It isn't complex, really. Just untar in a directory, and the go there using konqueror, and press F4 to open a console. Then the usual stuff:
./configure --prefix=/usr
(you may be able to type just "./configure" and get away with it, but many times programs cannot decide the Mandriva KDE headers' directory).
Or alternatively, start typing in the console with
export KDEDIR=/usr
./configure
And now, simply
make
su -c "make install"
(last command will ask for the root password).
Now logout of kde and back in, and you should see the module ( alt+F2 and "kcontrol").
The other way is dragging the program .desktop files into the directory /home/weboneando/.kde/Autostart
(notice the dot: the directory is hidden). The place those .desktop files are stored is not uniform, it depends on the application.
Here's some good info, not only for KDE, but other DE's as well:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Autostart_Programs
A good introductive book to Linux:
http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/intro-linux.pdf
Plus the old (and revised) Linux Cookbook should be OK:
http://dsl.org/cookbook/cookbook_toc.html
Of course there are many good books out there (electronic or not), but most good ones aren't free.
A good learning experience, if you have some 5-6GB free is trying to install there a source distro, like Gentoo (using the old, completely manual way and not the new graphical installer) and the online installation manual, or Linux from scratch, if you're brave enough. It isn't necessary to end up with something usable, in both cases, but you will surely get a good grip on the way Linux is working.