Distributions Shipping KDE

The following popular GNU/Linux and BSD distributions are shipping KDE:

This is just a short and most likely incomplete list of distributions and projects shipping with KDE. Please refer to the according companies, organisations or projects page for further details about their product.

Ark Linux

The goal of Ark Linux is to build the easiest to use Linux distribution available, while keeping it technically sane.

Built around KDE 3.4, the base insall CD of Ark Linux contains everything the average desktop user will need - other tools, for example compilers and development tools, additional games and support for additional languages, are available on the extra CD images "Ark Development Suite", "Ark Extra Software", "Ark Server Software" and "Ark Extra Languages", and of course in our large online package repository, easily accessed through the Kynaptic GUI. Experienced users can use the "apt-get" tool to install software from the repository on the command line.

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 ships with KDE 3.5.9

"Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.

Debian GNU/Linux provides more than a pure OS: it comes with more than 8710 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine."

Fedora 11 ships with KDE 4.2.2

The Fedora Project is a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source project. Its goal is to work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from free software.

Gentoo Linux

"Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution for x86, PowerPC, UltraSparc and Alpha systems that's geared towards Linux power users. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, path sandboxing, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more."

T2 System Development Environment

"The T2 System Development Environment, in short SDE, allows the creation of custom distributions. It supports a variety of platforms including Alpha, AMD64, i386, IA-64, MIPS, PowerPC and SPARC. The system is designed to compile the packages from the sources, but the project provides pre-built install and live images as well. Among the nearly 3000 packages KDE is the best supported and default desktop environment."

Kubuntu 9.04 Ships with KDE 4.2.2

Kubuntu is the distribution for KDE fans. Its releases are timed against KDE and always include the latest version. The package archives are shared with Ubuntu meaning it has the largest collection of Free Software ready to install and is easily usable by Ubuntu users.

Linspire 6.0 ships with KDE 3.5.6

"Linspire is a new, fun and exciting operating system that delivers the power, stability and cost-savings of Linux with the ease of a windows environment. Linspire is easy to experience because of its friendly graphical interface and support for popular Microsoft Windows file types (.doc, .xls, .ppt, .jpg, .gif, .mp3, etc.)."

Mandriva Linux 2009.1 ships with KDE 4.2.2

"Mandriva Linux™ is a friendly Linux Operating System which specializes in ease-of-use for both the home/office and servers. It is freely available in many languages throughout the world."

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 ships with KDE 4.1.3

"Your enterprise needs to be ready for anything. Now you can be more than ready, with SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell. This enterprise-grade Linux delivers a complete open source platform for your mission-critical applications. So, whether you need a Linux solution with built-in virtualization, security and management tools, or a Linux solution that works with Microsoft Windows, SUSE Linux Enterprise is ready to get it done—desktop to data center."

Pardus 2009 ships with KDE 4.2.4

"Pardus is an easy-to-install and use operating system, with many enhancements to desktop usability, compatibility and security. With Pardus 2009 and its own package management system PISI, users can connect to Internet, read e-mails, securely communicate with others and exploit the computer's multimedia capabilities by listening to music and watching movies."

Slackware 13.0 ships with KDE 4.2.4

"Slackware is the veteran of Linux distributions. Slackware is well known for its very high standards for quality. You may expect not always the most recent bells and wistles but a rock solid Linux instead. The heart of Slackware is its founder Patrick Volkerding. Slackware is the most "UNIX-like" distribution and less market driven.

Slackware is mainly supported via mailing lists and news groups."

openSUSE 11.1 Ships with KDE 4.1.3 / 3.5.10

"With a 70% KDE user-base, and more KDE developers working on it than any other distribution, openSUSE is the perfect platform for KDE. openSUSE 11.1 provides all the tools and resources you need for effective home computing and computing on the go. It includes a complete, intuitive Linux desktop with a Web browser, instant messenger, e-mail client, photo catalog, word processor, spreadsheet, graphics tools, multimedia software, games and more. Its office suite is 100-percent compatible with Microsoft Office, and it also features the latest software for home networking, wireless support, Web hosting, virtualization, application security and software development."

Turbo Linux 11 ships with KDE 3.4.2

"Turbolinux 8 Workstation for US-based OEMs gives PC and workstation manufacturers the opportunity to provide their business users with easy access to the tools, applications, support, and stability of Linux. Turbolinux 8 Workstation includes e-mail, web browsers, office and mail suites, PDA hot-sync capabilities, ADSL setup tool, MP3 and MIDI, and diverse hardware support including USB devices. Turbolinux 8 Workstation also allows for optional installation of Windows 95/98 in either free disk space or dual-boot environments. In addition, Turbolinux 8 Workstation provides an ADSL interface for high-speed connections and extended support for various digital media including digital video data. (Available in Japan and China only)"

Xandros Desktop OS 4.1 ships with KDE 3.4.2

"Xandros Desktop OS is an intuitive graphical environment that works right out of the box and offers unrivaled compatibility with Microsoft Windows. The new Xandros Business Desktop OS adds enterprise-class Active Directory and PDC authentication to the peer-to-peer Windows networking found in the consumer editions."

Yellow Dog Linux 6.0 ships with KDE 3.5.4

"Yellow Dog Linux v4.0 is a complete, Fedora RPM-based operating system for PowerPC computers. Yellow Dog Linux v4.0 offers an intuitive, flexible graphical installer, 1300 packages on 8 CDs (4 Install, 4 Source), a unified KDE and GNOME desktop environment featuring shared menus, applications, and user interface ... and of course, support for the Apple G5 Power Macs!"

FreeBSD 6.2 ships with KDE 3.5.8

"FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for "PC compatible" computers, developed and maintained by a large team of individuals.

FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features today which are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones.

FreeBSD makes an ideal Internet or Intranet server. It provides robust network services, even under the heaviest of loads, and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response times for hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user processes. Visit our gallery for examples of FreeBSD powered applications and services. The "KDE on FreeBSD" team maintains a set of current packages."

NetBSD ships KDE

"The NetBSD operating system is a full-featured, open source, Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Networking Release 2 (Net/2), 4.4BSD-Lite, and 4.4BSD-Lite2. NetBSD runs on a variety of different system architectures featuring numerou distinct families of CPUs. The NetBSD packages collection has current packages of KDE."

OpenBSD 4.2 ships with KDE 3.5.7

"The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. OpenBSD supports binary emulation of most programs from SVR4 (Solaris), FreeBSD, Linux, BSD/OS, SunOS and HP-UX. The Open BSD ports tree has current packages of KDE."

KDE for AIX

KDE for Solaris