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+<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
+ "dtd/kdex.dtd">
+-->
+
+<chapter id="install">
+<title>Installation instructions</title>
+
+<para>These are the generic installation instructions for the Trinity
+Desktop Environment. Please complement your reading with the
+<filename>README</filename> and <filename>INSTALL</filename> text files that
+come along with the package. Please read them carefully and try to
+help yourself if anything goes wrong. If you need further
+assistance, consider joining the &tde; mailing lists
+(see our web site instructions for joining the &tde;
+<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/mailinglist.php">mailing
+lists</ulink>).</para>
+
+
+<qandaset>
+
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>To the would-be converts</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+
+<para>You have heard rumors about &tde;. Or you have seen screenshots.
+You want test &tde;. Yet you know next to nothing
+about this whole <quote>alternate operating system</quote> business. Don't worry!
+You only need to do some (well, maybe not some) reading, that's all!</para>
+
+<para>&tde; does not run on any version of &Microsoft; &Windows;. To run
+&tde;, you need to have a &UNIX; operating system. Please refer to <xref
+linkend="platform"/> for more details.</para>
+
+<para>Decide on a platform and set it up for your system. This
+<acronym>FAQ</acronym> can not help you with this, since &tde; is intended
+to run on many &UNIX; platforms.</para>
+
+<para>To obtain &tde;, please refer to <xref linkend="where-to-get-tde"/>. If
+you encounter problems while installing &tde;, please do not
+hesitate to make use of the &tde; <link
+linkend="mailing-lists">mailing lists</link>. No question is too silly to ask, but
+remember to first look for answers in this <acronym>FAQ</acronym>.</para>
+<para>Good luck and have fun!</para>
+
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>What kind of hardware do I need to run &tde; ?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>To run &tde; consider at least a Pentium III processor, 512MB of memory, and 500MB of free disk space for a basic installation. A full installation will require about 3GB of hard drive storage space. While &tde; will run on slower hardware, performance likely will require some patience. Generally, if your computer runs other desktop environments then the hardware probably is capable of running &tde;.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Available package formats</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+
+
+<para>You can find binary and source packages for
+different distributions and operating systems on the
+<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/installation.php">Trinity web site</ulink>.
+The binary packages are made by dedicated members of the &tde; community.
+The only <quote>official</quote> release is the source tarball
+packages. Please refer to the <filename>README</filename>s and
+<filename>INSTALL</filename>s in the several binaries folders.
+Find the latest stable release
+<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/releases.php">here</ulink>.</para>
+
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question id="prerequisites">
+<para>Prerequisites</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+
+<!-- rewrite to make it more general, pointing to the according webpages? -->
+
+<para>You need the &Qt; library as provided by the &tde; developers. Previous
+versions of &Qt; will not work with the latest &tde;.
+Please ensure you download the correct &Qt;. You will
+also need the header files, if you want to compile &tde;
+yourself. They are all available, at no cost, from the <ulink
+url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/">&tde; repository</ulink>.
+There are optional libraries that might improve &tde; if
+installed on your system. An example is OpenSSL which will enable
+&konqueror; to browse web pages securely. These additional packages
+should be provided by your distributor.</para>
+
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Description of the base packages</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>The base distribution currently consists of several
+packages. Some are required, while others are optional. Each package
+is available in each of the aforementioned package formats.</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tqt3</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>This package contains the foundational widget support needed by all
+&tde; applications.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tqtinterface</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>Necessary for supporting subsequent versions of Qt.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>arts</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>The core sound system for &tde;</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdelibs</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>This package contains shared libraries that are needed by all
+&tde; applications.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdebase</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>This package contains the base applications that form the core
+of the Trinity Desktop Environment like the window manager, the terminal
+emulator, the control center, the file manager, and the panel.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>&arts;</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Required</para>
+<para>The &arts; sound server. A powerful, network transparent sound
+server.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdeaddons</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
+<para>Various plugins for &kate;, &kicker;, &knewsticker;, &konqueror; and &noatun; </para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdeartwork</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Additional wallpapers, themes, styles, sounds ...</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdebindings</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Various bindings for other languages, including &Java;, Perl, Python, ...</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdegames</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Various games like &kmahjongg;, &ksnake;, &kasteroids;, and
+&kpatience;.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdegraphics</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
+<para>Various graphics-related programs like &PostScript; previewer,
+&DVI; previewer, and a drawing program.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdeutils</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
+<para>Various desktop tools like a calculator, an editor and other
+nifty stuff.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdemultimedia</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
+<para>Multimedia applications like a &CD; player and a mixer.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdenetwork</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Network applications. Currently contains the instant messaging client &kopete;, the
+download manager &kget;, and several other network-related programs.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdepim</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
+<para>Personal information management tools. Contains the email client &kmail;, the newsreader &knode; and other related programs.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdeadmin</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
+<para>System administration programs.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdeedu</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>
+Educational and entertaining applications for &tde;'s younger users.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdeaccessibility</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional but recommended</para>
+<para>
+&tde; accessibility programs such as a screen magnifier and speech synthesizer front end.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdetoys</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Toys!</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdevelop</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>A complete Integrated Development Environment for &tde; and &Qt;</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdewebdev</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>Web development applications. Contains such applications as &quanta;, an integrated web development environment and other applications useful in web development</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>tdesdk</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Optional</para>
+<para>&tde; Software Development Kit. Contains a collection of applications and tools used by &tde; Developers.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>Information about compiling all packages is available at the
+<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/wiki/bin/view/Developers/HowToBuild">
+Trinity wiki</ulink>.</para>
+
+<para>Most package management tools will let you put all these
+packages in one folder and install them all at once, figuring out
+the dependencies as they go.</para>
+
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Installation instructions for the different package formats</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>As &tde; is intended for many &UNIX; systems, please consult the installtion
+procedures and package management document for the system being used.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Post-installation procedures</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>There should be nothing to do after installing the packages except use them!
