Installation of KDE

Chapter 2. Installation of KDE

  • Brief instructions on sources for KDE and how to install them.

  • A quick overview of the K Standard Dirs Hierarchy, and some ideas on where the main $KDEDIRS should be placed, expected disk usage, etc.

  • More :)

The Kiosk Framework

On of the drving forces behind KDE is to put the user in control and give him or her a large amount of possibilities to adjust KDE to his or her liking. However, in some situations it is required to reduce the possibilities of KDE, e.g. because the system is to be used for one or more specific dedicated tasks only.

The kiosk-framework provides an easy way to disable certain features within KDE to create a more controlled environment.

The KDE kiosk-framework builds on the KDE configuration framework and adds a simple application API that applications can query to get authorisation for certain operations.

Important

The KDE kiosk-framework should be used in addition to the standard UNIX® security measures.

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