On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Why don't you use the kde debs instead of compiling everything by hand? > > Add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list > > deb http://kde.tdyc.com slink kde contrib rkrusty > > You can add kdenetwork but it will probably complain as you've not installed > the debs > of the other parts of kde it depends on. > > Doing-it-yourself has the side effect of making removal a touch trickier than > it > might be. > > Jonathan
Agreed, removal is more difficult. I did instal the debs on my initial system install. I chose purge and to compile this time primarily for two reasons: 1. I'm running on a laptop with a 1.3 Gb hard drive and I want the system as lean as possible. By compiling, I can optimize for a pentium and eliminate the debug/exceptions code. Smaller footprint. 2. Despite what the FSH says, logic says put kde in /opt/kde. (I know, I've heard the arguments for and against.) Simply put, (and quoting D. Powell in "Practical KDE", no argument beats the ability to do a simple backup of the windowing system when it's in /opt/kde). So, the compile lets me configure for an /opt/kde install. -- Bill Caskey
