This is the Linux desktop (SuSE 9.1 or later) version of KO/Pi and KA/Pi (www.pi-sync.net), the platform independent PIM programs based on the PIM programs (KOrganizer and KAddressbook) of KDE (www.kdeorg). KO/Pi or KA/Pi are licensed under the GPL. Please read the file kdepim/licence.txt Contents of the packages and how to install: ***************************************************** 4) Linux Desktop (SuSE 9.1) ***************************************************** Filename: KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.10-SuSE9.1.i586.rpm Package contains: KAddessbook/Pi KOrganizer/Pi PasswordManager/Pi KPhone/Pi KTimeTracker/Pi KOPieMail/Pi and the needed microkde libs. Download file and install it on console with su rpm -ihv KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.10-SuSE9.1.i586.rpm Note: If you want to update, please do it with rpm -Uhv KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.10-SuSE9.1.i586.rpm (Uninstall with rpm -e KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.10-SuSE9.1) If you want to be able to sync your phone via infrared (if you have an infrared port on your laptop) please make an online update to get infrared working. If you want to be able to sync KDE-Pim/Pi with the KDE-desktop please update SuSE 9.1 to KDE 3.3.0 or higher. Here is the information, provided in the rpm file about the content: KDE-Pim-Pi Version: 1.9.12-SuSE_9.1 This package contains the platform-independent PIM programs from www.pi-sync.net, compiled for SuSE 9.1: KTimeTacker/Pi KPhone/Pi KAddressbook/Pi KOrganizer/Pi PasswordManager/Pi KOPieMail/Pi These applications do not need anything from the KDE-desktop at all to run on Linux. However, there is a dependency from two KDE libs, because a small command line program is included to make it possible to sync with the KDE-desktop applications. These applications are independent from the KDE-desktop environment. That means, nothing of your existing KDE-desktop setup will be changed, or any data (calendar-addressbook) used by the KDE-desktop applications will be changed or accessed. These applications stores their data and config in $HOME/kdepim/ However, because the same file format is used, an easy exchange of data with the KDE-desktop is possible. A small command line program is included to make it possible to sync with the KDE-desktop applications. You do not need to call this program from the commandline, it is called from the KDE-Pim/Pi apps when you choose there: Sync with KDE_Desktop. If something is going wrong, please start the KDE-Pim/Pi program itself from the console to get detailed output. After installation, you should have a PIM-pi folder in your KDE start menu, where you can start the applications from. These programs makes it possible to sync your Zaurus easily (with the KDE-Pim/Pi programs running on the Zaurus) with the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook data. If you want to use that, you have to update your KDE-desktop to version 3.3.0 or higher. Actually - after the (non difficult) configuration is set up - with two mouseklicks on the Zaurus, the Zaurus syncs with the corresponding KDE-Pim/Pi program on the Linux Desktop which syncs automatically with the KDE-desktop data. If you want to use the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook applications, just install these apps in this package and use them as a syncing tool for the Zaurus <-> KDE-desktop sync. The sync requires a network connection from your Zaurus to the PC. A detailed Sync HowTo is available in the Help menu of the applications. These applications makes it also possible, that you can sync (or just export the data to) your mobile phone with your data of the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook applications. This is tested and working for Nokia mobile phones, it may work with others as well. (More info about that: -> Sync HowTo) NOTE: You have to make an online update in SuSE 9.1 to make it possible to get the infrared connection working, such that you can sync your (Nokia) mobile phone via infrared.