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KDE

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Geeko KDE is the most popular graphical environment used within different Linux and Unix flavors.
Novell is committed to support KDE both with labor and financially as Patron of KDE.


Contents

Current

On 1st December 2009, the KDE Project released KDE 4.3.4. For packages see KDE/KDE4. To upgrade older distro releases, see KDE/Upgrade.
On 26th August 2008, the KDE Project released KDE 3.5.10. About the state of KDE3 in openSUSE see KDE3.

Documentation

Get an overview of the most important changes in KDE 4 with this Introduction to KDE 4.

  • KDE Configuration How to setup various aspects of KDE, using few written words and much more in images.

Installation

openSUSE with KDE

Install openSUSE with KDE using these bootable Live CDs, which include an installation tool to make a permanent installation to your hard disk:

Upgrade to the Latest KDE

Use the 1-Click Install links for upgrading to the newest KDE version.

Upgrading openSUSE KDE

There is a specific guide on upgrading to the latest KDE.

Switch to KDE

Looking for more powerful applications and control over your desktop? Have a look at our guide on installing KDE from a different desktop environment.

Repositories on the openSUSE Build Service

See KDE/Repositories for a list of the repositories.

All of those URLs can be used as sources within YaST or Zypper or any other package installer (i.e. Smart), but note that you have to add the specific subdirectory for your distribution (like openSUSE_10.3/).

KDE 4 Trunk Packages

openSUSE packages the very latest development snapshots of KDE 4, and these are updated at least weekly. It is ideal for developers who want to easily develop KDE apps using the latest kdelibs and supporting packages.

Get Support or Help Out

Join the KDE openSUSE community or get in contact with the members of the openSUSE KDE Team.

Bugs

What makes KDE on openSUSE special? Maybe it's the team of dedicated engineers who spend much of their time fixing your bugs so you know you can rely on KDE on openSUSE.

Report Bugs

Bug Screening

The KDE Bug Screening Guide describes how to help with screening/triaging KDE bug reports. The following queries help you triage KDE bugreports or check that your bug is already reported.

Mailing List

  • opensuse-kde@opensuse.org - openSUSE KDE Mailing List
Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Help | Archives

IRC

Meetings

  • A regular IRC meeting takes place biweekly on Thursdays in #opensuse-kde on Freenode.

Development

Cheat Sheet

We have produced a KDE Team Cheat Sheet to record what we do and how to do it.

Packaging

Packaging is the lifeblood of a project on a distribution. This is the process by which software gets included in openSUSE so it is available on the DVD or the internet repositories to install. One of openSUSE's strengths is the freshness of our KDE packages, which are frequently updated with bugfixes from KDE SVN before they become generally available in a release.

Much of the KDE core packages are packaged by the KDE Team, but third party software, for example from kde-apps.org is welcome in our Community repositories.

Building KDE Yourself

KDE:KDE4:UNSTABLE:Desktop in the Build Service provides up to date packages of KDE 4.4 SVN. However, if you want to do more than just try out KDE 4, you may want to compile it yourself:

Ideas and Planning

The process by which KDE on openSUSE evolves and faces the future. Remember YOUR input is valid - get posting!

Miscellaneous Links

General Information

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