KDEPrint on other *NIX platforms.

[Chris Howells]

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Hi,

On Monday 24 March 2003 21:21, Nick Bartolotti wrote:

> Does this mean that I can develop a KDE application on Linux, transfer
> the application source to Solaris, recompile, and it will run on Solaris
> with only the CDE (and possibly libraries for KDE) installed?

Yes, absolutely. You'll certainly need the Qt and the KDE libraries on the=
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Solaris machines though. You don't have to be running KDE to run KPrinter=20
though.

That's how must of KDE is developed; most developers use x86 Linux, a few=20
=46reeBSD or PPC Linux, but then bar a few minor portability issues it comp=
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and works on Solaris fine.

> What is the difference between GNOME and KDE?  Are they just different
> desktop environments?

BIG question ;)

Short answer: KDE is the oldest project and is written in C++ using the Qt=
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toolkit. GNOME was started shortly afterwards by a few people happy with th=
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KDE licensing (at the time, all resolved now). It's written in C using the=
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GTK tool kit.

http://www.kde.org/whatiskde/

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