Example Installation in a Nutshell: ==================================== 1) Type 'make -f Makefile.cvs' 2) Type './configure' 3) Type 'make' 4) Type (as root) 'make install' Example Installation in More Detail: ===================================== 0) Make sure that the prerequisite KDE 3.2 development libraries and headers are installed first. These can be found at . 1) Unzip and untar the package into its own directory. Change into this directory, and read the README file. (I'm assuming that you've read this, the INSTALL file :-)) 2) Type './configure --help", and peruse the configure options available. It may be necessary to use one or more of these options on your system. 3) Type './configure' to configure the software for your system. If you're using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type sh ./configure' instead. 4) Type 'make' to compile the package. 5) If you are not logged in as root, type 'su' and enter the root password to switch over to the root account. This is not necessary if you configured the software to install to your home directory/ 6) Type 'make install' to install the software. 7) Activate the styles, decorations and color schemes through the KDE Control Center or the Preferences menu. 8) You can uninstall the software by typing 'make uninstall'. A Note on the KDE Library ======================== If you are having problems configuring the software, first make sure that the required KDE 3.2 or greater libraries are installed. Several systems have broken this into several packages. You will need both the runtime and the development packages. If you still have problems, set the TDEDIR environment variable and the --prefix configure option to the location where you installed KDE. Also make sure that you are using GNU make and not the standard make everyone else uses. Rebuilding the Configuration ============================ If you ever need to rebuild the configuration files, type the following in thebase directory of the distribution: make -f Makefile.cvs You will need the current automake/autoconf set of programs.