aRts-&arts-version;
Download location (FTP):
Version used: &arts-version;
Package size: &arts-download-size;
Estimated build disk space: &arts-build-size;
Estimated installed space: &arts-install-size;
Estimated build time: &arts-build-time;
The Analog Real-time Synthesizer (aRts) provides sound support for KDE.
It provides necessary libraries for kdelibs. The following package is required to install aRts:
It will use the following recommended packages, if installed:
, , and
Before starting the build, ensure you have the
QTDIR environment variable set
export QTDIR=/opt/qt
./configure --prefix=&kde-dir; --disable-debug \
--disable-dependency-tracking &&
make &&
make install &&
ln -sfn &kde-dir; /opt/kde
Another configure option is --enable-final.
This option can speed up the build process, but requires a lot of memory. If
you have less than 256MB of RAM, this option may cause swapping and
significantly slow compilation.
aRts Installation Command explanations
--prefix=&kde-dir; : This option tells the
process to install the package in &kde-dir;. We put aRts here because this
package is required before installing KDE.
--disable-debug : This option causes the
system to be compiled without debugging code.
--disable-dependency-tracking : This option speeds
up one time builds.
ln -sfn &kde-dir; /opt/kde : This command creates
a link for access to KDE. If a newer version of KDE is released, the new
system can be built by changing the --prefix location
and then set up by changing the link as this command does.
Configuring aRts
The library directory /opt/kde/lib
should appear in /etc/ld.so.conf
so that ldd can find the shared libraries. The following command will add it
if it is missing:
cat >> /etc/ld.so.conf << "EOF"
# Begin kde addition to /etc/ld.so.conf
/opt/kde/lib
# End kde addition
EOF
ldconfig