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

Chapter 27. KDE Additional Packages

Kdepim-3.5.13

Introduction to Kdepim

Kdepim provides several KDE programs for managing personal information. Programs include a contact manager, calendar, mail utilities, newsreader, X.509 certificate manager, and sticky notes.

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

Package Information

Kdepim Dependencies

Required

kdebase-3.5.13

Recommended

libjpeg-8c, libxml2-2.7.8, GnuPG-2.0.18, and OpenSSL-1.0.0e

Optional

kdeaccessibility-3.5.13, kdemultimedia-3.5.13, Cyrus SASL-2.1.23, pilot-link-0.12.2, GnuPG-1.4.11 or GPGME-1.3.1, OpenSync, libmal, gnokii, BlueZ, boost-1.45.0, Graphviz-2.26.3, and Doxygen-1.7.5

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

Installation of Kdepim

Install kdepim with: 

KDEPIM=`pwd`         &&
rm -rf   $MAKEDIR    &&
mkdir -p $MAKEDIR    &&
cd       $MAKEDIR    &&

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$TRINITY_PREFIX \
      -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON            \
      -DWITH_ARTS=ON                         \
      -DBUILD_ALL=ON                         \
      -DBUILD_INDEXLIB=OFF                   \
      $KDEPIM        &&

unset KDEPIM MAKEDIR &&
make
[Note]

Note

If you wish to create the API documentation and you have Doxygen and Graphviz installed, make apidox must be done before make install.

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

-DBUILD_INDEXLIB=OFF: This option requires Boost.

Contents

Installed Programs: akregator, kaddressbook, kalarm, kandy, karm, kitchensync, kleopatra, kmail, knode, knotes, konsolekalendar, kontact, korganizer, korn, kpilot, ktnef, kwatchgnupg, and supporting programs
Installed Libraries: Numerous kdepim specific libraries
Installed Directories: Numerous subdirectories in $KDE_PREFIX/{include,share}

Short Descriptions

akregator

is a program to read RSS and other online news feeds.

kaddressbook

is the KDE address book.

kalarm

is a system to provide reminder messages.

kandy

is a program to synchronize mobile phone numbers.

karm

is a personal time tracker.

kitchensync

is the universal syncing tool and framework for kde.

kleopatra

is a tool for managing X.509 certificates in a GpgSM keybox and for retrieving certificates from LDAP servers.

kmail

is KDE's email client.

knode

is the KDE newsreader.

knotes

is a popup notes utility.

konsolekalendar

is a command line interface to KDE calendars.

kontact

is the integrated solution to personal information management (PIM) needs.

korganizer

is a personal calendar/todo system.

korn

is a KDE mail checker that has the capabilities to dock itself to kicker.

kpilot

is a program to synchronize a Palm-Pilot.

ktnef

allows handling mail attachments using the TNEF format. Those attachments are usually found in mails coming from Microsoft® mail servers and embed the mail properties as well as the actual attachments.

kwatchgnupg

is simpleGnuPG log viewer.

Last updated on 2012-01-15 17:15:25 +0000