KDE 3.5.10 Release Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KDE 3.5.10 Updates Kicker and KPDF
KDE 3.5.10 features translations in 65 languages, improvements to KPDF and Kicker, the KDE3 Panel.
August 26th, 2008 . The KDE Community today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.5.10, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes. KDE 3.5.10 sports changes in Kicker, the KDE3 panel and KPDF, the PDF viewer.
The KDE community has finalized yet another update to the 3.5 series. While not a very exciting release in terms of features, 3.5.10 brings a couple of nice bugfixes and translation updates to those who choose to stay with KDE 3.5. The fixes are thinly spread across KPDF with a number of crash fixes, KGPG and probably most interesting various fixes in kicker, KDE3's panel:
- Improved visibility on transparent backgrounds
- Themed arrow buttons in applets that were missing them
- Layout and antialiasing fixes in various applets
For a more detailed list of improvements since the KDE 3.5.9 release on the 19th February 2008, please refer to the KDE 3.5.10 Changelog.
KDE 3.5.10 ships with a basic desktop and fifteen other packages (PIM, administration, network, edutainment, utilities, multimedia, games, artwork, web development and more). KDE's award-winning tools and applications are available in 65 languages.
Distributions shipping KDE
Most of the Linux distributions and UNIX operating systems do not immediately incorporate new KDE releases, but they will integrate KDE 3.5.10 packages in their next releases. Check this list to see which distributions are shipping KDE.
Installing KDE 3.5.10 Binary Packages
Package Creators. Some operating system vendors have kindly provided binary packages of KDE 3.5.10 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 download server at http://download.kde.org. Additional binary packages, as well as updates to the packages now available, may become available over the coming weeks.
Package Locations. For a current list of available binary packages of which the KDE Project has been informed, please visit the KDE 3.5.10 Info Page.
Compiling KDE 3.5.10
Source Code. The complete source code for KDE 3.5.10 may be freely downloaded. Instructions on compiling and installing KDE 3.5.10 are available from the KDE 3.5.10 Info Page.
Supporting KDE
KDE is a Free Software project that exists and grows only because of the help of many volunteers that donate their time and effort. KDE is always looking for new volunteers and contributions, whether it's help with coding, bug fixing or reporting, writing documentation, translations, promotion, money, etc. All contributions are gratefully appreciated and eagerly accepted. Please read through the Supporting KDE page for further information.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
About KDE
KDE is an international technology team that creates free and open source software for desktop and portable computing. Among KDE's products are a modern desktop system for Linux and UNIX platforms, comprehensive office productivity and groupware suites and hundreds of software titles in many categories including Internet and web applications, multimedia, entertainment, educational, graphics and software development. KDE software is translated into more than 60 languages and is built with ease of use and modern accessibility principles in mind. KDE's full-featured applications run natively on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Windows and Mac OS X.
Trademark Notices. KDE® and the K Desktop Environment® logo are registered trademarks of KDE e.V. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to in this announcement are the property of their respective owners.
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