+Nonetheless, should problems arise, there are some common problems to consider:</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>System search path</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Be sure all &tde; binary files are installed
+in a location listed in your system's <envar>PATH</envar>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>Library files</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Be sure the &tde; library files are installed in the expected locations for your
+system.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><envar>TDEDIR</envar> environment variable</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Be sure the <envar>TDEDIR</envar> environment variable is correctly set.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><filename>starttde</filename> script installation</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Verify the <filename>starttde</filename> script is installed to <filename
+class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/bin</filename> and therefore in your
+system's search path.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><filename>starttde</filename> script is run correctly</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Be sure the <filename>starttde</filename> script is being run from within the appropriate
+xinitrc or xsession script.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>This should present you with a new &tde; desktop. You
+can now start to explore the wonderful world of &tde;. In case you
+want to read some documentation first, there is a recommended
+<ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/quickstart">A Quick Start Guide to the Desktop</ulink>
+available. Furthermore, every application has an online
+help that is available via the <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Should I remove old version xyz before installing a new
+one?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>In principle, this is not necessary. The various distro package managers
+should handle all dependencies.</para>
+<para>If you compile the source code yourself, you should take more care.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question id="starttde">
+<para>How do I start &tde;?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>There are only two methods of starting &tde;: using a login
+manager such as &tdm; or from the command line, using <command>startx</command>.
+The respective startup scripts should contain a reference to the
+<filename>starttde</filename> script.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+<!-- Still needed?
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Whenever I start &tde;, it complains about "shadow passwords".
+Why?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>When your system uses shadow passwords, the screensaver can only
+run properly if the suid bit is set. This bit gives the screensavers
+root privileges, which are needed to access the shadow passwords.
+<caution><para>The screensavers might be configured to secure the
+machine until the password is entered.</para></caution></para>
+<procedure>
+<title>Setting the suid bit on the screensavers</title>
+<step performance="required"><para>become root</para></step>
+<step performance="required"><para><command>chown root
+$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/bin/*.kss</command></para></step>
+<step performance="required"><para><command>chmod u+s
+$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/bin/*.kss</command></para></step>
+</procedure>
+<para>Alternatively, if you compile &tde; from source, you can use
+<command>./configure <option>with-shadow</option></command> to
+configure tdebase. Then the suid bit is set automatically during
+<command>make install</command>.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+-->
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para><command>starttde</command> fails with <errorname>can not connect to X
+server</errorname>. What is wrong?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>You probably tried to start &tde; directly with <command>starttde</command> rather
+than letting the login manager or startx process run that script. From the command
+line the X server is started with <command>startx</command>.
+<command>starttde</command> is the
+script that should be run from your <filename>.xinitrc</filename>, <filename>.xsession</filename>, or
+<filename>.Xclients</filename> to activate the window manager and the necessary server
+daemons for &tde;. See also <xref linkend="starttde"/>.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<!--<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>&tde; on &AIX;?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>
+<acronym>IBM</acronym> now officially support &tde; on &AIX;. You can find
+details at <ulink
+url="http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html">http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html</ulink>.
