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2. Installation

2.1 How to obtain KWrite

KWrite is a core application of the KDE project http://www.kde.org. KWrite 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 KWrite, you need the latest versions of libkdecore and libkfm. All required libraries as well as KWrite itself can be found on ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/.

2.3 Compilation and installation

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

% ./configure
% make
% make install

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

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