Laurent MONTEL said:
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> Name : kdebase
> Version : 3.1
> Summary : K Desktop Environment - Core files
> Description :
> Core applications for the K Desktop Environment.
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kdebase is the second mandatory package (besides kdelibs) for the K Desktop
Environment. Here we have various applications and infrastructure files and
libraries.
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Here is an overview of the directories:
* applnk: files to create the icons for the K menu button
* bsd-port: needed to create a BSD package
* debian: needed to create a debian package
* doc: XML formatted documentation files for the apps
* drkonqi: if ever an app crashes (heaven forbid!) then Dr.Konqi will be so
kind and make a stack trace. This is a great help for the
developers to fix the bug.
* kaddressbook: an addressbook (for postal addresses, phone numbers and
of course for e-mail addresses)
* kappfinder: searches your hard disk for non-KDE applications, e.g. Acrobat
Reader (tm) and installs those apps under the K start button
* kate: a fast and advanced text editor with nice plugins
* kcheckpass: small program to enter and check passwords, only to be used by
other programs
* kcontrol: the KDE Control Center allows you to tweak the KDE settings
* kdcop: GUI app to browse for DCOP interfaces, can also execute them
* kdebugdialog: allows you to specify which debug messages you want to see
* kdeprint: the KDE printing system
* kdesktop: you guessed it: the desktop above the panel
* kdesu: a graphical front end to "su"
* kdm: replacement for XDM, for those people that like graphical logins
* kfind: find files
* khelpcenter: the app to read all great documentation about KDE
* khotkeys: intercepts keys and can call applications
* kicker: the panel at the botton with the K start button and the taskbar etc
* kioslave: infrastructure that helps make every application internet enabled
e.g. to directly save a file to ftp://place.org/dir/file.txt
* klipper: enhances and extenses the X clipboard
* kmenuedit: edit for the menu below the K start button
* konqueror: the file manager and web browser you get easily used to
* konsole: a shell program similar to xterm
* kpager: applet to show the contents of the virtual desktops
* kpersonalizer: the customization wizard you get when you first start KDE
* kreadconfig: a tool for shell scripts to get info from KDE's config files
* kscreensaver: the KDE screensaver environment and lot's of savers
* ksmserver: the KDE session manager (saves program status on login, restarts
those program at the next login)
* ksplash: the screen displayed while KDE starts
* kstart: to launch applications with special window properties
such as iconified etc
* ksysguard: task manager and system monitor, even for remote systems
* ksystraycmd: allows to run any application in the system tray
* ktip: gives you tips how to use KDE
* kwin: the KDE window manager
* kxkb: a keyboard map tool
* l10n: mostly country flags
* legacyimport: odd name for a cute program to load GTK themes
* libkonq: some libraries needed by Konqueror
* nsplugins: together with OSF/Motif or Lesstif allows you to use Netscape
(tm) plugins in Konqueror
* pics: various icons and wallpapers
