one line containing <command
->starttde</command
->. <note
-> <para
->Some systems (notably &RedHat; &Linux;) use <filename
->.Xclients</filename
-> instead.</para>
-</note
-></para>
-<para
->This should present you with a new shining &kde; desktop. You can now start to explore the wonderful world of &kde;. In case you want to read some documentation first, there is a highly recommended <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/documentation/quickstart/index.html"
->Quick Start guide</ulink
-> available. Furthermore, every application has an online help that is available via the <guimenu
->help</guimenu
-> menu.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Should I remove old version xyz before installing a new one?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->In principle, this is not necessary. <acronym
->RPM</acronym
-> and Debian packages should take care of all dependencies.</para>
-<para
->If you compile the source code yourself, you should take more care. Instructions for running two different versions of &kde; on the same system are given at <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/build/kde2-and-kde3.html"
->http://developer.kde.org/build/kde2-and-kde3.html</ulink
->. However, please note that running two different versions of &kde; from source can lead to problems if you are not careful. </para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question id="starttde">
-<para
->How do I start &kde;?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->The most comfortable method to start &kde; is to use the <filename
->starttde</filename
-> script. Simply put the line <command
->starttde</command
-> at the end of your <filename
->.xsession</filename
-> file (or your <filename
->.xinitrc</filename
-> or <filename
->.Xclients</filename
-> file if you are not using &kdm; or <application
->xdm</application
->). Please also remove the lines that start your previous window manager. If there is no <filename
->.xsession</filename
->, <filename
->.xinitrc</filename
->, or <filename
->.Xclients</filename
-> in your home folder, simply create a new one that contains just one line: <command
->starttde</command
->.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-<!-- Still needed?
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Whenever I start &kde;, it complains about "shadow passwords".
-Why?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->When your system uses shadow passwords, the screensaver can only
-run properly if the suid bit is set. This bit gives the screensavers
-root privileges, which are needed to access the shadow passwords.
-<caution
-><para
->The screensavers might be configured to secure the
-machine until the password is entered.</para
-></caution
-></para>
-<procedure>
-<title
->Setting the suid bit on the screensavers</title>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->become root</para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
-><command
->chown root
-$<envar
->KDEDIR</envar
->/bin/*.kss</command
-></para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
-><command
->chmod u+s
-$<envar
->KDEDIR</envar
->/bin/*.kss</command
-></para
-></step>
-</procedure>
-<para
->Alternatively, if you compile &kde; from source, you can use
-<command
->./configure <option
->with-shadow</option
-></command
-> to
-configure tdebase. Then the suid bit is set automatically during
-<command
->make install</command
->.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
--->
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Is it possible to install &kde; in a user folder?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->Yes, you can install &kde; in any folder you want. What you have to do depends on the kind of packages you want to install:</para>
-<procedure
-><title
->Source packages</title>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->Configure and install the package using <command
->configure <option
->--prefix=<replaceable
->/users/myhome/kde</replaceable
-></option
->; make; make install</command
-> to install into <filename class="directory"
->/users/myhome/kde</filename
->.</para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->Add the following to your init files. Please note that if it is not necessary for you to set <envar
->LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar
->, it is better to leave it out.</para>
-
-<para
->For csh or tcsh:</para>
-<programlisting
->setenv KDEDIR /users/myhome/kde
-
-if ( $?LD_LIBRARY_PATH ) then
- setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $KDEDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-else
- setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $KDEDIR/lib
-endif
-
-if ( ! $?LIBRARY_PATH ) then
- setenv LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-endif
-</programlisting>
-<para
->For <application
->bash</application
->:</para>
-<programlisting
->KDEDIR=/users/myhome/kde
-PATH=$KDEDIR/bin:$PATH
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$KDEDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export KDEDIR PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LIBRARY_PATH
-</programlisting
-></step>
-</procedure>
-<procedure
-><title
-><acronym
->RPM</acronym
