Installation of Kcal on POP!_OS

Kcal is a calendar app developed by KDE. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing Kcal on POP!_OS, which is a Linux-based operating system.

Prerequisites

• POP!_OS latest version installed on your machine.
• Access to the terminal.

Steps

1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by searching for "Terminal" in the applications menu.

2. Install the required dependencies, which are cmake, extra-cmake-modules, qtbase5-dev, libkf5calendarcore-dev, and libkf5calendarsupport-dev. Use the following command to install all of them:

   sudo apt-get install cmake extra-cmake-modules qtbase5-dev libkf5calendarcore-dev libkf5calendarsupport-dev
   

3. Clone the Kcal repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/kcal-app/kcal.git
   

4. Change to the Kcal directory using the following command:

   cd kcal
   

5. Create a build directory using the following command:

   mkdir build && cd build
   

6. Generate the build files using cmake by executing the following command (replace -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr with the path where you want to install Kcal):

   cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
   

7. Build and install Kcal using the following command:

   make && sudo make install
   

8. Start Kcal by typing the following command:

   kcal
   

   Alternatively, you can search for Kcal in the applications menu and run it from there.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kcal on POP!_OS. Now you can use it to manage your events and organize your schedule.