Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.2.0

Chapter 29. KDE Additional Packages

Kdegraphics-3.5.6

Introduction to Kdegraphics

Kdegraphics provides KDE programs to manage the video display and graphical output. Applications include PDF, DVI, and Postscript viewers, an application to adjust monitor gamma correction, a 3D modeling application to generate POV-Ray scenes, and a scanner application.

Package Information

Kdegraphics Dependencies

Required

kdebase-3.5.6

Recommended

libjpeg-6b, libxml2-2.6.26, and libart_lgpl-2.3.17

Optional

LibTIFF-3.8.2, Imlib-1.9.15, little cms-1.15, Poppler-0.4.5 (libpoppler-qt.so must have been built), SANE-1.0.17, teTeX-3.0, FriBidi-0.10.7, libgphoto2, t1lib, OpenEXR, libpaper, KADMOS (a commercial OCR engine), Graphviz-2.8, and Doxygen-1.4.6

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/kdegraphics

Installation of Kdegraphics

Install kdegraphics with: 

./configure --prefix=$KDE_PREFIX --disable-debug \
    --disable-dependency-tracking &&
make
[Note]

Note

If you wish to create the API documentation and you have Doxygen and Graphviz installed, make apidox must be done before make install.

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

The kooka utility is a scanning and OCR program. In order for kooka to utilize the OCR capabilities, you must install an OCR engine. kooka provides full OCR support using the KADMOS and GOCR engines and partial support using the Ocrad engine.

Contents

Installed Programs: kcolorchooser, kcoloredit, kdvi, kfax, kfaxview, kghostview, kiconedit, kolourpaint, kooka, kpdf, kpovmodeler, kruler, ksnapshot, kuickshow, kview, kviewshell, mrmlsearch, printnodetest, svgdisplay, and xf86gammacfg
Installed Libraries: kio_kamera and several other kdegraphics specific libraries and support modules
Installed Directories: The following subdirectories in $KDE_PREFIX: include/{svg, kviewshell, libtext2path-0.1}, share/applnk/Graphics, share/apps/{too many to list}, and share/config/magic

Short Descriptions

kcolorchooser

is a color chooser for a given pallette.

kcoloredit

is a color pallette editor.

kdvi

is a DVI viewer.

kfax

is a FAX viewer.

kfaxview

is a FAX previewer used with kviewshell.

kghostview

is a PS/PDF viewer.

kiconedit

is an icon editor.

kolourpaint

is a paint program.

kooka

is a raster image scan program.

kpdf

is a PDF viewer.

kpovmodeler

is a graphical 3D modeler, which can generate scenes for POV-Ray.

kruler

is a screen ruler.

ksnapshot

is a screen capture program.

kuickshow

is an image viewer.

kview

is another image viewer.

kviewshell

is a generic framework for the KDE viewer applications.

xf86gammacfg

is a simple tool for monitor gamma correction.

kio_kamera

is an ioslave that allows you to view and download images from a digital camera using the kamera:/ URL in konqueror.

Last updated on 2007-02-14 17:40:25 -0600