Intrepid: What package is kcontrol in?

[sdm_cacto]

nop, i just want to change the way Amarok looks. I cant do it properly without kcontrol and qtconfig doesnt seem to change anything.
maybe cause i upgraded from Hardy, where i used to have kcontrol.
Maybe if someone makes a package?

[Keronn]

This thread is interesting : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6061570 Edit : I put the good link

When you run systemsettings in sudo mode, (gksudo systemsettings) all works fine. It changes the qt apps launched in superuser. But nothing happens in user mode, even if I copy /root/.kderc and all files in /root/.kde/share/config/ to the same location in my homedir (jeroenvrp's trick), giving them the correct autorisations and owner.

It seems that the applications launched in user mode don't reffer to these files.

[rozbarwinek]

The simplest way to have kcontrol in 8.10 is installation of those 4 packages (in that order):

kdebase-data_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_all
libkonq4_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386
kicker_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386
kcontrol_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386

from Hardy repository (can be found at http://packages.ubuntu.com/)

That's all

[Keronn]

It works like a charm, thanks a lot !

[retrovertigo]

The simplest way to have kcontrol in 8.10 is installation of those 4 packages (in that order):

kdebase-data_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_all
libkonq4_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386
kicker_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386
kcontrol_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386

from Hardy repository (can be found at http://packages.ubuntu.com/)

That's all

This worked (sort of). I had to use the --force-all option for both the kdebase-data and kcontrol packages. This then caused a conflict in apt, which didn't go away until I removed the packages.

Luckily my font preferences are now stored in /home/username/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals, so I can edit them there without the need of kcontrol.

[Keronn]

This then caused a conflict in apt, which didn't go away until I removed the packages.

No problem for me, with aptitude. There are different solutions submitted to solve the dependencies issues : with one of them kdebase-data is no more upgraded and I can keep kcontrol.

[TheAL76]

Guys, this method worked for me without having to install anything extra:

1. Open /home/yourusername/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals in your favorite editor.
2. I wanted UnDotum size 10 to be my font, so I added this:

[General]
fixed=Monospace,5,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
font=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
menuFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
taskbarFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
toolBarFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0

3. Save and close this kdeglobals file; close out any open KDE apps and re-open them. Voila! For me, both of my KDE apps are looking much better (Amarok and k9Copy).

See if this works for you. I didn't want to clutter up my system with additional KDE nonsense, so being able to just edit this kdeglobals file directly seems like the best option.

Cheers,

TheAL76

[seneika]

Do you mean that in KDE4 there's no kcontrol anymore?
I had the impression that systemsettings is the configuration panel provided by kubuntu and not from kde 4 (I've just installed kubuntu 8.10)...

systemsettings does not let you do anything basically... where can you change the driver for your graphic card?

And what about printer configuration? The one in this version really sucks: it does not even scan for samba printers...

So you're saying that these are the tools provided by KDE 4?

probably it's time to switch to Gnome...

I totally agree... KDE4 mostly sucks. They're trying to change kde into windows. They started alright: kde is stopping working and becoming annoying.

What a shame!

[lorebett]

I only hope that they're working on porting the previous nice programs...

[ZenYoga]

Guys, this method worked for me without having to install anything extra:

1. Open /home/yourusername/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals in your favorite editor.
2. I wanted UnDotum size 10 to be my font, so I added this:

[General]
fixed=Monospace,5,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
font=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
menuFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
taskbarFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
toolBarFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0

3. Save and close this kdeglobals file; close out any open KDE apps and re-open them. Voila! For me, both of my KDE apps are looking much better (Amarok and k9Copy).

See if this works for you. I didn't want to clutter up my system with additional KDE nonsense, so being able to just edit this kdeglobals file directly seems like the best option.

Cheers,

TheAL76

Thanks!
That did changed the fonts but I've also changed the antialias type in Gnome to LCD type (ClearType).
How do I set that setting in kdeglobals file?