Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-01-16

Chapter 27. KDE Additional Packages

Kdeadmin-3.5.13

Introduction to Kdeadmin

Kdeadmin provides several KDE clients useful for managing a system. Clients include programs for managing users, initialization files, cron, and network connections.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

Kdeadmin Dependencies

Required

kdebase-3.5.13

Recommended

libjpeg-8c and libxml2-2.7.8

Optional

Linux-PAM-1.1.5 and LILO

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/kdeadmin

Run-Time Dependencies

kcron requires a cron implementation, such as Vixie Cron, at run time. It is not compatible with Fcron-3.0.6.

Installation of Kdeadmin

Install kdeadmin with: 

cp -v /usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4       admin/libtool.m4.in &&
cp -v /usr/share/libtool/config/ltmain.sh admin/ltmain.sh     &&
sed -i -e "s@/usr/include/tqt@$TRINITY_PREFIX/include/tqt@"   \
          admin/acinclude.m4.in                               &&
make -f admin/Makefile.common                                 &&

./configure --prefix=$TRINITY_PREFIX \
            --enable-closure         \
            --sysconfdir=/etc        \
            --localstatedir=/var     \
            --with-extra-libs=$TRINITY_PREFIX/lib &&

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

cp -v /usr/share/... admin/...: Ensure the .m4 files are consistent with the current autotools version.

sed ... admin/acinclude.m4.in: Update the paths to the Trinity libraries.

make -f admin/Makefile.common: Create the configure script.

--with-extra-libs=$TRINITY_PREFIX/lib: This option ensure the Trinity libraries are found in the Makefiles.

Contents

Installed Programs: kcron, kdat, kpackage, ksysv, kuser, and secpolicy
Installed Libraries: kcm_knetworkconfmodule.so, kfile_deb.so, and kfile_rpm.so
Installed Directories: $TRINITY_PREFIX/lib/trinity

Short Descriptions

kcron

is a task scheduler.

kdat

is a tar-based tape archiver.

kpackage

is a package manager.

ksysv

is a Sys V-Init editor.

kuser

is a graphical user manager.

Last updated on 2011-12-27 19:25:50 +0000