-> packages</title>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
-><command
->rpm</command
-> allows you to use the <option
->--prefix</option
-> option to select the folder you want to install to. For example, executing <command
->rpm <option
->-i --prefix=<replaceable
->/users/myhome/kde package.rpm</replaceable
-></option
-></command
-> will install the package to <filename class="directory"
->/users/myhome/kde</filename
->.</para
-></step>
-</procedure>
-<para
-><note>
-<para
->Although &kde; will run from a user folder, there are some problems with programs that require suid root, &eg; the programs in the tdeadmin package. But since they are not meant to be run by users in the first place, this is nothing to worry about.</para>
-<para
->However, on systems using shadow passwords, the screensavers have to be suid root to enable password access for unlocking the screen, so this option will not work.</para>
-</note
-></para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
-><command
->starttde</command
-> fails with <errorname
->can not connect to X server</errorname
->. What is wrong?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->You probably tried to start the X server with <command
->starttde</command
->. The X server is started with <command
->startx</command
->. <command
->starttde</command
-> is the script that should be run from your <filename
->.xinitrc</filename
->, <filename
->.xsession</filename
->, or <filename
->.Xclients</filename
-> to activate the window manager and the necessary server daemons for &kde;. See also <xref linkend="starttde"/>.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->&kde; on &AIX;?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
-><acronym
->IBM</acronym
-> now officially support &kde; on &AIX;. You can find details at <ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html"
->http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html</ulink
->. There is also some older information at <ulink url="http://space.twc.de/~stefan/kde/aix.html"
->http://space.twc.de/~stefan/kde/aix.html</ulink
->.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->&kde; on a laptop?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->If you can get &X-Window; to run on your laptop, you should not have any problem getting &kde; to run on it. In addition, you might find the following links helpful:</para>
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem>
-<para
-><ulink url="http://www.linux-laptop.net/"
->http://www.linux-laptop.net/</ulink
-></para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para
-><ulink url="http://www.sanpei.org/Laptop-X/note-list.html"
->http://www.sanpei.org/Laptop-X/note-list.html</ulink
-></para>
-</listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->I have a neomagic chipset in my laptop. Is there anything special I should do to run &kde;?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->On some laptops using the 2160 chipset (MagicGraph 128XD) the following options in <filename
->XF86Config</filename
-> are needed to avoid a lock-up of the graphic engine:</para>
-<screen
->Option "XaaNoScanlineImageWriteRect"
- Option "XaaNoScanlineCPUToScreenColorExpandFill"</screen>
-
-<para
->If you have experienced desktop hangs while using &kde; please try this option.</para
->
-</answer
->
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->I do not like the default &kde; folder after installation. How do I move it without breaking anything?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->Assuming the default is <filename class="directory"
->/opt/kde</filename
-> and you want to move it to <filename class="directory"
->/usr/local/kde</filename
->, here's what you have to do:</para>
-<procedure>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
->change to superuser if you aren't already</para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
-><command
->mv /opt/kde /usr/local/kde</command
-></para
-></step>
-<step performance="required"
-><para
-><command
->ln -s /usr/local/kde /opt/kde</command
-></para
-></step>
-</procedure>
-<para
->This will put all your &kde; files in <filename class="directory"
->/usr/local/kde</filename
-> but everything is still accessible from <filename class="directory"
->/opt/kde</filename
->.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->What files can I delete from my &kde; install folder? Can all the <filename
->*.h</filename
->, <filename
->*.c</filename
-> and <filename
->*.o</filename
-> files be safely removed?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->There should not be any need to keep the <filename
->.c</filename
-> and <filename
->.o</filename
-> files, but you might want to keep the <filename
->.h</filename
-> files, as they are used by includes if you ever want to compile your own &kde; programs. But if you wish to add patches to the source programs as they become available (rather than downloading everything again), then they should stay.</para
->
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Will I lose my current settings when I upgrade &kde;?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-
-<para
->No. In most cases &kde; will be able to transport your settings intact. You may need to reenter passwords in some applications (such as &kmail; or &knode;) but most other settings will be safe.</para>
