To prelink all files after installation: # prelink -amfR (can take some time. use v for verbose output) After every new installation, you must update prelink. prelink the installed files by hand or run: # prelink -amR To unprelink all files, before you remove prelink: # prelink -au To speed up KDE with prelink, set KDE_IS_PRELINKED=true Do this before you start KDE, maybe in /usr/bin/startkde