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:

• Bug 55571: https authentication through proxy fails
• KZip fails for some .zip archives
• Minicli layout problem with Qt 3.1.2
• KDM user window width is incorrect with Qt 3.1.2

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:

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:

• ASP Linux :
  • 7.3: Intel i386

• Conectiva Linux: (README ) :
  • 8.0: Intel i386

• Debian: (README) :
  • apt-get: deb http://download.kde.org/stable/3.1.1/Debian stable main
  • Debian stable (woody): Intel i386, IBM PowerPC

• Red Hat (README):
  • 9: Intel i386
  • 8.0: Intel i386

• Slackware (Unofficial contribution):
  • 9.0: Intel i386
  • 8.1: Intel i386

• SuSE Linux :
  • 8.1: Intel i586
  • 8.0: Intel i386
  • 7.3: Intel i386 and IBM PowerPC
  • 7.2: Intel i386
  • 7.1: Intel i386

• Turbolinux (README):
  • Language packages (all versions and architectures)
  • 8.0: Intel i586
  • 7.0: Intel i586

• VECTORLINUX: (README):
  • 3.2: Intel i386
  • 3.0: Intel i386

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.