+There is also some older information at <ulink url="http://space.twc.de/~stefan/kde/aix.html">http://space.twc.de/~stefan/kde/aix.html</ulink>.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>-->
+
+<!--<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>&tde; on a laptop?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>If you can get &X-Window; to run on your laptop, you should not have any problem
+getting &tde; to run on it. In addition, you might find the following
+links helpful:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para><ulink url="http://www.linux-laptop.net/">http://www.linux-laptop.net/</ulink></para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para><ulink url="http://www.sanpei.org/Laptop-X/note-list.html">http://www.sanpei.org/Laptop-X/note-list.html</ulink></para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>-->
+
+<!--<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>I do not like the default &tde; folder after installation. How
+do I move it without breaking anything?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>Assuming the default is <filename
+class="directory">/opt/kde</filename> and you want to move it to
+<filename class="directory">/usr/local/kde</filename>, here's what
+you have to do:</para>
+<procedure>
+<step performance="required"><para>change to superuser if you aren't already</para></step>
+<step performance="required"><para><command>mv /opt/kde /usr/local/kde</command></para></step>
+<step performance="required"><para><command>ln -s /usr/local/kde
+/opt/kde</command></para></step>
+</procedure>
+<para>This will put all your &tde; files in <filename
+class="directory">/usr/local/kde</filename> but everything is
+still accessible from <filename
+class="directory">/opt/kde</filename>.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>-->
+
+<!--<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>What files can I delete from my &tde; install folder?  Can all the
+<filename>*.h</filename>, <filename>*.c</filename> and <filename>*.o</filename>
+files be safely removed?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>There should not be any need to keep the <filename>.c</filename> and
+<filename>.o</filename> files, but you might want to keep the
+<filename>.h</filename> files, as they are used by includes if you ever want to
+compile your own &tde; programs. But if you wish to add patches to the source
+programs as they become available (rather than downloading everything again),
+then they should stay.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>-->
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Will I lose my current settings when I update &tde;?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>You shouldn't. &tde; should transport your settings
+intact. All settings should be safe.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry id="greyscreen">
+<question>
+<para>I updated &tde; and all seemed to go fine, but when I start &tde;,
+I get a blank gray screen, and nothing happens. There are errors in
+the console about DCOPserver. What's going on?</para>
+</question>
+
+<answer>
+<para>
+&tde; uses several temporary files during its operation.
+Usually these directories and files are found in the following locations:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.DCOPserver-*</filename> (there are usually two of these; one is a symlink to the other)</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.trinity/socket-<replaceable>hostname</replaceable></filename></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.trinity/tmp-<replaceable>hostname</replaceable></filename>, which normally is a symlink to the next file:</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$TMP/tde-<replaceable>USER</replaceable></filename></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.trinity/socket-<replaceable>hostname</replaceable></filename>, which normally is a symlink to:</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><filename>$TMP/tdesocket-<replaceable>USER</replaceable></filename></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>If the symlinks get broken, such as when
+<command>cron</command> or a shutdown script is emptying the
+<filename class="directory">/tmp</filename> folder, then strange
+things will happen. These files, and the symlinks, will all be
+created automatically at the start of &tde; so you can safely remove
+them <emphasis>while &tde; is not running</emphasis>.</para>
+
+<para>If you are only getting a gray screen when you start &tde;, or if you get an error message telling you to <errorname>Check your installation</errorname>, then shut down X and delete all the files listed above, then try to restart X.</para>
+
+<para>Normally (&ie; when not updating between &tde; versions) it's
+quite safe to leave these files intact, and you may shave a few
+seconds off your &tde; startup time by doing so.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Is &tde; backwards or binary compatible with KDE 3?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>While many programs originally designed for KDE 3 will compile on Trinity, binary
+compatibility with KDE 3 is not a goal of &tde; developers.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Is &tde; backwards or binary compatible with previous releases of &tde;?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>Possibly, but binary compatibility is not a project goal with major point
+releases. A package that built on a previous version of &tde; but no longer builds
+on the current release should be brought to the attention of the developers.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Is my KDE 3 profile directory compatible with Trinity?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>Not quite but don't worry. Some "scrubbing" cleanup is required to migrate
+a KDE 3 profile. For new users or those with little customization we recommend
+creating a fresh profile. For those long-time users who cringe at the thought
+of recreating their desktop, we provide a migratekde3 shell script. That script
+copies a $HOME/.kde3 profile directory to $HOME/.trinity and performs the required
+"scrubbing" cleanup. Although the script has been tested we provide the tool "as is"
+with no warranties or guarantees. (The script works really well, actually. :-))</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<!--<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Compiling tdebase gives me a <errorname>bin/sh: msgfmt: command
+not found</errorname> error!</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>You need the &GNU; <application>msgfmt</application> which is
+part of the &GNU; i18n package <application>gettext</application>.
+You should be able to download it from any
+&GNU; mirror.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>-->
+
+<!--<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>How do I uninstall &tde; applications compiled from
+source?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>You can uninstall your programs by typing <command>make
+uninstall</command> in the folder where you did <command>make
+install</command>. If you have already deleted that folder,
+then there is only one way, and it is not good: go to <filename
+class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/bin</filename> and start deleting files
+one by one.</para>
+<para>If you expect to find yourself in this situation, you might want to
+consider a program such as &GNU; <application>stow</application>, found at
+<ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.html">http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.html</ulink>.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>-->
+
+<!--<qandaentry>
+<question id="gif">
+<para>What is up with &GIF; support?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>This has to do with issues with Unisys' &LZW; patent. &GIF;
+support is turned off from &Qt; 1.44 onwards by default. When you want to use
+&GIF;s and have the relevant license, recompile &Qt; with &GIF; support.
+<command>./configure <option>-gif</option></command>.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>-->
+
+</qandaset>
+</chapter>