The KNotes Handbook: Installation

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### 2. Installation

### 2.1 How to obtain KNotes

KNotes is a KDE application http://www.kde.org. KNotes can be found on ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/, the main ftp site of the KDE project.

### 2.2 Requirements

In order to successfully compile KNotes, you need the latest versions of `libkdecore` and `libkfm`. All required libraries as well as KNotes itself can be found on ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/.

You need to have sendmail up and running in order to be able to mail you notes. Once kmail is finished this might change.

You need a2ps for printing. If you don't have it -- get it. http://www.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps.html

Tip

  a2ps together with GNU enscript are the most essential printing utilities in the UNIX world. Make sure you know them well.

### 2.3 Compilation and installation

In order to compile and install KNotes on your system, type the following in the base directory of the KNotes distribution:

> `

>     % ./configure
>     % make
>     % make install

> `

Since KNotes uses `autoconf` you should have not trouble compiling it. Should you run into problems please report them to the KDE mailing lists.

Note

  In order to most productively use KNotes, place KNotes on the kpanel.

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