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@@ -26,31 +26,25 @@ lists</ulink>) or newsgroups.</para>
</question>
<answer>
-<para>So you have heard the rumors. Or you have seen the screenshots.
-And you are dying to get hold of &tde;. But you know next to nothing
-about this whole <quote>alternative operating system</quote> business. Don't worry!
-You only need to do some (well, maybe not some) reading, that's
-all!</para>
-
-<para>&tde; does not run on any version of &Microsoft; &Windows; or OS/2 (yet). To run
-&tde;, you need to have a &UNIX; system. Please refer to <xref
+<para>You have heard rumors about &tde;. Or you have seen screenshots.
+You want test &tde;. Yet you know next to nothing
+about this whole <quote>alternate operating system</quote> business. Don't worry!
+You only need to do some (well, maybe not some) reading, that's all!</para>
+
+<para>&tde; does not run on any version of &Microsoft; &Windows;. To run
+&tde;, you need to have a &UNIX; operating 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 &tde;<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 -->
+<acronym>FAQ</acronym> can not help you with this, since &tde; is intended
+to run on many &UNIX; platforms.</para>
-<para>Finally, you are ready to commence the &tde; installation.
-Please start reading from the next section. To get &tde;, please
-refer to <xref linkend="where-to-get-tde"/>. Last but not least, if
-you encounter any problems while installing &tde;, please do not
+<para>To obtain &tde;, please refer to <xref linkend="where-to-get-tde"/>. If
+you encounter problems while installing &tde;, please do not
hesitate to make use of the &tde; <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>
+linkend="newsgroups">newsgroups</link>. No question is too silly to ask, but
+remember to first look for answers in this <acronym>FAQ</acronym>.</para>
<para>Good luck and have fun!</para>
</answer>
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ especially when they are already answered in this <acronym>FAQ</acronym>.</para>
<para>What kind of hardware do I need to run &tde; ?</para>
</question>
<answer>
-<para>To run &tde; it is recommended that you have at least a pentium II processor, 64MB of memory and 500MB of free disk space for a basic installation. While &tde; may run on slower configurations than this, performance can be severely impaired. Generally, if your computer runs an &X-Server; already with other desktop environments or window managers it's probably fast enough to run &tde;.</para>
+<para>To run &tde; consider at least a Pentium III processor, 512MB of memory, and 500MB of free disk space for a basic installation. A full installation will require about 3GB of hard drive storage space. While &tde; will run on slower hardware, performance likely will require some patience. Generally, if your computer runs other desktop environments then the hardware probably is capable of running &tde;.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -72,19 +66,15 @@ especially when they are already answered in this <acronym>FAQ</acronym>.</para>
<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 &tde; Team, but by the
-distributors themselves, or some dedicated individuals. Please refer to
-<ulink url="http://dot.kde.org/986933826/">&tde; Package Policy
-Explained</ulink> for information about the &tde; Package Policy. The
-only <quote>official</quote> release is the source tar.bz2
+<para>You can find binary and source packages for
+different distributions and operating systems on the
+<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/installation.php">Trinity web site</ulink>.
+The binary packages are made by dedicated members of the &tde; community.
+The only <quote>official</quote> release is the source tarball
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/3.4.1.php">&tde; 3.4.1 Info
-Page</ulink>.</para>
+<filename>INSTALL</filename>s in the several binaries folders.
+Find the latest stable release
+<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/releases.php">here</ulink>.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -97,16 +87,16 @@ Page</ulink>.</para>
<!-- rewrite to make it more general, pointing to the according webpages? -->
-<para>For &tde; 3.4.1, you need the &Qt; library version 3.3 or greater.
-Please make sure you download the correct &Qt;. You will
+<para>You need the &Qt; library as provided by the &tde; developers. Previous
+versions of &Qt; will not work with the latest &tde;.
+Please ensure you download the correct &Qt;. You will
also need the header files, if you want to compile &tde;
-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 &tde; if
+yourself. They are all available, at no cost, from the <ulink
+url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/">&tde; repository</ulink>.
