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slackware:kde [2012/08/22 08:57 (UTC)] kikinovakslackware:kde [2017/07/26 14:37 (UTC)] (current) – [Installation] Better text for the KDE section. alienbob
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 === New Installation === === New Installation ===
-KDE is included in the installation DVD and is the default environment. Slackware 13.37 ships with KDE 4.5.5. The upcoming 14 release will come with KDE 4.8.5+KDE is included in the installation DVD and is the default environment if you perform a full installation
  
 During the [[slackware:install|installation]] process, please make sure that you select the KDE (and KDEI for international language support if needed) package series. During the [[slackware:install|installation]] process, please make sure that you select the KDE (and KDEI for international language support if needed) package series.
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 === Adding KDE to an existing install === === Adding KDE to an existing install ===
-If KDE was not selected during the installation process, it and can be installed later by:+If KDE was not selected during the installation process, it can be installed later using the ''slackpkg'' program as follows:
  
   darkstar~# slackpkg install kde   darkstar~# slackpkg install kde
  
-All packages under the kde branch will be selected for installation and you can select which packages to install.+All packages under the kde branch will be selected for installation. You can deselect individual packages that you want to skip during installation, before you press <key>ENTER</key> to start the actual installation.
 ==== Custom packages ==== ==== Custom packages ====
  
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   darkstar~# ln -s .gtkrc-2.0 .gtkrc-2.0-kde4   darkstar~# ln -s .gtkrc-2.0 .gtkrc-2.0-kde4
      
 +==== Keyboard setup ==== 
 +Should you wish to configure your keyboard setup, please look at the [[howtos:window_managers:keyboard_layout_in_kde|kde keyboard layout]] page.
 ===== Troubleshooting ===== ===== Troubleshooting =====
  
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 ===== External links ===== ===== External links =====
  
-  * [[http://www.microlinux.fr/articles/kde4.pdf | Et si vous passiez à KDE4 ?]] \\ This is a six-page article by Kiki Novak, written in french and published in the french print magazine //Planète Linux// (66th issue, September-October 2011). \\  +  * [[http://www.microlinux.fr/articles/kde4.pdf | What about switching to KDE4 ? (in French)]] \\ Introducing KDE4 for newbies and explaining all the quirks you need to grasp to be able to use it for production. The article is based on a stock Slackware 13.37 system, so everything actually just works as is. This is a six-page article by Kiki Novak, written in french and published in the french print magazine //Planète Linux// (66th issue, September-October 2011). **Important note of the author**: I own the rights for this article, so I decided to link to it here. Feel free to cannibalize it as you wish: take bits from it, include it partly or as a whole in the wiki, translate it, etc. To make the task easier for you, here's a [[http://www.microlinux.fr/articles/kde4.zip | link ]] to a compressed archive in ZIP format containing all the individual files used in the production of the article, like the original text in ODT format, and a dozen screenshots in PNG format. Enjoy ;o)
-**Important note of the author**: I own the rights for this article, so I decided to link to it here. Feel free to cannibalize it as you wish: take bits from it, include it partly or as a whole in the wiki, translate it, etc. To make the task easier for you, here's a [[http://www.microlinux.fr/articles/kde4.zip | link ]] to a compressed archive in ZIP format containing all the individual files used in the production of the article, like the original text in ODT format, and a dozen screenshots in PNG format. Enjoy ;o)+
  
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