Download location (FTP): Estimated build disk space: 115 MB Estimated installed space: 41 MB Package size: &kde-libs-size; Estimated build time: 62 min (667 MHz) The KDE instructions are being revised. The instructions should work as described in the following sections, but not all KDE packages have been validated. The following package is required to install kdelibs: kdelibs can use many libraries and programs. The following are recommended: , , , , , and . Other optional programs and libraries that can be used by kdelibs are: , , and . Install kdelibs with: ./configure --prefix=&kde-dir; --disable-debug \ --disable-dependency-tracking --with-alsa --enable-fast-malloc=full && make && make install --prefix=&kde-dir;: This option tells the process to install the package in &kde-dir;. --disable-debug: This option causes the system to be compiled without debugging code. --disable-dependency-tracking: This option speeds up one time builds. --with-alsa: This option tells the build process to search for and use Alsa for sound support. --enable-fast-malloc=full: This option tells KDE programs to use an internal memory allocation scheme optimized for KDE. There is no additional configuration to do for kdelibs. kde-libs provides numerous libraries needed by kde programs.