* Derek Broughton [Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:53:50 -0400]:
> Except it's not a matter of writing a description - most of them have an
> adequate description.
let me disagree. see kde attached kde-descriptions.txt, which
contaits the descriptions of most kde packages, with the blurb
paragraph and the "This package is part of ..." sentence stripped.
I've not included in that file kdegames packages, which *do* have good
descriptions. see the kdegames-descriptions.txt file. I've not
included kdebindings' either, which I received from Dominique Devriese
in an acceptable state (file kdebindings-descriptions.txt).
so, take a look at the file and comment back. some have acceptable
descriptions, but must have, in fact, good *short* descriptions *as*
long descriptions.
notice, e.g., the exceptions that are good descriptions of kgpg,
korganizer or juk. but in general, there's big room for improvement.
> I think that's sufficient. btw, somebody added the redundant blurb to this
> after the fact - because it's inserted in the wrong place - resulting in no
> period at the end of the first sentence of the description and two at the end
> of the noise.
don't know if you're referring to dots in a line by their own, that's
customary in package descriptions.
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Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a flea, yet he makes gods by the
dozens.
-- Michel de Montaigne
arts
Analog Realtime Synthesizer (aRts) metapackage
aRts is the core sound system for KDE (and other systems)
libarts1
aRts Sound system
aRts is the core sound system for KDE (and other systems)
libarts1-dev
aRts Sound system (development files)
This package contains the header files needed to build apps that use the aRts
sound daemon.
libartsc0
aRts Sound system C support library
This package contains the C binding to the aRts sound daemon.
libartsc0-dev
aRts Sound system C support library (development files)
This package contains the header files needed to build apps that use the aRts
sound daemon C binding.
kdeaccessibility
KDE Accessibility metapackage
This package depends on the KDE Accessibility packages.
kmag
Screen Magnifier for KDE
Screen Magnifier for KDE.
kmousetool
KDE mouse manipulation tool for disabled people
KDE mouse manipulation tool for disabled people.
kmouth
A type-and-say KDE front end for speech synthesizers
A type-and-say KDE front end for speech synthesizers.
kdeadmin
KDE Administration tools metapackage
This package depends on the KDE Administration tools packages.
kcmlinuz
KDE Frontend for the Linux kernel configuration
kcmlinuz is a KDE based frontend to Linux kernel configuration.
It runs out of the KDE Control Center.
kcron
KDE Crontab editor
Crontab editor for KDE.
kdat
KDE tape backup tool
Tape backup tool for KDE.
kdeadmin-kfile-plugins
KDE File dialog plugins for deb and rpm files
File dialog plugins for deb and rpm package files.
kpackage
KDE Software package tool
This is a frontend to both .rpm and .deb package formats. It allows you
to view currently installed packages, browse available packages, and
install/remove them.
ksysv
KDE SysV-style init configuration editor
This program allows you to edit your start and stop scripts using a
drag and drop GUI.
kuser
KDE user/group administration tool
A user/group administration tool for KDE.
lilo-config
KDE Frontend for lilo configuration
lilo-config is a KDE based frontend to the lilo boot manager configuration.
It runs out of the KDE Control Center.
secpolicy
KDE PAM security policy configuration tool
This tool allows you to manipulate the PAM configuration files for each
"service" you have created to use PAM.
kdebase
KDE Base metapackage
This package depends on the minimum number of packages to provide a
simple yet fully functional KDE desktop.
kappfinder
KDE Application Finder
kappfinder searches your workstation for many common applications and
creates menu entries for them.
kate
KDE Advanced Text Editor
This package contains the advanced text editor for KDE. It includes
many features including:
* Syntax Highlighting
* Folding
kcontrol
KDE Control Center
The KDE control center allows you to configure all aspects of your KDE
desktop.
kdebase-bin
KDE Base (binaries)
This package contains miscellanous programs needed by other KDE
applications.
kdebase-data
KDE Base (shared data)
This package contains all the data files needed for a basic KDE desktop
installation.
kdebase-dev
KDE Base (development files)
This package contains all the header files needed to develop KDE
applications.
kdebase-doc
KDE Base Library Documentation
This package contains the KDE Base Library Documentation.
kdebase-kio-plugins
KDE I/O Slaves
This package includes the base kioslaves. This includes file, http,
ftp, smtp, pop and imap.
