@ -188,18 +188,18 @@ Finding Plugins
If you don't see any "plugins" listed in the Configure Plugins...
If you don't see any "plugins" listed in the Configure Plugins...
dialog, or the list of messaging protocols in the Add Account Wizard
dialog, or the list of messaging protocols in the Add Account Wizard
is empty after installing, Kopete you may have installed it in a
is empty after installing, Kopete you may have installed it in a
directory where K DE doesn't look for additional resources like plugins.
directory where T DE doesn't look for additional resources like plugins.
It's also possible that you've just been too impatient :)
It's also possible that you've just been too impatient :)
Kopete installs several .desktop files that have to be processed by a
Kopete installs several .desktop files that have to be processed by a
K DE application called 'kbuildsycoca'. If you run Kopete directly
T DE application called 'kbuildsycoca'. If you run Kopete directly
after installing it this process might still be running and Kopete
after installing it this process might still be running and Kopete
doesn't see the new plugins yet. Try running 'kbuildsycoca' from a
doesn't see the new plugins yet. Try running 'kbuildsycoca' from a
console and restart Kopete when it finishes. If that doesn't help,
console and restart Kopete when it finishes. If that doesn't help,
please read on.
please read on.
K DE applications by default look in all directories listed in the
T DE applications by default look in all directories listed in the
/etc/kderc file, the $TDEDIRS environment variable, in $TDEDIR if
/etc/kderc file, the $TDEDIRS environment variable, in $TDEDIR if
this variable doesn't exist, and ultimately in the directory where
this variable doesn't exist, and ultimately in the directory where
tdelibs is installed. Unless you take special precautions applications
tdelibs is installed. Unless you take special precautions applications
@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ if it doesn't exist yet):
prefixes=/the/prefix/I/used/for/kopete
prefixes=/the/prefix/I/used/for/kopete
If you don't have write access to /etc/kderc, or if you want to use more
If you don't have write access to /etc/kderc, or if you want to use more
parallel builds of K DE and/or Kopete you need to rely on the environment
parallel builds of T DE and/or Kopete you need to rely on the environment
variables instead.
variables instead.
If $TDEDIRS currently points to /opt/trinity and you installed Kopete
If $TDEDIRS currently points to /opt/trinity and you installed Kopete
@ -223,17 +223,17 @@ and for all users, like /etc/profile. The name of the preferred version
varies from system to system.
varies from system to system.
As a last resort you can simply install Kopete in the same directory as
As a last resort you can simply install Kopete in the same directory as
where your K DE resides by adding a flag to configure like
where your T DE resides by adding a flag to configure like
./configure --prefix=/opt/trinity
./configure --prefix=/opt/trinity
if K DE is installed in /opt/trinity. The downside is that you'll probably
if T DE is installed in /opt/trinity. The downside is that you'll probably
end up installing Kopete into directories used by your distribution,
end up installing Kopete into directories used by your distribution,
instead of a separate path for your own packages like the /usr/local/
instead of a separate path for your own packages like the /usr/local/
tree. Whether or not your package manager has problems with that and
tree. Whether or not your package manager has problems with that and
whether or not you'll accept those problems should they occur is of
whether or not you'll accept those problems should they occur is of
course up to you to decide, but we strongly recommend to not install
course up to you to decide, but we strongly recommend to not install
source-compiled packages like Kopete in directories that are managed
source-compiled packages like Kopete in directories that are managed
by a package manager and only use the K DE prefix if you compiled all
by a package manager and only use the T DE prefix if you compiled all
of K DE from source yourself.
of T DE from source yourself.