+There are optional libraries that might improve &tde; 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>
+&konqueror; to browse web pages securely. These additional packages
+should be provided by your distributor.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -116,11 +106,37 @@ for an update.</para>
<para>Description of the base packages</para>
</question>
<answer>
-<para>The base distribution currently consists of twenty
+<para>The base distribution currently consists of several
packages. Some are required, while others are optional. Each package
is available in each of the aforementioned package formats.</para>
+
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+<term>tqt3</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>This package contains the foundational widget support needed by all
+&tde; applications.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tqtinterface</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>Necessary for supporting subsequent versions of Qt.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>arts</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>The core sound system for &tde;</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
<term>tdelibs</term>
<listitem>
<para>Required</para>
@@ -128,6 +144,7 @@ is available in each of the aforementioned package formats.</para>
&tde; applications.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdebase</term>
<listitem>
@@ -137,6 +154,7 @@ of the Trinity Desktop Environment like the window manager, the terminal
emulator, the control center, the file manager, and the panel.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>&arts;</term>
<listitem>
@@ -145,13 +163,15 @@ emulator, the control center, the file manager, and the panel.</para>
server.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdeaddons</term>
<listitem>
-<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
<para>Various plugins for &kate;, &kicker;, &knewsticker;, &konqueror; and &noatun; </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdeartwork</term>
<listitem>
@@ -159,6 +179,7 @@ server.</para>
<para>Additional wallpapers, themes, styles, sounds ...</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdebindings</term>
<listitem>
@@ -166,6 +187,7 @@ server.</para>
<para>Various bindings for other languages, including &Java;, Perl, Python, ...</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdegames</term>
<listitem>
@@ -174,29 +196,33 @@ server.</para>
&kpatience;.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdegraphics</term>
<listitem>
-<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Optional but recommended</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>Optional but recommended</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>Optional but recommended</para>
<para>Multimedia applications like a &CD; player and a mixer.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdenetwork</term>
<listitem>
@@ -205,20 +231,23 @@ nifty stuff.</para>
download manager &kget;, and several other network-related programs.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdepim</term>
<listitem>
-<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
<para>Personal information management tools. Contains the email client &kmail;, the newsreader &knode; and other related programs.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdeadmin</term>
<listitem>
-<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
<para>System administration programs.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdeedu</term>
<listitem>
@@ -228,15 +257,17 @@ Educational and entertaining applications for &tde;'s younger users.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdeaccessibility</term>
<listitem>
-<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
<para>
-KDE accessibility programs such as a screen magnifier and speech synthesizer front end.
+&tde; accessibility programs such as a screen magnifier and speech synthesizer front end.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdetoys</term>
<listitem>
@@ -244,13 +275,15 @@ KDE accessibility programs such as a screen magnifier and speech synthesizer fro
<para>Toys!</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdevelop</term>
<listitem>
<para>Optional</para>
-<para>A complete Integrated Development Environment for &tde; and Qt</para>
+<para>A complete Integrated Development Environment for &tde; and &Qt;</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdewebdev</term>
<listitem>
@@ -258,18 +291,19 @@ KDE accessibility programs such as a screen magnifier and speech synthesizer fro
<para>Web development applications. Contains such applications as &quanta;, an integrated web development environment and other applications useful in web development</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>tdesdk</term>
<listitem>
<para>Optional</para>
-<para>KDE Software Development Kit. Contains a collection of applications and tools used by KDE Developers.</para>
+<para>&tde; Software Development Kit. Contains a collection of applications and tools used by &tde; Developers.</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>Information about compiling all packages is available at the
+<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/wiki/bin/view/Developers/HowToBuild">
+Trinity wiki</ulink>.</para>
<para>Most package management tools will let you put all these
packages in one folder and install them all at once, figuring out
@@ -280,142 +314,84 @@ the dependencies as they go.</para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
-<para>Installation instructions for the different package
-formats</para>
+<para>Installation instructions for the different package formats</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>As &tde; is intended for many &UNIX; systems, please consult the installtion
+procedures and package management document for the system being used.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Post-installation procedures</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>
+<para>There should be nothing to do after installing the packages except use them!
