KDE Desktop User Guide - Specifying Directories

Specifying Directories

Environment Variable: KDEHOME

Example Setting(s): ~/.kde

Comment:

Environment Variable: KDEROOTHOME

Example Setting(s): /root/.kde

Comment: Different variable to prevent root writing to $KDEHOME of the user after running su .

Environment Variable: KDEDIR

Example Setting(s): /opt/kde3, /usr, /usr/kde3

Comment: Vendor dependent. Used by KDE 2. If not set, falls back to compiled-in default.

Environment Variable: KDEDIRS

Example Setting(s): /opt/kde3, /usr, /usr/kde3

Comment: New in KDE3. Can list multiple locations separated by a colon. If not set, falls back to $ KDEDIR

Don't need to be set, defaults work just fine.

Running KDE2 next to KDE3? Point $ KDEDIR to KDE 2 and $ KDEDIRS to KDE 3.

A staff member at a university could have the following settings:

KDEHOME='~/.kde3'
KDEROOTHOME='/root/.kde3'
KDEDIRS='/opt/kde_staff:/opt/kde3'