Klik

From openSUSE

What is klik?

klik aims to become the most simple way to let a user run and use Linux software, without even a need for "installing" the application.

klik "ingredients" are downloadable from the web and are converted into the respective self-contained package with a single click, even while running a Live-CD.

Because one software package is always exactly just one compressed cmg file, you can always delete software packages without any problems for other software. Because you can save cmg files everywhere, this solution is very flexible.

The klik homepage is located at http://klik.atekon.de/

klik Is

• An easy way to download and run software -- without installing it
• 1 File = 1 Application
• Safe to use -- it never interferes with your existing system
• An easy way to distribute applications
• Able to run in user space without root/sudo

Using klik with the openSUSE 10.2 Live DVD

On the openSUSE 10.2 Live DVD, klik run flawless out of the box. See below the screenshots for the KDE and GNOME environments.

Using klik in the KDE environment

Press Alt-F2 and enter paste the code from the klik homepage

You can ignore this message

Live DVD vs. installed openSUSE This description covers the Live DVD of openSUSE. Of course, you can also use klik with openSUSE installed on your hard disk. In that case, however, it may be necessary that you run the script "~/klik-cmg-install-root" as root once in order to set up the entries in /etc/fstab that klik needs.

The klik store is automatically launched in a Konqueror window

Click on the klik icon to install a piece of software, e.g., pdfedit

A dialog asks whether you really want to download pdfedit

A progess window shows the download progess

PDF Editor runs :-)

If you want to use klik with Firefox, you need to confirm the checkbox in the lower left corner upon the first time you use klik

Using klik in the GNOME environment

Instructions as above.

Applications even integrate into openSUSE's new application browser:

More information about klik

• klik homepage
• klik wiki
• Articles about klik
• Wikipedia klik article