KDE 3.1.1 Info Page

KDE 3.1.1 was released on March 20th, 2003. Read the official announcement. A KDE 3.1.1a update for the kdelibs, kdebase and kdegraphics packages was released on April 9th, 2003

Security Issues

Please report possible problems to security@kde.org.

  • Several problems with KDE's use of Ghostscript where discovered that allow the execution of arbitrary commands contained in PostScript (PS) or PDF files with the privileges of the victim. Read the detailed advisory. KDE 3.1.1a, consisting of updated kdelibs, kdebase and kdegraphics packages, has been released to address this problem. It is strongly recommended to update to KDE 3.1.1a
  • A HTTP authentication credentials leak via the a "Referrer" was discovered by George Staikos in Konqueror. If the HTTP authentication credentials were part of the URL they would be possibly sent in the referer header to a 3rd party web site. Read the detailed advisory. KDE 3.1.3 and newer are not vulnerable.

Bugs

This is a list of grave bugs and common pitfalls fixed after the release date:

Please check the bugs database before filing any bug reports. Also check for possible updates on this page that might describe or fix your problem.

FAQ

See the KDE FAQ for any specific questions you may have. Questions about Konqueror should be directed to the Konqueror FAQ and sound related questions are answered in the FAQ of the aRts Project

Download and Installation

Library Requirements. KDE 3.1 requires or benefits from the given list of libraries, most of which should be already installed on your system or available from your OS CD or your vendor's website.

The complete source code for KDE 3.1.1 is available for download:

LocationSizeMD5 Sum
arts-1.1.1953KB67be8c2a84d6b928f407947138a77982
kde-i18n-3.1.1139MB48fecc178eb02dbf96c1009e2d9a3ae9
kdeaddons-3.1.11.1MBd52ec39b0ea4005c48b22481d50bcc29
kdeadmin-3.1.11.5MB755deaf26d0841ed16eddd7596701004
kdeartwork-3.1.114MBaaf6a2a8736f448766cd190685606d6a
kdebase-3.1.1a15MB66069257f56c7e8b931c853029e2b093
kdebindings-3.1.15.9MB1615ba2776120541d884e9a10fe2cffa
kdeedu-3.1.120MB6520da39109c5919437ac3c914342658
kdegames-3.1.18.0MBc7af6a8961bf94257d2d8a319e464693
kdegraphics-3.1.1a4.4MBb67f64c1623d9d08473bcdbb73351d36
kdelibs-3.1.1a9.9MB77cc0b44b43ea239cb3f8e37d7814f1a
kdemultimedia-3.1.15.7MBbdd53d23d13adf2419554e995417178e
kdenetwork-3.1.14.8MBd981fa1114d06256230bed4a4b948766
kdepim-3.1.13.1MB482a24da0eae33a053ec656f9e50083e
kdesdk-3.1.12.1MB5420cbc818466f79ee19142cb30324bb
kdetoys-3.1.11.8MBcb234ac58f12d1fbf88bc38c94f9616e
kdeutils-3.1.11.4MBfd2fef424ffb3de13e4fc8d55b995b73
quanta-3.1.12.8MBb910e5da826edac61a324452adbab9fb

The Konstruct build toolset can help you downloading and installing these tarballs.

Binary packages

Some Linux/UNIX OS vendors have kindly provided binary packages of KDE 3.1.1 for some versions of their distribution, and in other cases community volunteers have done so. Some of these binary packages are available for free download from KDE's http or FTP mirrors. Additional binary packages, as well as updates to the packages now available, may become available over the coming weeks.

At the time of this release, pre-compiled packages are available for:

Additional binary packages might become available in the coming weeks, as well as updates to the current packages.

Developer Info

If you need help porting your application to KDE 3.x see the porting guide or subscribe to the KDE Devel Mailinglist to ask specific questions about porting your applications.

There is also info on the architecture and the programming interface of KDE 3.1.