Editorial review of KDE section.
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install gnome2</userinput></screen>
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<para>To instead build <application>GNOME</application> from
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ports:</para>
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ports, use the following command.
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<application>GNOME</application> is a large application
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and will take some time to compile, even on a fast
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computer.</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
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<indexterm><primary>KDE</primary></indexterm>
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<para><application>KDE</application> is an easy to use
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contemporary desktop environment. Some of the things that
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<application>KDE</application> brings to the user
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are:</para>
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<para><application>KDE</application> is another easy-to-use
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desktop environment. This desktop provides a suite of
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applications with a consistent look and feel, a standardized
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menu and toolbars, keybindings, color-schemes,
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internationalization, and a centralized, dialog-driven
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desktop configuration. More information on
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<application>KDE</application> can be found at
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<link xlink:href="http://www.kde.org/">http://www.kde.org/</link>.
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For &os;-specific information, consult <link
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xlink:href="http://freebsd.kde.org/">http://freebsd.kde.org</link>.</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>A beautiful contemporary desktop</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>A desktop exhibiting complete network
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transparency</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>An integrated help system allowing for convenient,
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consistent access to help on the use of the
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<application>KDE</application> desktop and its
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applications</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Consistent look and feel of all
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<application>KDE</application> applications</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Standardized menu and toolbars, keybindings,
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color-schemes, etc.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Internationalization: <application>KDE</application>
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is available in more than 55 languages</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Centralized, consistent, dialog-driven desktop
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configuration</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>A great number of useful
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<application>KDE</application> applications</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para><application>KDE</application> comes with a web
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browser called <application>Konqueror</application>, which
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is a solid competitor to other existing web browsers on
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&unix; systems. More information on
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<application>KDE</application> can be found on the
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<link xlink:href="http://www.kde.org/">KDE website</link>.
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For FreeBSD specific information and resources on
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<application>KDE</application>, consult the
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<link xlink:href="http://freebsd.kde.org/">KDE/FreeBSD
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initiative</link>'s website.</para>
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<para>Just as with <application>GNOME</application> or any
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other desktop environment, the software can be easily
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installed from a package or the Ports Collection:</para>
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<para>To install the <application>KDE4</application> package,
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<para>To install the <application>KDE</application> package,
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type:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install x11/kde4</userinput></screen>
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<para>To build <application>KDE</application> from source,
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use the ports tree:</para>
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<para>To instead build the <application>KDE</application>
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port, use the following command. Installing the port will
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provide a menu for selecting which components to
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install. <application>KDE</application> is a large application
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and will take some time to compile, even on a fast
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computer.</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/x11/kde4</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
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<para>The first time the port is installed, a menu will be
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shown for selecting options. Accepting the defaults is
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recommended.</para>
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<para><application>KDE 4</application> is a large application,
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and will take quite some time to compile even on a fast
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computer.</para>
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<para>After <application>KDE</application> has been installed,
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the X server must be told to launch this application
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instead of the default window manager. This is accomplished
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by editing the <filename>.xinitrc</filename> file:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "exec /usr/local/kde4/bin/startkde" > ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen>
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<para>Now, whenever the X Window System is invoked with
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<command>startx</command>, <application>KDE</application>
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will be the desktop.</para>
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<para>If a display manager such as
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<application>XDM</application> is being used, the
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configuration is slightly different. Edit the
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<filename>.xsession</filename> file instead. Instructions
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for <application>KDM</application> are described later in
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this chapter.</para>
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<para>Now that <application>KDE</application> is installed on
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the system, most things can be discovered through the help
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pages, or just by pointing and clicking at various menus.
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&windows; or &mac; users will feel quite at home.</para>
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<para>The best reference for <application>KDE</application> is
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the on-line documentation. <application>KDE</application>
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comes with its own web browser,
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<application>Konqueror</application>, dozens of useful
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applications, and extensive documentation. The remainder of
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this section discusses the technical items that are difficult
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to learn by random exploration.</para>
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<sect3 xml:id="x11-wm-kde-kdm">
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<title>The KDE Display Manager</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>KDE</primary>
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<secondary>display manager</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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<para>An administrator of a multi-user system may wish to have
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a graphical login screen to welcome users.
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<link linkend="x-xdm">XDM</link> can be used, as described
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earlier. However, <application>KDE</application> includes
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an alternative, <application>KDM</application>, which is
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designed to look more attractive and include more login-time
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options. In particular, users can easily choose (via a
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menu) which desktop environment
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(<application>KDE</application>,
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<application>GNOME</application>, or something else) to run
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after logging on.</para>
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<para><application>KDE 4</application> requires that
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&man.procfs.5; be mounted, and this line must be added to
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<para><application>KDE</application> requires the
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<filename>/proc</filename> file system to be mounted. Add
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this line to <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> to mount this
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file system automatically during system startup:</para>
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<programlisting>proc /proc procfs rw 0 0</programlisting>
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<para>The installation of <application>KDE</application>
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includes the KDE Display Manager,
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<application>KDM</application>. To enable this display
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manager, add this line to
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<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para>
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<programlisting>kdm4_enable="YES"</programlisting>
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</sect3>
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<para>A second method for launching
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<application>KDE</application> is to type
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<command>startx</command> from the command line. For this
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to work, the following line is needed in
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<filename>~/.xinitrc</filename>:</para>
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<programlisting>exec /usr/local/kde4/bin/startkde</programlisting>
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<para>A third method for starting
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<application>KDE</application> is through
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<application>XDM</application>. To do so, create an
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executable <filename>~/.xsession</filename> as
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follows:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession</userinput>
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&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/local/kde4/bin/startkde" >> ~/.xsession</userinput>
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&prompt.user; <userinput>chmod +x ~/.xsession</userinput></screen>
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<para>Once <application>KDE</application> is started,
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refer to its built-in help system for more information on how
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to use its various menus and applications.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 xml:id="x11-wm-xfce">
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<application>XDM</application> is being used, create an
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<filename>.xsession</filename>, as described in
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<xref linkend="x11-wm-gnome"/>, but with the
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<filename>/usr/local/bin/startxfce4</filename> command; or,
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configure the display manager to allow choosing a desktop at
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login time, as explained in
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<xref linkend="x11-wm-kde-kdm"/>.</para>
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<filename>/usr/local/bin/startxfce4</filename>.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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