emerge -k kdebase or kde , which one better?

zerop2 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 95

1. emerge -k kdebase or kde , which one better?

2. will emerge --depclean delete kernel source file
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nixnut · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo to Desktop Environments.

1. depends on who you ask.
2. not as far as I know
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sonicbhoc · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject:

1. depends on what you want. If you want kde bare-bones then emerge the base. If you want most of the default KDE stuff then emerge kde.

2. No, KDE doesn't depend on the kernel directly.

brazzmonkey · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject:

you may also want to install split ebuilds : kdebase-meta or kde-meta.

this way you'll be able to remove the kde components if you realize you don't need some of them.

mark_alec · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:51 am Post subject:

1. If you wish to use the binaries on the package-cd for kde, you will need to emerge either kde-meta or kdebase-meta. kde-meta contains all of the K Desktop Environment except for some development programs, kdebase-meta contains just the basic kde packages.

2. emerge --depclean will not clean up the kernel's source in /usr/src. If you want to remove the old versions, run "emerge --prune -av whichever-sources"