Getting KDE

There are also several vendors that ship KDE on CD-ROM. Here is a partial list:
KDE on CD-ROM

If, however, you do not use GNU/Linux or just want to get a more up to date version of KDE, then read below.

First, read the INSTALL section of the KDE FAQ:
Install Guide

Then, download the proper sources from one of the KDE FTP mirrors:
FTP Mirrors

There are also instructions available for source code.

For the impatient, here are some quick links to binaries. Wonder why your favorite distribution isn't on the list? Read the KDE Package Policy first.

KDE 4.1 Alpha1 is the unstable, or development version. It is not suitable for users at this point. Please see the KDE 4.0.71 Info Page for details.

Please see the KDE 4.0.4 Info Page for details.

Currently, the following binary packages are known:

Fedora KDE 4.0.4 packages will be available as an update for Fedora 9 once Fedora 9 is released.
Kubuntu packages for 8.04 are included in the backports repository More details can be found in the announcement on Kubuntu.org.
openSUSE packages are available for openSUSE 10.3 (one-click install), openSUSE Factory (one-click install) and openSUSE 10.2. A KDE Four Live CD with these packages is also available. KDE 4.0 will be part of the upcoming openSUSE 11.0 release.
Magic Linux KDE 4.0.4 packages are available for Magic Linux 2.1. See the release notes for detailed information and the FTP tree for packages.

KDE 4.0.4 consists of the following source packages:

Build instructions for KDE 4.0.3 (or the current SVN snapshot) can be found on Techbase.

Please see the KDE 3.5.9 Info Page for details.

Currently, the following binary packages are known:

Debian
- Debian packages will soon be in Debian unstable.
Fedora
- KDE 3.5.9 updates for Fedora 7 and 8 have been built and pushed as updates"
Kubuntu
- Kubuntu Hardy and 7.10
Mandriva Mandriva packages are provided now in official Mandriva repositories. For Mandriva 2008.0, users should enabled backports repositories. More info on how to enable backports, you can find in Backports and Candidate Updates. 2008.0 backports are kindly provided by Nicolas Lecureuil. For cooker and pre 2008.1 release candidate users, cooker repositories already have packages updated, just need choose your regular mirror and update your kde as usual.
openSUSE
The openSUSE KDE packages are developed in the openSUSE Build Service. Please read this page for how to upgrade your KDE installation.
- openSUSE 10.3 YUM repository (64bit and 32bit)
- openSUSE 10.2 YUM repository (64bit and 32bit)
- SUSE Linux 10.1 YUM repository (64bit and 32bit)

KDE 3.5.9 consists of the following source packages:

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