KDE 3.5 Beta 2 Info Page

KDE 3.5 Beta 2 was released on October 18th, 2005. Read the official announcement.

Bugs

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

• None known yet

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 2 is available for download:

Location	Size	MD5 Sum
arts-1.4.92	928kB	e5ff7e478717ff9bb6174b2aa5dc6c2c
kdeaccessibility-3.4.92	8.0MB	1f849f0b7472e23d3391701d03f383c4
kdeaddons-3.4.92	1.5MB	bd445cb56cacd86f3e0628ca104902cb
kdeadmin-3.4.92	2.0MB	2c8c8b0b4ea7f5eb29013f110f6460ff
kdeartwork-3.4.92	15MB	30aeba4fdfda31f1835f7be2e9771d6b
kdebase-3.4.92	22MB	6d3fc9318786ecf38ac030ad1a9ed755
kdebindings-3.4.92	6.8MB	cc2c4d8865f3c325bce1e5271d5a82d9
kdeedu-3.4.92	28MB	b07fdaab5850e08b9147b414c06811ea
kdegames-3.4.92	9.8MB	5b71cca626e87b14d208e4c493c85205
kdegraphics-3.4.92	6.7MB	428599056f074fbb3bfa47907c97e390
kdelibs-3.4.92	14MB	03605259028c1779a7ab7b7fe4f75514
kdemultimedia-3.4.92	5.2MB	a0c0f8986b42993b405e35b9a4a59977
kdenetwork-3.4.92	7.0MB	db5718db87e358e484bd467786a1f831
kdepim-3.4.92	12MB	8c85a282622264607bd8248d42c840bf
kdesdk-3.4.92	4.6MB	4d4f0b96fd1ab8fda4c5e4e73b80b79b
kdetoys-3.4.92	3.0MB	4f00858b1054cb707d7a1105a9bb925f
kdeutils-3.4.92	2.8MB	1466d4087ab31947d6cfe5c3ef4ba02c
kdevelop-3.2.92	7.7MB	88c471e8b86b275f949d0d4eee055f91
kdewebdev-3.4.92	5.7MB	f2757ef4c5db23f1c879297c2136ec22

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 2 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:

• Archlinux
  • 3.5 KDE testing branch: Archlinux KDE 3.5 Testing Branch

• Kubuntu
  • Hoary and Breezy (Intel i386): Kubuntu KDE 3.5 Beta 2 packages page

• Slackware (Unofficial contribution) (README) :
  • Language packages
  • 10.2: Intel i486
  • 10.1: Intel i486

• SUSE Linux (README) :
  • Language packages (all versions and architectures)
  • 10.0: Intel i586 and AMD x86-64
  • 9.3: Intel i586 and AMD x86-64

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.