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README-what_you_need v1.0 (Apr 27 1999)
The complete KDE-1.1.1 binary distribution is contained in
four RPM packages. (They require rpm v2.5 or later)
kdesupport-1.1.1-*rh*.*.rpm
kdelibs-1.1.1-*rh*.*.rpm
kdebase-1.1.1-*rh*.*.rpm
kde-applications-1.1.1-*rh*.*.rpm
(You will also need qt-1.42.)
In addition there is a fifth package
kde-installer-1.1.1-*rh*.*.rpm
Which provides documentation about KDE installation on Red Hat Linux,
also provides three shell scripts (in /usr/sbin): "install-kde-1.1.1",
"install-kde-1.1.1-apps" and "uninstall-kde" which automate the
installation of KDE. Note that if you wish to install the KDE
rpm packages "by hand" you may omit this package (but it also
supplies documentation about manual installation to /usr/doc/KDE-1.1.1/).
The large package "kde-applications" DOES *NOT* INSTALL install the optional
kde-applications themselves, but places their RPM packages in
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 (or alpha): for example,
rpm -Uvh kde-applications-*rh*-i386.rpm
places the individual RPMS into /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386.
If you wish to place them elsewhere,
rpm .... --prefix <your choice>
will place them in directory <your choice>.
If you wish to download the optional KDE application RPMs individually,
they are also available in the kde-applications subdirectory at the ftp site.
---- after downloading -----
First install the kde-installer RPM package.
It places an Installation Guide in /usr/doc/KDE-1.1.1. It also provides
scripts "install-kde-1.1.1", "install-kde-1.1.1-apps", and "uninstall-kde"
that root can run to handle KDE installation (included upgrading from older
releases).
You will need to tell the scripts where to find the KDE base RPM packages
(kdesupport, kdelibs, kdebase) and the application RPM packages supplied
by kde-applications.
Suggested procedure (i386 systems):
1) Upgrade to version 2.5.x of the rpm utility, if necessary (Red Hat 4.2
and 5.0).
(rpm-2.5.3 is the latest; see the "00README.errata" file from Red
Hat's web site htpp://www.redhat.com/support for some postinstallation
"cosmetic fixes" Red Hat says you may need). It is possible you may
need other RedHat upgrades, such as an updated "patch", before you
can upgrade to rpm-2.5.3.
Consult the RedHat support web page for guidance, if you have
problems in upgrading rpm. (find it at http://www.redhat.com)
2) As root, place all five RPMS in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386,
(or any other convenient directory <kde-rpm-dir> of your choice).
as well as any needed extra rpms (depends on the RedHat version).
This directory should not contain any other KDE RPM packages from
an earlier release.
3) Then
cd <kde-rpm-dir>
rpm -Uvh kde-installer-1.1.1-*rh*.i386.rpm
install-kde-1.1.1
where <kde-rpm-dir> is the directory you chose to put the RPMs in,
and follow directions. If you need guidance, read the documentation
in /usr/doc/KDE-1.1.1.
NEW! There is now a "default" option, so that if
install-kde-1.1.1 default
is run in the directory containing the KDE RPMS, a
default installation with be attempted, without any user
input from the terminal. This will be useful for automated
installations. Run "install-kde-1.1.1 help" to get further
information on this, including how to specify a list of users
to be configured for KDE, a list of KDE application packages
to omit, or to install only a subset of the KDE packages.
The installation script will offer to install the
kde-applications rpm into <kde-rpm-dir> if needed.
You can also do this first by hand with
rpm -Uvh kde-installer-1.1.1-*rh*.i386.rpm
if <kde-rpm-dir> is /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386, or with
rpm -Uvh kde-installer-1.1.1-*rh*.i386.rpm --prefix <kde-rpm-dir>
if you chose a different location to place the RPMs.
If you downloaded the individual optional KDE application packages
instead of the large kde-applications RPM package, place these in
<kde-rpm-dir>.
Extra rpms you may need, in addition to those those found in the orginal
Red Hat distributions:
Red Hat 5.2: qt-1.42
Red Hat 5.1: qt-1.42, libjpeg-6b, libungif-3.0
Red Hat 5.0: qt-1.42, libstdc++-2.8.0, rpm-2.5.x
Red Hat 4.2: qt-1.42, libpng-1.0.1, zgv-3.0, rpm-2.5.x
You will find the extra rpms with the KDE distribution. You should also
place these in the directory with the other KDE RPM packages.
If you plan to compile any KDE applications, you should also install
qt-devel-1.42. Other development packages may also be needed, such
as libjpeg-devel-6b for RedHat 5.1/5.2. libungif-devel is also needed.
(5) If you (or the installation script) installed the kde-application
RPM package (which is a "wrapper" for all the KDE application RPMS) you
may wish to "clean up" with
rpm -e kde-installer