KDE Themes

[nimwa2]

i downloaded a theme off kde-look.org the file is called

10106-greenonblack.tar

how do you install themes on KDE..??
another thing im wondering about is i see all these people having some kind of monitoring box on their screen where it shows cpu usage etc. where can i get that?

btw. im using mandriva 2006

[randomAccess]

To have cool gadgets on your desktop you have to install Superkaramba. a lot of gadgets can be found on kde-look site.

[nimwa2]

well i downloaded superkaramba and after tons of time typing ./configure it kept asking for weird libraries etc. which i got from the mandriva cd and at last it gives me this

Superkaramba can't be compiled
because of missing Python libraries/headers.

what libraries?? i installed all the python crap from the CD and it still wont compile the ting >( well anyways any specific library/header its looking for??


well this is part of what it says...

checking for MAXPATHLEN... 4096
checking for Python directory... /usr/local
checking for Python2.4... header no library no modules /usr/lib/python2.4
checking for Python2.3... header no library no modules no
checking for Python2.2... header no library no modules no
checking for Python2.1... header no library no modules no
checking for Python2.0... header no library no modules no
checking for Python1.5... header no library no modules no
checking for libxmms... ./configure: line 42898: xmms-config: command not found
./configure: line 42900: xmms-config: command not found
no
checking for main in -lknewstuff... yes
checking for main in -lkvm... no
checking if doc should be compiled... yes
checking if superkaramba should be compiled... no
configure: creating ./config.status
fast creating Makefile
fast creating doc/Makefile
fast creating doc/superkaramba/Makefile
fast creating superkaramba/Makefile
fast creating superkaramba/doc/Makefile
fast creating superkaramba/icons/Makefile
fast creating superkaramba/mimetypes/Makefile
fast creating superkaramba/src/Makefile
config.pl: fast created 8 file(s).
config.status: creating config.h
config.status: config.h is unchanged
config.status: executing depfiles commands

Superkaramba can't be compiled
because of missing Python libraries/headers.

[lapox]

Have a look here:

http://www.warrenfalk.com/blog/2006/...iling-kde-352/

Good luck

[bigtomrodney]

Seeing as you are using Mandriva you might as well use the package shipped with it. Try going to MCC and installing it there in add/remove software or from the command line

urpmi superkaramba

This will need to be done as root.

Sometimes people will use ksim to monitor activity. It is not as configurable, and quite basic in appearance but will do the job. Just right click on the kicker (taskbar) and select add > to panel > ksim