diff --git a/x11/kde4-baseapps/pkg-descr b/x11/kde4-baseapps/pkg-descr
index 6aeecc0bcd6a..754e2ffeae40 100644
--- a/x11/kde4-baseapps/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11/kde4-baseapps/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system.
+This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system. Installing
+this package (and its dependencies) will provide you with everything required
+for a minimal, functional KDE desktop (but note that you still may need to
+install and configure an X server, for example XFree86).
 
 WWW: http://www.kde.org/
 
diff --git a/x11/kde4-runtime/pkg-descr b/x11/kde4-runtime/pkg-descr
index 6aeecc0bcd6a..754e2ffeae40 100644
--- a/x11/kde4-runtime/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11/kde4-runtime/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system.
+This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system. Installing
+this package (and its dependencies) will provide you with everything required
+for a minimal, functional KDE desktop (but note that you still may need to
+install and configure an X server, for example XFree86).
 
 WWW: http://www.kde.org/
 
diff --git a/x11/kde4-workspace/pkg-descr b/x11/kde4-workspace/pkg-descr
index 6aeecc0bcd6a..754e2ffeae40 100644
--- a/x11/kde4-workspace/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11/kde4-workspace/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system.
+This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system. Installing
+this package (and its dependencies) will provide you with everything required
+for a minimal, functional KDE desktop (but note that you still may need to
+install and configure an X server, for example XFree86).
 
 WWW: http://www.kde.org/
 
diff --git a/x11/kdebase3/pkg-descr b/x11/kdebase3/pkg-descr
index 6aeecc0bcd6a..754e2ffeae40 100644
--- a/x11/kdebase3/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11/kdebase3/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system.
+This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system. Installing
+this package (and its dependencies) will provide you with everything required
+for a minimal, functional KDE desktop (but note that you still may need to
+install and configure an X server, for example XFree86).
 
 WWW: http://www.kde.org/
 
diff --git a/x11/kdebase4-runtime/pkg-descr b/x11/kdebase4-runtime/pkg-descr
index 6aeecc0bcd6a..754e2ffeae40 100644
--- a/x11/kdebase4-runtime/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11/kdebase4-runtime/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system.
+This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system. Installing
+this package (and its dependencies) will provide you with everything required
+for a minimal, functional KDE desktop (but note that you still may need to
+install and configure an X server, for example XFree86).
 
 WWW: http://www.kde.org/
 
diff --git a/x11/kdebase4-workspace/pkg-descr b/x11/kdebase4-workspace/pkg-descr
index 6aeecc0bcd6a..754e2ffeae40 100644
--- a/x11/kdebase4-workspace/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11/kdebase4-workspace/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system.
+This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system. Installing
+this package (and its dependencies) will provide you with everything required
+for a minimal, functional KDE desktop (but note that you still may need to
+install and configure an X server, for example XFree86).
 
 WWW: http://www.kde.org/
 
diff --git a/x11/kdebase4/pkg-descr b/x11/kdebase4/pkg-descr
index 6aeecc0bcd6a..754e2ffeae40 100644
--- a/x11/kdebase4/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11/kdebase4/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system.
+This package provides the basic applications for the KDE system. Installing
+this package (and its dependencies) will provide you with everything required
+for a minimal, functional KDE desktop (but note that you still may need to
+install and configure an X server, for example XFree86).
 
 WWW: http://www.kde.org/