-
-<para
->There were mixed reports of results between some previous versions of &kde;. To be safe, you may like to back up your entire &kde; configuration. </para>
-
-<para
->Settings are kept in the <filename class="directory"
->$<envar
->HOME</envar
->/.kde</filename
-> or <filename class="directory"
->$<envar
->HOME</envar
->/.kde2</filename
-> subfolder in your home folder. Copy your old <filename class="directory"
->.kde</filename
->/<filename class="directory"
->.kde2</filename
-> folder to a backup location, install &kde; 3.2, and then copy back any necessary mail and news settings. That said, most people can make a direct upgrade, without removing the old <filename class="directory"
->.kde</filename
-> folder, without a hitch.</para>
-<para
->You can override the use of <filename class="directory"
->$<envar
->HOME</envar
->/.kde</filename
-> by setting the $<envar
->KDEHOME</envar
-> variable.</para
->
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry id="greyscreen">
-<question>
-<para
->I upgraded &kde; and it seemed to go fine, but when I start it, I get a blank grey screen, and nothing happens. There are errors in the console about DCOPserver. What's going on?</para>
-</question>
-
-<answer>
-<para
->&kde; uses several temporary files during its operation. These are usually to be found in the following locations:</para>
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem
-><para
-><filename
->~/.DCOPserver-*</filename
-> (there are usually two of these; one is a symlink to the other)</para
-></listitem>
-<listitem
-><para
-><filename
->~/.kde/socket-<replaceable
->hostname</replaceable
-></filename
-></para
-></listitem>
-<listitem
-><para
-><filename
->~/.kde/tmp-<replaceable
->hostname</replaceable
-></filename
-> which is normally a symlink to the next file:</para
-></listitem>
-<listitem
-><para
-><filename
->/tmp/tmp-kde-<replaceable
->USER</replaceable
-></filename
-></para
-></listitem>
-<listitem
-><para
-><filename
->~/.kde/socket-<replaceable
->hostname</replaceable
-></filename
-> which is also normally a symlink to:</para
-></listitem>
-<listitem
-><para
-><filename
->/tmp/ksocket-<replaceable
->USER</replaceable
-></filename
-></para
-></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-<para
->If the symlinks get broken, usually because a <command
->cron</command
-> or shutdown script is emptying out the <filename class="directory"
->/tmp</filename
-> folder, then strange things will happen. These files, and the symlinks, will all be created automatically at the start of &kde; so you can safely remove them <emphasis
->while &kde; is not running</emphasis
->.</para>
-
-<para
->If you are only getting a grey screen when you start &kde;, or if you get an error message telling you to <errorname
->Check your installation</errorname
->, then shut down X and delete all the files listed above, then try to restart X.</para>
-
-<para
->Normally (&ie; when not upgrading between &kde; versions) it's quite safe to leave these files intact, and you may shave a few seconds off your &kde; startup time by doing so.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->Compiling tdebase gives me a <errorname
->bin/sh: msgfmt: command not found</errorname
-> error!</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->You need the &GNU; <application
->msgfmt</application
-> which is part of the &GNU; i18n package <application
->gettext</application
->. You should be able to download it from any &GNU; mirror.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->How do I uninstall &kde; applications compiled from source?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->You can uninstall your programs by typing <command
->make uninstall</command
-> in the folder where you did <command
->make install</command
->. If you have already deleted that folder, then there is only one way, and it is not good: go to <filename class="directory"
->$<envar
->KDEDIR</envar
->/bin</filename
-> and start deleting files one by one.</para>
-<para
->If you expect to find yourself in this situation, you might want to consider a program such as &GNU; <application
->stow</application
->, found at <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.html"
->http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.html</ulink
->.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question id="gif">
-<para
->What is up with &GIF; support?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->This has to do with issues with Unisys' &LZW; patent. &GIF; support is turned off from &Qt; 1.44 onwards by default. When you want to use &GIF;s and have the relevant license, recompile &Qt; with &GIF; support. <command
->./configure <option
->-gif</option
-></command
->.</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para
->How do I install &kde; themes?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para
->Theme support in &kde; has been discontinued with this version. However, there are many opportunities to personalise and add eye candy to &kde; Look at, for example, <guilabel
->Appearance &amp; Themes</guilabel
-> in &kcontrol;. </para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-</qandaset>
-</chapter>