Recommended dependencies: libwv2 (needed for anything resembling decent .doc support) libwpd (needed to import Wordperfect documents) wordnet (run-time dependency of kthesaurus. It is very, very useful imho) imagemagick (adds proper image support) Optional dependencies: tetex (needed for writing of TeX documents) note: as of koffice-1.3.3, reading TeX documents is not supported Here's an example of WordNet's output (kthesaurus): There are another NINE types of output. (many of which are closer to a "normal" thesaurus) -- Synonyms/Hypernyms of noun crux Sense 1 Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australis -- (a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus) => constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth) Sense 2 crux, crux of the matter -- (the most important point) => point (a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point") Holonyms of noun crux Sense 1 Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australis -- (a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus) MEMBER OF: Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System -- (the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky)