On Friday 01 January 2010 23:07:28 Timothy Murphy wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > >> Sorry to ask an ignorant question, > >> but what exactly is the point of akonadi? > > ... > > >> Finally, I see that I have (inadvertently) installed the akonadi > >> package, but do not see it on my fedora menu. > >> How would I start it if I wanted to? > > > > If you type 'akonadi' into krunner you will see various options, > > including a tray icon from which you can start it. > > Assuming krunner is the small window at the top of the f-menu, > nothing comes up when I type akonadi, > although I see from "rpm -ql akonadi" > that a few akonadi applications are installed, > /usr/bin/akonadi_control > /usr/bin/akonadictl > /usr/bin/akonadiserver No that's just a menu search bar, to bring up Krunner use ALT F2 and type ako. Its very useful once you get the hang of it. Cheers Colin -- Fedora release 12 (Constantine) Registered Linux user number #342953