+Nonetheless, should problems arise, there are some common problems to consider:</para>
+
<variablelist>
+
<varlistentry>
-<term>Installation of the Debian packages</term>
+<term>System search path</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>
+<para>Be sure all &tde; binary files are installed
+in a location listed in your system's <envar>PATH</envar>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
-<term>Installation of the <acronym>RPM</acronym> packages</term>
+<term>Library files</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>
+<para>Be sure the &tde; library files are installed in the expected locations for your
+system.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
-<term>Installation of the source <filename>.tar.bz2</filename> files</term>
+<term><envar>TDEDIR</envar> environment variable</term>
<listitem>
-<para>Since there are always changes and updates to the way &tde; 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>
+<para>Be sure the <envar>TDEDIR</envar> environment variable is correctly set.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><filename>starttde</filename> script installation</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Verify the <filename>starttde</filename> script is installed to <filename
+class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/bin</filename> and therefore in your
+system's search path.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><filename>starttde</filename> script is run correctly</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Be sure the <filename>starttde</filename> script is being run from within the appropriate
+xinitrc or xsession script.</para>
</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 &tde;'s binary
-installation folder (&eg; <filename
-class="directory">/usr/local/kde/bin</filename>) to your <envar>PATH</envar>
-and &tde;'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>TDEDIR</envar> to the base of your &tde; 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 &tde; applications simply by
-calling them, you can only benefit fully from &tde;'s advanced
-features if you use the &tde; 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>TDEDIR</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
-&tdm;/<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 &tde; desktop. You
+<para>This should present you with a new &tde; desktop. You
can now start to explore the wonderful world of &tde;. 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>
+want to read some documentation first, there is a recommended
+<ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/quickstart">A Quick Start Guide to the Desktop</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 &tde; on the same system are
-given at <ulink
-url="http://developer.kde.org/build/kde2-and-trinity.html">http://developer.kde.org/build/kde2-and-trinity.html</ulink>.
-However, please note that running two different versions of &tde; from source
-can lead to problems if you are not careful. </para>
+<para>In principle, this is not necessary. The various distro package managers
+should handle all dependencies.</para>
+<para>If you compile the source code yourself, you should take more care.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -424,15 +400,10 @@ can lead to problems if you are not careful. </para>
<para>How do I start &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
-<para>The most comfortable method to start &tde; 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 &tdm; 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>
+<para>There are only two methods of starting &tde;: using a login
+manager such as &tdm; or from the command line, using <command>startx</command>.
+The respective startup scripts should contain a reference to the
+<filename>starttde</filename> script.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<!-- Still needed?
@@ -462,65 +433,6 @@ configure tdebase. Then the suid bit is set automatically during
</answer>
</qandaentry>
-->
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para>Is it possible to install &tde; in my home directory?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para>Yes, you can install &tde; 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>/home/me</replaceable></option>;
-make; make install</command> to install into <filename
-class="directory">/home/me</filename>. Replace <replaceable>/home/me</replaceable> with your home directory, generally defined in <envar>$HOME</envar></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 TDEDIR /home/me
-
-if ( $?LD_LIBRARY_PATH ) then
- setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $TDEDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-else
- setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $TDEDIR/lib
-endif
-
-if ( ! $?LIBRARY_PATH ) then
- setenv LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-endif
-</programlisting>
-<para>For <application>bash</application>:</para>
-<programlisting>
-TDEDIR=/home/me
-PATH=$TDEDIR/bin:$PATH
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$TDEDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export TDEDIR 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>/home/me
-package.rpm</replaceable></option></command> will install the package
-to <filename
-class="directory">/home/me</filename>.</para></step>
-</procedure>
-<para><note>
-<para>Although &tde; 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>
@@ -528,8 +440,9 @@ screen, so this option will not work.</para>
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>.
+<para>You probably tried to start &tde; directly with <command>starttde</command> rather
+than letting the login manager or startx process run that script. From the command
+line 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
@@ -537,27 +450,20 @@ daemons for &tde;. See also <xref linkend="starttde"/>.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
-<qandaentry>
+<!--<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>&tde; on &AIX;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
-<!--
-<para>If you have trouble building &tde; on
-&AIX; check out Stefan Westerfeld's <ulink
-url="http://space.twc.de/~stefan/kde/aix.html">Running &tde; on
-Aix</ulink> page for lots of help on building &tde; on this
-exceptional &UNIX; variant.</para>
--->
<acronym>IBM</acronym> now officially support &tde; 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>-->
-<qandaentry>
+<!--<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>&tde; on a laptop?</para>
</question>
@@ -574,9 +480,9 @@ links helpful:</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</answer>
-</qandaentry>
+</qandaentry>-->
-<qandaentry>
+<!--<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>I do not like the default &tde; folder after installation. How
do I move it without breaking anything?</para>
@@ -597,9 +503,9 @@ class="directory">/usr/local/kde</filename> but everything is
still accessible from <filename
class="directory">/opt/kde</filename>.</para>
</answer>
-</qandaentry>
+</qandaentry>-->
-<qandaentry>
+<!--<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>What files can I delete from my &tde; install folder? Can all the
<filename>*.h</filename>, <filename>*.c</filename> and <filename>*.o</filename>
@@ -613,41 +519,21 @@ compile your own &tde; 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>-->
<qandaentry>
<question>
-<para>Will I lose my current settings when I upgrade &tde;?</para>
+<para>Will I lose my current settings when I update &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
-
-<para>No. In most cases &tde; 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 &tde;. To be safe, you may like to back up your entire
-&tde; 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 &tde; 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>TDEHOME</envar> variable.</para>
+<para>You shouldn't. &tde; should transport your settings
+intact. All settings should be safe.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry id="greyscreen">
<question>
-<para>I upgraded &tde; and it seemed to go fine, but when I start it,
+<para>I updated &tde; and all seemed to go fine, but when I start &tde;,
I get a blank gray screen, and nothing happens. There are errors in
the console about DCOPserver. What's going on?</para>
</question>
@@ -655,18 +541,18 @@ the console about DCOPserver. What's going on?</para>
<answer>
<para>
&tde; uses several temporary files during its operation.