kdepasswd
KDE password changer
This is a simple app for users to change their system passwords with.
kdeprint
KDE Print
This package contains the KDE printing subsystem. It can use Cups,
lpd-ng or the traditional lpd. It also includes support for fax and pdf
printing.
kdesktop
KDE Desktop
KDE Desktop
kdm
KDE Display Manager
kdm manages a collection of X servers, which may be on the local host or
remote machines. It provides services similar to those provided by init,
getty, and login on character-based terminals: prompting for login name and
password, authenticating the user, and running a session. kdm supports XDMCP
(X Display Manager Control Protocol) and can also be used to run a chooser
process which presents the user with a menu of possible hosts that offer
XDMCP display management.
kfind
KDE File Find Utility
kfind can be used to find files and directories on your
workstations.
khelpcenter
KDE Help Center
The KDE Help center provides help on how to use the KDE desktop.
kicker
KDE Desktop Panel
Kicker provides the KDE panel on you desktop. It can be used as a
program launcher and can load plugins to provide additional
functionality.
klipper
KDE Clipboard
klipper provides several additional featues of the traditional clipboard
functionality like the ability to offer actions to take dependent on
the clipboard contents. For example, it can launch a web browser if the
clipboard contains a url.
kmenuedit
KDE Menu Editor
The KDE menu editor allows you to make customisations to the KDE menu
structure.
konqueror
KDE's advanced File Manager, Web Browser and Document Viewer
Konqueror is a standards-compliant web browser, file manager and
document viewer.
konqueror-nsplugins
Netscape plugin support for Konqueror
This package includes Netscape plugin support for Konqueror.
konsole
KDE X terminal emulator
Konsole is an X terminal emulation which provides a command-line interface
(CLI) while using the graphical K Desktop Environment. Konsole helps to
better organize user's desktop by containing multiple sessions in a single
window (a less cluttered desktop).
Its advanced features include a simple configuration and the ability to use
multiple terminal shells in a single window
Using Konsole, a user can open:
Linux console sessions
Midnight Commander file manager sessions
Shell sessions
Root consoles sessions
kpager
KDE Desktop Pager
KDE Desktop Pager
kpersonalizer
KDE Personalizer
KDE Personalizer is a wizard to configure the KDE gui.
ksmserver
KDE Session Manager
The KDE Session Manager. It is responsible for restoring your KDE
session on login.
ksplash
KDE Splash Screen
This package includes the KDE Splash screen seen when starting KDE.
ksysguard
KDE System Guard
KDE System Guard allows you to monitor various statistics about your
computer.
ksysguardd
KDE System Guard Daemon
KDE System Guard Daemon is the daemon part of ksysguard. The daemon can
be installed on a remote machine to enable ksysguard on another machine
to monitor it through the daemon running there.
ktip
Kandalf's Useful Tips
ktip provides many useful tips on using KDE when you log in.
kwin
KDE Window Manager
This package contains the default KDE window manager
libkonq4
Core libraries for KDE's file manager
This library is used by several KDE 3 apps include konqueror and kdesktop.
libkonq4-dev
Core libraries for KDE's file manager (development files)
This library is used by several KDE 3 apps include konqueror and kdesktop.
This package contains development files.
xfonts-konsole
Fonts used by the KDE Konsole
These are the default fonts used by the Konsole
terminal emulator from KDE. You may also use them
with other X applications.
Two character cell (monospaced) fonts in the ISO 10646-1
encoding are provided: 8x8 and 8x16 one.
kdegraphics
KDE Graphics metapackage
kdegraphics is a collection of graphic oriented applications:
* kamera: digital camera io_slave for Konqueror. Together gPhoto this
allows you to access your camera's picture with the URL camera:/
* kcoloredit: contains two programs: a color value editor and also a color
picker
* kdvi: program (and embeddable KPart) to display *.DVI files from TeX
* kfax: a program to display raw and tiffed fax images (g3, g3-2d, g4)
* kfaxview: an embeddable KPart to display tiffed fax images
* kfile-plugins: provide meta information for graphic files
* kgamma: XFree86 Gamma correction KControl module.
