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diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/faq/install.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/faq/install.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..91ebbbb5c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/khelpcenter/faq/install.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,648 @@ +<!-- <?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 Trinity +Desktop Environment. Please complement your reading with the +<filename>README</filename> and <filename>INSTALL</filename> text files that +come along with the package. Please read them carefully and try to +help yourself if anything goes wrong. If you need further +assistance, consider joining the &tde; mailing lists +(see our web site instructions for joining the &tde; +<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/mailinglist.php">mailing +lists</ulink>).</para> + + +<qandaset> + + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>To the would-be converts</para> +</question> +<answer> + +<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; is intended +to run on many &UNIX; platforms.</para> + +<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>. 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> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>What kind of hardware do I need to run &tde; ?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<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> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Available package formats</para> +</question> +<answer> + + +<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. +Find the latest stable release +<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/releases.php">here</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>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 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. These additional packages +should be provided by your distributor.</para> + +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Description of the base packages</para> +</question> +<answer> +<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> +<para>This package contains shared libraries that are needed by all +&tde; 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 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> +<para>Required</para> +<para>The &arts; sound server. A powerful, network transparent sound +server.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>tdeaddons</term> +<listitem> +<para>Optional but recommended</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 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 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 but recommended</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 instant messaging client &kopete;, the +download manager &kget;, and several other network-related programs.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>tdepim</term> +<listitem> +<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 but recommended</para> +<para>System administration programs.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>tdeedu</term> +<listitem> +<para>Optional</para> +<para> +Educational and entertaining applications for &tde;'s younger users. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>tdeaccessibility</term> +<listitem> +<para>Optional but recommended</para> +<para> +&tde; accessibility programs such as a screen magnifier and speech synthesizer front end. +</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 &tde; and &Qt;</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>tdewebdev</term> +<listitem> +<para>Optional</para> +<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>&tde; Software Development Kit. Contains a collection of applications and tools used by &tde; Developers.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<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 +the dependencies as they go.</para> + +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<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>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>System search path</term> +<listitem> +<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>Library files</term> +<listitem> +<para>Be sure the &tde; library files are installed in the expected locations for your +system.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><envar>TDEDIR</envar> environment variable</term> +<listitem> +<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> + +<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 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. 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> + +<qandaentry> +<question id="starttde"> +<para>How do I start &tde;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<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? +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Whenever I start &tde;, 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>TDEDIR</envar>/bin/*.kss</command></para></step> +<step performance="required"><para><command>chmod u+s +$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/bin/*.kss</command></para></step> +</procedure> +<para>Alternatively, if you compile &tde; 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><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 &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 +daemons for &tde;. See also <xref linkend="starttde"/>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<!--<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>&tde; on &AIX;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<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> +<question> +<para>&tde; 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 &tde; 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 do not like the default &tde; 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 &tde; 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 &tde; 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 &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> +<question> +<para>Will I lose my current settings when I update &tde;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>You shouldn't. &tde; should transport your settings +intact. All settings should be safe.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry id="greyscreen"> +<question> +<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> + +<answer> +<para> +&tde; uses several temporary files during its operation. +Usually these directories and files are found in the following locations:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<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, 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 +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 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> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Is &tde; backwards or binary compatible with KDE 3?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<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> +</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 +on the current release should be brought to the attention of the developers.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<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 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 $HOME/.trinity and performs the required +"scrubbing" cleanup. Although the script has been tested we provide the tool "as is" +with no warranties or guarantees. (The script works really well, actually. :-))</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<!--<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Compiling tdebase gives me a <errorname>bin/sh: msgfmt: command +not found</errorname> error!</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>You need the &GNU; <application>msgfmt</application> which is +part of the &GNU; i18n package <application>gettext</application>. +You should be able to download it from any +&GNU; mirror.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry>--> + +<!--<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I uninstall &tde; applications compiled from +source?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>You can uninstall your programs by typing <command>make +uninstall</command> in the folder where you did <command>make +install</command>. If you have already deleted that folder, +then there is only one way, and it is not good: go to <filename +class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</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>--> + +</qandaset> +</chapter> |