-These are usually to be found in the following locations:</para>
+Usually these directories and files are 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/tdesocket-<replaceable>USER</replaceable></filename></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.DCOPserver-*</filename> (there are usually two of these; one is a symlink to the other)</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.trinity/socket-<replaceable>hostname</replaceable></filename></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.trinity/tmp-<replaceable>hostname</replaceable></filename>, which normally is a symlink to the next file:</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$TMP/tde-<replaceable>USER</replaceable></filename></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.trinity/socket-<replaceable>hostname</replaceable></filename>, which normally is a symlink to:</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$TMP/tdesocket-<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
+<para>If the symlinks get broken, such as when
+<command>cron</command> or a shutdown script is emptying 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 &tde; so you can safely remove
@@ -674,7 +560,7 @@ them <emphasis>while &tde; is not running</emphasis>.</para>
<para>If you are only getting a gray screen when you start &tde;, 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 &tde; versions) it's
+<para>Normally (&ie; when not updating between &tde; versions) it's
quite safe to leave these files intact, and you may shave a few
seconds off your &tde; startup time by doing so.</para>
</answer>
@@ -682,32 +568,32 @@ seconds off your &tde; startup time by doing so.</para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
-<para>Is TDE backwards or binary compatible with KDE 3?</para>
+<para>Is &tde; backwards or binary compatible with KDE 3?</para>
</question>
<answer>
-<para>While many programs designed on KDE 3 will compile on Trinity, binary
-compatibility with KDE 3 is not a goal of the TDE project.</para>
+<para>While many programs originally designed for KDE 3 will compile on Trinity, binary
+compatibility with KDE 3 is not a goal of &tde; developers.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
-<para>Is TDE backwards or binary compatible with previous releases of TDE?</para>
+<para>Is &tde; backwards or binary compatible with previous releases of &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Possibly, but binary compatibility is not a project goal with major point
-releases. A package that built on a previous version of TDE but no longer builds
+releases. A package that built on a previous version of &tde; but no longer builds
on the current release should be brought to the attention of the developers.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
-<para>Is my KDE3 profile directory compatible with Trinity?</para>
+<para>Is my KDE 3 profile directory compatible with Trinity?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Not quite but don't worry. Some "scrubbing" cleanup is required to migrate
-a KDE3 profile. For new users or those with little customization we recommend
+a KDE 3 profile. For new users or those with little customization we recommend
creating a fresh profile. For those long-time users who cringe at the thought
of recreating their desktop, we provide a migratekde3 shell script. That script
copies a $HOME/.kde3 profile directory to $HOME/.trinity and performs the required
@@ -716,7 +602,7 @@ with no warranties or guarantees. (The script works really well, actually. :-))<
</answer>
</qandaentry>
-<qandaentry>
+<!--<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Compiling tdebase gives me a <errorname>bin/sh: msgfmt: command
not found</errorname> error!</para>
@@ -727,9 +613,9 @@ part of the &GNU; i18n package <application>gettext</application>.
You should be able to download it from any
&GNU; mirror.</para>
</answer>
-</qandaentry>
+</qandaentry>-->
-<qandaentry>
+<!--<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I uninstall &tde; applications compiled from
source?</para>
@@ -745,9 +631,9 @@ one by one.</para>
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>-->
-<qandaentry>
+<!--<qandaentry>
<question id="gif">
<para>What is up with &GIF; support?</para>
</question>
@@ -757,6 +643,7 @@ 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>-->
+
</qandaset>
</chapter>