Introduction
KMess can currently be installed in two ways:
- Official packages supplied by your own distribution/vendor.
- Compiled from source code.
Each method has it's own advantages. We strongly recommend you to use your distribution/vendor's package manager, as this ensures you always have the latest KMess version. However, if you cannot find the latest KMess version there, or if it is outdated, you can install it from source code (however, you may prefer simply asking your distributor/vendor to add a KMess package!).
Installing from the package manager
Just open your distribution's package manager (YaST, Synaptics, or the like) and search for "kmess"!
Installing from source code
Installation from source code is more difficult, as it may require some troubleshooting during the installation process. This is only needed when a binary package is not available, or doesn't support the system you use. All binary packages at the download page are created from the source package.
To install from source, you have to first download the source tarball from the downloads page on the web site.
Then you need to unpack it, using your desktop's archiving tools or the command:
tar zxf kmess-2.0.4.tar.gz
To read about what is needed to compile KMess from source, and find detailed instructions on how to do it, please refer to paragraphs 2-4 of the "Compiling KMess" page at our development site.