* kghostview: program (and embeddable KPart) to display *.PDF and *.PS
* kiconedit: an icon editor
* kmrml: A Konqueror plugin for searching pictures
* kolourpaint: a simple pixel oriented image drawing program
* kooka: a raster image scan program, based on SANE and libkscan
* kpdf: a pdf viewer
* kpovmodeler: A graphical editor for povray scenes
* kruler: a ruler in inch, centimeter and pixel to check distances on the
screen
* ksnapshot: make snapshots of the screen contents
* ksvg: SVG graphics viewer
* kuickshow: fast and comfortable imageviewer
* kview: picture viewer, provided as standalone program and embeddable KPart
* kviewshell: generic framework for viewer applications
This package also contains two more general libraries:
* libkscan: library to access scanners used by kooka (and koffice), needs
SANE to be used
This package depends on the KDE Graphics packages.
kamera
digital camera io_slave for Konquerer
This is a digital camera io_slave for KDE which uses gphoto2 and libgpio
to allow access to your camara's pictures with the URL camera:/
kcoloredit
An editor for palette files
This is a color palette editor for KDE.
kdegraphics-dev
KDE graphics (development files)
KDE graphics (development files)
kdegraphics-kfile-plugins
provide meta information for graphic files
Provide meta information for graphic files.
kdvi
KDE dvi viewer
KDE dvi viewer
kfax
KDE G3/G4 Fax Viewer
KDE G3/G4 Fax Viewer
kgamma
Gamma correction KControl module
KGamma is a control center module for gamma correction
of the X11 display.
kghostview
PostScript viewer for KDE
KGhostview is the PostScript viewer for the K Desktop Environment. It is a
port of Tim Theisen's Ghostview program which is used to view documents
prepared in Adobe's PostScript page description language. PostScript is the
major page description language for printing on UNIX systems and this
application is used to preview material intended for printing or for reading
documents online.
kiconedit
An icon editor for creating KDE icons
KIconedit is an icon editor for creating KDE and other icons
kmrml
A Konqueror plugin for searching pictures
MRML is short for Multimedia Retrieval Markup Language, which defines a
protocol for querying a server for images based on their content. See
http://www.mrml.net about MRML and the GNU Image Finding Tool (GIFT), an
MRML server.
kolourpaint
A Simple Paint Program for KDE
KolourPaint is a very simple paint program for KDE.
kooka
Scanner program for KDE
Kooka is a scanner program based on SANE and KScan library.
kpdf
PDF viewer for KDE
KPDF allows you view PDF (Portable Document Format) files. This package
includes kpart so you can embed it in konqueror and a standalone
application.
kpovmodeler
A graphical editor for povray scenes
KPovmodeler is a graphical editor for povray scenes.
kruler
a screen ruler and color measurement tool for KDE
Kruler is a screen ruler and color measurement tool for KDE.
ksnapshot
Screenshot application for KDE
KSnapshot is a simple applet for taking screenshots. It is capable of
capturing images of either the whole desktop or just a single window.
The images can then be saved in a variety of formats.
ksvg
SVG viewer for KDE
KSVG allows you view SVG (scalable vector graphics) files. This package
includes kpart so you can embed it in konqueror and a standalone
application.
kuickshow
KDE image/slideshow viewer
KDE image/slideshow viewer
kview
KDE simple image viewer/converter
KView is a simple image viewer/converter application.
kviewshell
KDE generic framework for viewer applications
KDE generic framework for viewer applications
libkscan-dev
Scanner library for KDE (development files)
This package contains development files for KDE's Scanner Library.
libkscan1
Scanner library for KDE
KScan is KDE's Scanner Library. It's used by kooka and by koffice currently.
It provides an easy-to-use library, which allows you to access your scanner
(camera - as long as it's sane compatible).
kdelibs
KDE core libraries metapackage
This package depends on the minimum required packages to run a KDE
application.
kdelibs-bin
KDE core binaries
This package contains all the binaries with are used by KDE
applications.
You need these binaries to run kde applications.
kdelibs-data
KDE core shared data
This package contains all the data files used by KDE programs.
You need these data files to run kde applications.
kdelibs4
KDE core libraries
This package contains all the libraries needed to run a KDE
application.
You need these libraries to run kde applications.
kdelibs4-dev
KDE core libraries (development files)
This package contains all the header files needed to develop with the
core KDE libraries.
You need these include files to compile kde applications.
kdelibs4-doc
KDE core library documentation
This package contains all the documentation for the core KDE libraries.
