Minimal KDE installation

[DirtyJohnson]

How do I do a minimal install of KDE? This is on a virtual server so I don't need all the bells and whistles. I am just trying to run kcachegrind.

[Lone_Joker]

I think that all you would need would be the kdebase* packages.

I'd try running sudo apt-get install kdebase*

If that does not work you could try

 sudo apt-get install kdebase-apps kdebase-bin kdebase-data kdebase-runtime kdebase-runtime-data kdebase-workspace kdebase-workspace-bin kde-workspace-data kdebase-workspace-wallpapers

I'm not sure if you need to install both kdebase-workspace and kdebase-workspace-bin (I don't think so). Other than that, I'm pretty sure that those are the packages you'd need. I would wait for somebody else to confirm this though.

Oh, by the way, you could install the server version of ubuntu to have a barebones installation then run those commands. Or you might decide on using a different Linux distro, one that is more minimal.

[cascade9]

How do I do a minimal install of KDE? This is on a virtual server so I don't need all the bells and whistles. I am just trying to run kcachegrind.

If you're just trying to install kcachegrind, why dont you just 'apt-get install' it?

This is what it should install-

http://packages.ubuntu.com/maverick/kcachegrind

@ Lone_Joker- that will install a lot more than just the dependancies for kcachegrind.

[DirtyJohnson]

Thanks I will look into the kdebase packages.

I did install kcachegrind but this is on a server install so I don't have a graphical env. yet to use it. That is why I am trying to install the barebones kde.

[DirtyJohnson]

Can you update your 10.10 KDE guide? I tried it but there are no core or base packages. I am looking for a minimal install guide. Can I do a Kubuntu then go backwards?

[cascade9]

Minimal KDE doesnt really exist in the newer *buntus.

[weekend warrior]

kde-plasma-desktop is the package for a minimal desktop setup

[inobe]

Minimal KDE doesnt really exist in the newer *buntus.

it may be libkdecore, it's supposedly bare minimum and the packages includes kdebase, kdelibs, arts, fontconfig.


that's by memory, confirmation needed !

edit; scratch that, seems that things have changed

[aysiu]

Can you update your 10.10 KDE guide? I tried it but there are no core or base packages. I am looking for a minimal install guide. Can I do a Kubuntu then go backwards?

I don't have any plans to maintain that particular guide, but the package you're looking for is kde-plasma-desktop.

If you're using Kubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat), you can get to it by pasting this command into the terminal:

sudo apt-get remove akregator amarok amarok-common amarok-utils apport apport-kde apturl-kde ark bluedevil bluez brltty cdparanoia cdrdao dragonplayer dvd+rw-tools gdebi-core gdebi-kde genisoimage gnupg-agent gnupg2 gtk2-engines-qtcurve gwenview hal hal-info ibus-qt4 jockey-common jockey-kde k3b k3b-data kaddressbook kamera kate kcalc kde-config-gtk kde-config-touchpad kde-zeroconf kdegraphics-libs-data kdegraphics-strigi-plugins kdelibs5 kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepim-groupware kdepim-kresources kdepim-strigi-plugins kdepim-wizards kdesudo kdm khelpcenter4 kinfocenter kmag kmail kmix kmousetool knm-runtime knotes kontact kopete kopete-message-indicator korganizer kpackagekit kppp krdc krfb krosspython ksnapshot ksystemlog ktimetracker ktorrent ktorrent-data kubuntu-default-settings kubuntu-desktop kubuntu-docs kubuntu-firefox-installer kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts kubuntu-netbook-default-settings kubuntu-notification-helper kvkbd kwalletmanager language-selector-qt libakonadi-contact4 libbluedevil1 libdebconf-kde0 libepub0 libflac++6 libgpgme++2 libhal-storage1 libibus-qt1 libindicate-qt0 libk3b6 libkblog4 libkcddb4 libkdcraw8 libkdepim4 libkexiv2-8 libkimproxy4 libkipi7 libkleo4 libknewstuff2-4 libkontactinterface4 libkopete4 libkpgp4 libkpimidentities4 libkpimtextedit4 libksba8 libksieve4 libktnef4 libktorrent-l10n libktorrent2 libkxmlrpcclient4 liblastfm0 libloudmouth1-0 libmessagecore4 libmessagelist4 libmimelib4 libmsn0.3 libokularcore1 libotr2 libpackagekit-glib2-14 libpackagekit-qt-14 libpoppler-qt4-3 libqapt-runtime libqapt1 libqca2-plugin-ossl libqgpgme1 libqjson0 libqt4-help libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-test libtag-extras1 libtelepathy-qt4-0 libzip1 network-manager-pptp network-manager-pptp-kde okular okular-extra-backends openoffice.org-kde openoffice.org-style-oxygen oxygen-icon-theme-complete packagekit packagekit-backend-aptcc pinentry-gtk2 pinentry-qt4 plasma-dataengines-addons plasma-netbook plasma-scriptengine-python plasma-widget-facebook plasma-widget-kimpanel plasma-widget-kimpanel-backend-ibus plasma-widget-kubuntu-feedback plasma-widget-menubar plasma-widget-message-indicator plasma-widget-networkmanagement plasma-widget-quickaccess plasma-widgets-addons plymouth-theme-kubuntu-logo plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text polkit-kde-1 printer-applet python-apport python-kde4 python-packagekit python-qt4 python-qt4-dbus python-sip qapt-batch quassel quassel-data rdesktop rekonq samba-common samba-common-bin smartdimmer smbclient software-properties-kde system-config-printer-kde update-manager-kde usb-creator-common usb-creator-kde userconfig wodim && sudo apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop --no-install-recommends

[DirtyJohnson]

Thanks aysiu,
Is that command to remove everything as if I had kubuntu installed then add the plasma? Also, I noticed that in 10.04 lts there is still the kde-minimal packages. Would I have been better off using that version or just stick with your recommendation above. It doesn't really matter since this isn't a production setup, just a local virtual server on my laptop. I don't have lots of hd space and am trying to keep the performance up, hence install as little as possible.