>1. Is kdebase the main symbol for starting an apt-get install of kde, or
>if not what is it? kdebase gives you only the libraries needed to run KDE applications, plus the panel and the window manager (and perhaps a few other very basic things) so you can start "a desktop". If you want applications like konqueror, kmail, konsole, games, system administration, etc., you must install these explicitely. >2. Is there a painless place to get ahold of this jdk-118 thingy? I try >the internet address given, and it puts me somewhere which is >bewildering, and I haven't found the download page yet. Do you mean a java development kit (jdk) or a java runtime environment (jre)? The jre is needed to make for instance konqueror run java applets off the net. You can find a gratis apt-getable jre at www.blackdown.com Cheers :o) Johnny :o)