You may want to use this documentation to develop KDE applications.
kdemultimedia
KDE Multimedia metapackage
KDE Multimedia metapackage.
kdemultimedia-dev
KDE Multimedia (development files)
KDE Multimedia development files.
akode
akode arts plugin
akode arts plugin.
artsbuilder
Arts synthesizer designer
This is the analog real-time synthesizer graphical design tool.
juk
music organizer and player for KDE
JuK (pronounced "jook") is a jukebox and music manager for the KDE
desktop similar to jukebox software on other platforms such as
iTunes or RealOne.
Some of JuK's features include:
* Support for Ogg Vorbis and MP3 formats
* Tag editing support for both formats, including ID3v2 for MP3 files.
Multitagging or editing a selection of multiple files at once is also
supported
* Output to either the aRts, default KDE sound system, or GStreamer
* Managment of your "collection" and multiple playlists
* Import and export to m3u playlists
* Binary caching of audio meta-data and playlist information for faster
load times (starting with the second time you run JuK)
* Integration into KDE that allows drag-and-drop and clipboard usage
with other KDE and X apps
kaboodle
Embedded media player for KDE
Embedded media player (for video and audio) for KDE.
Uses the aRts framework for playing media files.
kaudiocreator
CD ripper and audio encoder frontend
CD ripper and audio encoder frontend.
kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins
au/avi/m3u/mp3/ogg/wav plugins for kfile
au/avi/m3u/mp3/ogg/wav plugins for kfile.
kdemultimedia-kappfinder-data
Multimedia data for kappfinder
Multimedia data for kappfinder.
kdemultimedia-kio-plugins
Support for browsing audio CDs under Konqueror
Support for browsing audio CDs under Konqueror.
kmid
midi/karaoke player for KDE
midi/karaoke player for KDE.
kmix
KDE based mixer app
This is a KDE based mixer app.
krec
KDE based recorder app
This is a KDE based recorder app.
kscd
KDE based cd player
This is a KDE based cd player.
libarts1-audiofile
audiofile (aRts plugin)
audiofile arts plugin.
libarts1-mpeglib
mpeglib is a mp3 and mpeg I video/audio library (Arts plugin)
mpeglib is a mp3 and mpeg I video/audio library for linux.
This is the arts (KDE Sound daemon) plugin.
libarts1-xine
xine plugin for arts
xine plugin for arts.
libkcddb1
cddb library for KDE
cddb library for KDE.
mpeglib
mp3 and mpeg I video/audio library for linux
mpeglib is a mp3 and mpeg I video/audio library for linux.
mpeg I audio player (layer I,II,III (mp3))
mpeg I video player
mpeg I system layer player
wav player
noatun
Media player (for video and audio)
Media player (for video and audio) for KDE.
kdenetwork
KDE Network metapackage
This package depends on the KDE Network packages.
dcoprss
KDE RSS utilities
The dcoprss package provides a couple of utilities that can be used by
applications to retrieve RSS information.
kdenetwork-filesharing
KDE Network Filesharing Configuration
KControl modules to configure NFS and Samba.
kdict
KDE Dictionary Client
kdict is an advanced KDE graphical client for the DICT Protocol, with full
Unicode support.
kget
KDE Download Manager
KDE Download Manager.
knewsticker
KDE news ticker
This is a News ticker for the KDE panel. It can scroll news from your favorite
news sites like /. and freshmeat.
kopete
Instant messenger program
Kopete is an instant messenger program which can communicate with a variety
of IM systems, such as ICQ, MSN, IRC and Jabber.
Support for more IM protocols can be added through a plugin system.
Homepage: http://kopete.kde.org/
kpf
KDE public fileserver
KDE public fileserver.
kppp
KDE dialer and frontend to pppd
This is a PPP GUI based on QT and KDE.
krdc
KDE Remote Desktop Client
krdc is an KDE graphical client for the rfb Protocol, used by VNC,
and if rdesktop is installed, krdc can connect to Windows Terminal
Servers using RDP.
krfb
KDE Remote Screen Server
KRfb is a small server for the RFB protocol, better known as VNC. Unlike most
RFB servers, KRfb allows you to share your X11 session.
ksirc
KDE IRC client
KSirc is the default KDE IRC client. It supports scripting with Perl and has a
lot of compatibility with mIRC for general use.
ktalkd
KDE talk daemon
Talk daemon for KDE.
