KDE: getting started with Gentoo split ebuilds
Probably the most common reason against KDE is the installation size of the full KDE suite, regarding users who don't want to install e.g. an english-japanese dictionary on a german desktop, or play khangman on a dual nVidia 7800GTX SLI (even with an amazing frame rate , just to mention some.
On the other hand, installing kde with split ebuilds requires some research about the who-is-who of KDE packages. With just the kdebase-startkde package one really gets no more than a screen with 3 icons which cannot be opened (since no app is associated to). No toolbar, no menu, exiting only goes via hard-kick (alt-ctrl.-backspace, if enabled). Slim to the last.
This howto is also for those of you who are new to KDE. The split-ebuilds method is likely to become the one standard method with kde 4.0 and later, so i'd recommend all new users to use this new way of installing kde before it comes to the need for a switch from monolithic to split ebuilds.
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