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KDE 3.5 Beta 1 Info Page

KDE 3.5 Beta 1 was released on September 21st, 2005. Read the official announcement.

Bugs

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

Qt 3.3.5 was released too late to adapt to it and it shows some fundamental compilation problems. Please do not use Qt 3.3.5 or expect compilation trouble.

Please check the bug 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.

Download and Installation

Library Requirements. KDE 3.5 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 3.5 Beta 1 is available for download:

LocationSizeMD5 Sum
arts-1.4.91927kB51106f008798a75419aaec39ab7ba772
kdeaccessibility-3.4.917.9MBda052534f875191c44aee558c4b7a853
kdeaddons-3.4.911.5MBc78b7115254847d8c19109513226712e
kdeadmin-3.4.911.9MBd1be4ec3679b24f2224c1ca1f2e6b321
kdeartwork-3.4.9115MBbe687ec289e437167d4898f688718764
kdebase-3.4.9122MB50674508355d37a0fddb71af540f085d
kdebindings-3.4.916.8MB7e259339d6e431046aca6953926d9258
kdeedu-3.4.9128MB58f41bb6a47be5a350ee9007667d1487
kdegames-3.4.919.8MBe22ba8ec2afcb7c1413e70039c5932cc
kdegraphics-3.4.916.7MBe388b51732cb066cd4d44d6e4a36e6bc
kdelibs-3.4.9114MB9981060a65037471f561ca11b2501792
kdemultimedia-3.4.915.2MB07f7c470811b83409bfee05c8ae00fb3
kdenetwork-3.4.917.0MBd48facc052860a811956b77160be62f6
kdepim-3.4.9112MB69a165ee20e7aff2807dccb939091506
kdesdk-3.4.914.6MB350ad64c530e3660d3872dacab8f7914
kdetoys-3.4.913.0MB08f63c20f95fe3708586840676753a29
kdeutils-3.4.912.8MB572792fcea58a10504cedeaa5f6583f3
kdevelop-3.2.917.6MBc5a3d4592fb36f305a2ea03aea60d36d
kdewebdev-3.4.915.7MBaeab0256564946d2165f0a6d764abb71

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 3.5 Beta 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.

Currently 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 3.5.