KDE

KDE - Graphical desktop environment

KDE is a graphical desktop for GNU/Linux systems. It is available in 42 languages and ships with the core KDE libraries, the core desktop environment, and over 100 applications.

The current distribution includes run-time libraries and base components, as well as various user applications including an office suite, graphics, multimedia, games, utilities, and networking packages. It also includes an integrated help system.

Obtaining

Web page	http://www.kde.org/
Source tarball	http://download.kde.org/stable/3.2/src/
Latest version	ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/src/

Version 3.2.3 (stable) released on 2004-06-09

Version 3.3beta2 (devel) released on 2004-07-22

Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.

This is not a GNU package.

Documentation

User FAQ available from http://www.kde.org/info/faq.php

Support contacts

Announce List	<kde-announce@kde.org> http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/
Announce News	comp.windows.x.kde
Help List	<kde@kde.org> http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/
Developer List	<kde-devel@kde.org> http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/
Bug Database	http://bugs.kde.org/

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers	See for a complete list

Related information

Source repository	:pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.kde.org:/home/kde cvs login http://developer.kde.org/source/anoncvs.html http://webcvs.kde.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/
Interfaces	X Window System
Source languages	C++
Use requirements	Perl, bzip2, zlib 1.1 or later
Build prerequisites	Qt libraries 3.2.3 or later; gcc 2.9.5 or later; See http://www.kde.org/info/requirements/3.2.php for a complete list or recommended and required packages
Weak prerequisites	OpenSSL 0.9.6 or later (for SSL support); Lesstif or Motif (for Netscape Communicator plugin supprt); JVM 1.3 or later (for Java support); htdig (for searching local documentation); XRender Extension (for using anti-aliased fonts)
Related programs	Gnome, GNUstep

Entry information

License verified by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-08-15
Entry compiled by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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