K-Blueproximity is a graphical user interface for Blueproximity, developed by Lars Friedrichs, that runs on KDE. It provides a convenient way to configure proximity detection for your Bluetooth-enabled devices.
K-Blueproximity is a security application that serves as a KDE frontend to the original Blueproximity app. This app features a gtk frontend by Lars Friedrichs, which enables it to lock your computer when you leave your room and unlock it when you return. Moreover, it allows you to define other "proximity" actions, as shown in the third picture! You only need a compatible mobile phone and a configured Bluetooth device to use it.
This app is highly dependable on Debian-based systems, and its dependencies are correct. However, if you have the original GNOME version of Blueproximity, uninstall it before! Conversely, if you need the GTK version, install the enclosed blueproximity-gtk package, which works on Debian ETCH. Also, for KDE, install only the blueproximity and blueproximity-kde packages!
If you're not using a Debian-based system, you can convert the blueproximity packages to rpm/tgz format using alien --scripts blueproximity_version_all.deb. The KDE frontend has some dependencies you must meet, including the package bluez-utils, PyQt/PyKDE (python-qt3, python-kde3), ConfigObj (python-configobj), and Bluetooth (python-bluez or pybluez) extensions for python.
For SuSE 10.2, the following packages are installed as dependencies: bluez-libs 3.7-14, bluez-utils 3.7-29, gnome-bluetooth 0.8.0-26, kdebluetooth 0.99svn576598-38, libbtctl 0.8.0-26, yast2-bluetooth 2.14.0-33, and pybluez 0.9.2-47 (enclosed source). Compile pybluez-0.9.2-47.src.rpm with the command rpmbuild --rebuild pybluez-0.9.2-47.src.rpm and install the package /usr/src/packages/RPMS/pybluez-0.9.2-47.i586.rpm.
While on OpenSuSE 10.3, Python-configobj must be compiled from its source, and pybluez isn't necessary since it's already on the installation DVD. When you install K-Blueproximity, read the "KDE specific issues" section from the Help first! Requirements for this app include PyKDE and PyQt. This latest version features localization for the KDE user interface.
This app is highly dependable on Debian-based systems, and its dependencies are correct. However, if you have the original GNOME version of Blueproximity, uninstall it before! Conversely, if you need the GTK version, install the enclosed blueproximity-gtk package, which works on Debian ETCH. Also, for KDE, install only the blueproximity and blueproximity-kde packages!
If you're not using a Debian-based system, you can convert the blueproximity packages to rpm/tgz format using alien --scripts blueproximity_version_all.deb. The KDE frontend has some dependencies you must meet, including the package bluez-utils, PyQt/PyKDE (python-qt3, python-kde3), ConfigObj (python-configobj), and Bluetooth (python-bluez or pybluez) extensions for python.
For SuSE 10.2, the following packages are installed as dependencies: bluez-libs 3.7-14, bluez-utils 3.7-29, gnome-bluetooth 0.8.0-26, kdebluetooth 0.99svn576598-38, libbtctl 0.8.0-26, yast2-bluetooth 2.14.0-33, and pybluez 0.9.2-47 (enclosed source). Compile pybluez-0.9.2-47.src.rpm with the command rpmbuild --rebuild pybluez-0.9.2-47.src.rpm and install the package /usr/src/packages/RPMS/pybluez-0.9.2-47.i586.rpm.
While on OpenSuSE 10.3, Python-configobj must be compiled from its source, and pybluez isn't necessary since it's already on the installation DVD. When you install K-Blueproximity, read the "KDE specific issues" section from the Help first! Requirements for this app include PyKDE and PyQt. This latest version features localization for the KDE user interface.
What's New
Version 1.2.2: N/A