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

Chapter 27. KDE Additional Packages

Kdemultimedia-3.5.13

Introduction to Kdemultimedia

Kdemultimedia provides several KDE programs to work with sound. Programs include applications for a jukebox, a soundcard mixer, a midi and karaoke player, and a recording application for aRts.

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

Package Information

Kdemultimedia Dependencies

Required

kdebase-3.5.13

Recommended

Akode-2.0.2, ALSA-1.0.24.1, libjpeg-8c, and libxml2-2.7.8

Optional

CDParanoia-III-10.2, LAME-3.99.3, Audio File-0.3.2, libvorbis-1.3.2, xine Libraries-1.1.20, FLAC-1.2.1 (built with libogg-1.3.0 support), gstreamer-0.8 (later versions are not supported), libtheora-1.1.1, TagLib, TunePimp (requires libmusicbrainz-2.1.5), Graphviz-2.26.3, and Doxygen-1.7.5

Installation of Kdemultimedia

Install kdemultimedia 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                                 &&

sed -i -e 's@^gentable_LDADD.*$@& -L$(TRINITY_PREFIX)/lib@' \
          noatun/library/Makefile.in                          &&

export LIBRARY_PATH=$TRINITY_PREFIX/lib                       &&

./configure --prefix=$TRINITY_PREFIX                         \
            --with-qt-dir=$QTDIR                             \
            --enable-closure                                 \
            --with-vorbis                                    \
            --with-alsa                                      \
            --with-audiofile                                 \
            --with-flac                                      \
            --with-akode                                     \
            --with-cdparanoia                                \
            --with-kscd-cdda                                 \
            --with-lame                                      \
            --with-xine                                      \
            --with-theora                                    \
            --with-extra-includes=$TRINITY_PREFIX/include    \
            --with-extra-libs=$TRINITY_PREFIX/lib:$QTDIR/lib &&

make

Remove and '--with-' statements for those dependencies not installed.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: artsbuilder, artscontrol, juk, kaboodle, kaudiocreator, kmid, kmix, kmixctrl, krec, kscd, midisend, mpeglibartsplay, noatun, workman2cddb.pl, yaf-cdda, yaf-mpgplay, yaf-splay, yaf-tplay, yaf-vorbis, and yaf-yuv
Installed Libraries: Numerous kdemultimedia specific libraries
Installed Directories: The following subdirectories in $KDE_PREFIX: include/{libkcddb, mpeglib, noatun}, lib/mcop/Noatun, and share/apps/{too many to list}

Short Descriptions

artsbuilder

is a tool to create new structures of small connected aRts modules.

juk

is a jukebox, tagger, and music collection manager.

kaboodle

is a multimedia player.

kaudiocreator

is a front-end tool for ripping audio CDs and encoding the wav files.

kmid

is a midi/karaoke player.

kmix

is a sound mixer.

krec

is a recording frontend for aRts.

kscd

is a CD player.

noatun

is another multimedia player.

Last updated on 2011-12-30 04:17:02 +0000