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== Installing KDE software via MacPorts/Fink/Homebrew == | == Installing KDE software via MacPorts/Fink/Homebrew == | ||
=== Installing using Homebrew === | === Installing using Homebrew Formulas for KDE === | ||
The KDE applications present in Homebrew Formulas for KDE might be old. E.g. kcalc version is 22.12.1 https://invent.kde.org/packaging/homebrew-kde/-/blob/master/Formula/kcalc.rb . | |||
https://invent.kde.org/packaging/homebrew-kde | https://invent.kde.org/packaging/homebrew-kde | ||
Updates are often shipped in a couple of days after official upstream release. | Updates are often shipped in a couple of days after official upstream release. | ||
As of | As of December 2020, the latest available and supported version is KDE Applications 20.08.2, Frameworks 5.76. | ||
You can tap this repository into your Homebrew. It adds KDE Frameworks 5 packages (and all their dependencies) and some applications that make use of them (e.g. Kate and Kwrite). As of | You can tap this repository into your Homebrew. It adds KDE Frameworks 5 packages (and all their dependencies) and some applications that make use of them (e.g. Kate and Kwrite). As of December 2020 this repository is still experimental as the developers try to get apps into a working state. Hints and patches are welcome. | ||
Please carefully follow [https://invent.kde.org/packaging/homebrew-kde/-/blob/master/README.md installation instructions]. | Please carefully follow [https://invent.kde.org/packaging/homebrew-kde/-/blob/master/README.md installation instructions]. | ||
=== Installing using MacPorts === | === Installing using MacPorts === | ||
The KDE applications present in MacPorts might be old. E.g. kcalc is for KDE 4 https://ports.macports.org/port/kcalc/details . | |||
http://www.macports.org/ | http://www.macports.org/ | ||
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=== Installing using Fink === | === Installing using Fink === | ||
The KDE applications present in Fink might be old. E.g. kcalc version is 18.08.3-1 https://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/kcalc5 . | |||
http://www.finkproject.org/ | http://www.finkproject.org/ | ||
Latest revision as of 22:17, 22 September 2023
Installing KDE software via MacPorts/Fink/Homebrew
Installing using Homebrew Formulas for KDE
The KDE applications present in Homebrew Formulas for KDE might be old. E.g. kcalc version is 22.12.1 https://invent.kde.org/packaging/homebrew-kde/-/blob/master/Formula/kcalc.rb .
https://invent.kde.org/packaging/homebrew-kde
Updates are often shipped in a couple of days after official upstream release. As of December 2020, the latest available and supported version is KDE Applications 20.08.2, Frameworks 5.76.
You can tap this repository into your Homebrew. It adds KDE Frameworks 5 packages (and all their dependencies) and some applications that make use of them (e.g. Kate and Kwrite). As of December 2020 this repository is still experimental as the developers try to get apps into a working state. Hints and patches are welcome.
Please carefully follow installation instructions.
Installing using MacPorts
The KDE applications present in MacPorts might be old. E.g. kcalc is for KDE 4 https://ports.macports.org/port/kcalc/details .
As of October 2017, the latest available and supported version is KDE Applications 4.14.3.
Instructions are provided on TechBase for installing a development environment using MacPorts. If you want a user installation then just skip the final 'Configure your KDE development environment' section.
Additional information:
- KDE Techbase page on getting started with MacPorts
- Wiki page on macports.org about KDE software in general
- Wiki page on macports.org about current problems with KDE software
Installing using Fink
The KDE applications present in Fink might be old. E.g. kcalc version is 18.08.3-1 https://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/kcalc5 .
As of October 2017, the latest available and supported version is KDE SC 4.14.6.
The Fink packages allow you to install KDE SC 4 as either Qt/X11 or Qt/Mac (native) packages by selecting either packages ending in "-x11" or "-mac", for example "kdebase4-x11" and "kdebase4-mac".
Additionally, the Fink packages allow the running of the Plasma desktop in X11 mode. Just install "kdebase4-workspace-x11" to install it.
The Fink KDE software packages will be installed in /sw/opt/kde4/x11 or /sw/opt/kde4/mac respectively. They also are able to start D-Bus for you as long as you run "/sw/bin/init.sh" normally, or when you open a terminal, if you have run the path setup script in the Fink installer.
Running KDE Applications
Please see the distribution notes for MacPorts / Fink / Homebrew formulas you are using. You may need to run the following steps once after installation:
sudo chown -R $USER ~/Library/Preferences/KDE sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist
Sometimes, Installer.app fails to run the post-install. If things are acting funny, try running these two commands in a terminal:
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist /opt/local/bin/kbuildsycoca4