kwifimanager
KDE Wireless Lan Manager
The KDE Wireless Lan Manager.
librss1
KDE RSS library
This is the runtime package for programs that use the KDE RSS library.
librss1-dev
KDE RSS library [development]
This is the development package which contains the headers for the KDE RSS
library.
lisa
LAN Information Server
LISa is intended to provide a kind of "network neighborhood" but only relying
on the TCP/IP protocol stack, no smb or whatever.
kdepim
KDE Personal Information Management metapackage
kdepim is a collection of Personal Information Management (PIM) tools for the
K Desktop Enviromnent (KDE).
kdepim-dev
KDE Personal Information Management [development]
This package contains development files needed to compile kdepim applications.
kdepim-doc
KDE Personal Information Management documentation
KDE core library documentation. You need this documentation to develop KDE PIM
applications.
kaddressbook
KDE NG addressbook application
KDE next generation addressbook application.
kalarm
KDE alarm message and command scheduler
KDE alarm message and command scheduler.
kandy
KDE mobile phone utility
At the moment Kandy is more or less a terminal program with some special
features to store commands and their parameters, but is also has a simple GUI
to access the phone book of a mobile phone and it is able to save this phone
book to the KDE address book.
Kandy is aimed at mobile phones with integrated (GSM) modems.
karm
KDE time tracker tool
KArm is a time tracker for busy people who need to keep track of the amount of
time they spend on various tasks.
kdepim-kfile-plugins
KDE File dialog plugins for vcf files
File dialog plugins for vcf files.
kdepim-kio-plugins
KDE pim I/O Slaves
This package includes the pim kioslaves. This includes sieve.
kgpgcertmanager
KDE Certificate Manager
Certificate manager used by kdepim for encrypted email.
kmail
KDE Email client
Mail Client based on QT and KDE.
Supports imap, mbox, maildir, pop3, pop3s, and OpenPGP.
kmailcvt
KDE KMail addressbook converter
Converts addressbooks to KMail format.
knode
KDE news reader
News reader for KDE.
knotes
KDE Notes
Sticky notes for KDE.
konsolekalendar
KDE konsole personal organizer
To support console-based calendaring with KDE, the konsolekalendar
complements the KDE KOrganizer with an according frontend to manage
appointments and your schedule on a text-based console.
kontact
KDE pim application
KDE next generation pim application.
korganizer
KDE personal organizer
A complete calendar and scheduling program. KOrganizer supports information
interchange with other calendar applications through the industry standard
vCalendar file format.
KOrganizer aims to be a complete program for organizing your appointments,
contacts, projects, etc. It is in the same spirit as similar programs like
the now ubiquitous Microsoft Outlook, Starfish Internet Sidekick,
Time & Chaos, etc. (all for the Microsoft Windows platform, of course.) Best
of all, It reads and writes the vCalendar file format NATIVELY (please see
http://www.imc.org/pdi for more information), which is now an industry-wide
personal data interchange format. Because of this, you should be able to move
from other modern PIMs to KOrganizer with relative ease. Current users of the
popular program ical should definitely take a look at KOrganizer and compare
features.
KOrganizer also offers full synchronization with your Palm Pilot, if you have
kpilot installed.
korn
KDE mail checker
Mail notifier for KDE.
kpilot
KDE Palm Pilot hot-sync tool
KDE Palm Pilot hot-sync tool.
ksync
KDE Sync
KSync is a small application using libksync, which provides a GUI for selecting
and syncing files, which contain data of the types, for which implementations
of the libksync interfaces exist. It is able to sync data across networks by
using the KDE ioslaves.
ktnef
KDE TNEF viewer
Viewer for Microsoft's TNEF format
libkcal2
KDE calendaring library
This is the KDE calendaring library. It provides a C++ API for handling the
vCalendar and iCalendar formats.
This is the runtime package for programs that use the libkcal library.
libkcal2-dev
KDE calendaring library [development]
This is the KDE calendaring library. It provides a C++ API for handling the
vCalendar and iCalendar formats.
This is the development package which contains the headers for the libkcal
library.
libkdenetwork2
KDE Network library
This is the runtime package for programs that use the libkdenetwork library.
libkdepim1
KDE PIM library
This is the runtime package for programs that use the libkdepim library.
libkdgantt0
KD's gantt charting library
Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB's gantt charting library.
This is the runtime package for programs that use the libkdgantt library
