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== Contents ==
 * [wiki:Self:KdeDebInstall Installation]
 * [wiki:Self:KdeDebBuild FAQ: Compiling KDE applications]
 * [wiki:Self:KdeDebTasks Interested in helping?]
 * [wiki:Self:KdeMultimedia KDE Multimedia]

== Debian/KDE Overview ==
 * DebianEtch contains KDE 3.5.5, and always will. Most of KDE 3.5.7 is available for Etch from [wiki:Self:Backports Backports].
 * DebianSarge contains KDE 3.3.2, and always will.
 * [wiki:Self:DebianLenny Lenny] and [wiki:Self:DebianUnstable Unstable] contain a mix of KDE 3.5.9 and 3.5.10.

== KDE 4 ==
 * Most of KDE 4 is packaged. Most packages are in [wiki:Self:DebianExperimental experimental], but some are in [wiki:Self:DebianTesting testing]/[wiki:Self:DebianUnstable unstable].
 * To try the experimental KDE 4 packages on testing or unstable, read http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org/kde4.html.
 * For instructions on how to run KDE 4.0 for testing via a chroot [wiki:Self:Kde4schroot KDE4Schroot].

[:DebianWiki/EditorGuide#translation:Translation(s)]: [:DebianKDE:English] - [:fr/DebianKDE:Français]

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What is KDE?

The [http://www.kde.org KDE] (the K Desktop Environment) is a powerful Open Source graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality, and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system.

KDE in Debian

Debian 5.0 Lenny includes (rock stable) KDE 3.5.5.

There are three options to install KDE in Debian:

How to install

Description

"KDE Desktop"

[#task task, see below]

Debian's selection of applications?BR(This is what is installed on a freshly installed KDE system. It include some applications non kde.org applications, like openoffice, iceweasel, inkscape...)

KDE (Upstream)

kde package

The standard/upstream distribution of the KDE desktop environment.

KDE (core only)

KDE-core package

This is a minimalist KDE installation?BR(You have to installation all end-user applications later). Above packages depend on this on.

  • {i} Watch out recommended packages (i.e packages dependencies) !?BR (you might or might not want to install them).

For developers:

  • kde-devel - A full development suite for developing KDE-based applications.

?Anchor(task)

Installing "KDE Desktop" task

KDE Desktop task is what is installed by Debian-Installer's Desktop "task" (if you typed install desktop=kde at DebianInstaller CD prompt.)

  • To install it, first make sure that tasksel and aptitude:

    apt-get install aptitude tasksel

Then, install the kde-desktop task:

  • aptitude --without-recommends  install ~t^standard$ ~t^desktop$ ~t^kde-desktop$
  • (This is what DebianInstaller would have installed in a new system, but you might want/need to uninstall the current display manager).

KDE Desktop - Content

FYI,

The "KDE Desktop" task is actually the sum of [wiki:tasksel tasksel]'s common desktop (desktop) and [wiki:tasksel tasksel]'s selected desktop (kde-desktop) :

  • #tasksel -t install kde desktop
    debconf-apt-progress -- aptitude -q --without-recommends -o APT::Install-Recommends=no -y install ~t^desktop$ ~t^gkde-desktop$

At the time of writing (DebianLenny rc1), this corresponds to:

(tasksel --task-packages desktop ; tasksel --task-packages gnome-desktop) | sort -u

Contents

  • [wiki:?KdeDebInstall Installation]

  • [wiki:?KdeDebBuild FAQ: Compiling KDE applications]

  • [wiki:KdeDebTasks Interested in helping?]

  • [wiki:KdeMultimedia KDE Multimedia]

Debian/KDE Overview

KDE 4