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diff --git a/doc/faq/gettde.docbook b/doc/faq/gettde.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b44dc3195 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/faq/gettde.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +<!-- +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" + "dtd/kdex.dtd"> +--> + +<chapter id="getting-tde"> +<title>Getting &tde;</title> + +<qandaset> +<qandaentry> +<question id="where-to-get-tde"> +<para>Where do I get &tde;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<!-- This needs a rewrite including informations about the latest version (link to the info page?)--> +<para>The easiest way to get &tde; is to install a &Linux; distribution or another &UNIX; operating system +that ships with &tde;. +You can find an up-to-date list of distributions that ship +with &tde; <ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/">here</ulink>.</para> + +<para>The main distribution site for &tde; is +<ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/">http://www.trinitydesktop.org/</ulink>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>What is the current version?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>TDE is developed continually. Find the latest stable version number <ulink url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/releases.php">here</ulink>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Binary packages are not available for my distro. What do I do?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>That is always a challenging situation. Are there skilled packagers who +might help? If you are skilled in compiling software from sources, source +tarballs are available for each TDE release (http://www.trinitydesktop.org/releases.php). +The development version can also be built from our GIT source tree. Use the forums +or mailing lists to contact packagers to obtain copies of their build scripts +that can be massaged to fit your distro.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Where do I find &tde; snapshots?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Learn more about the latest development snapshots at <ulink +url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/development.php">http://www.trinitydesktop.org/development.php</ulink>. +You might want to consider setting up your own <acronym>GIT</acronym> account to +maintain the latest snapshot at all times. Please refer to <ulink +url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/development.php">http://www.trinitydesktop.org/development.php</ulink> for further +information. +</para> + +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question id="where-to-get-qt"> +<para>Where do I get &Qt;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>&Qt; is a product of the Norwegian company Trolltech. The version +upon which TDE is based no longer is actively maintained by Trolltech. +Maintenance is handled by the TDE developers. Get the latest &Qt; version +from the TDE GIT repository at +<ulink url="http://git.trinitydesktop.org/">http://git.trinitydesktop.org/</ulink>.</para> +<para> +With most &Linux; distributions, this version of &Qt; no longer is +included or maintained and must be obtained from the TDE repositories. Because +this version of &Qt; is now maintained exclusively to support TDE, the version supported +by TDE developers is not backwards compatible with the original version from Trolltech.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + + +</qandaset> +</chapter> |