<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> <chapter id="getting-kde"> <title>Getting &kde;</title> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question id="where-to-get-kde"> <para>Where do I get &kde;?</para> </question> <answer> <!-- This needs a rewrite including informations about the latest version (link to the info page?)--> <para>The easiest way to get &kde; is to install a &Linux; distribution or another UNIX-like OS that ships with &kde;. You can find an up-to-date list of distributions that ship with &kde; <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/download/distributions.php">here</ulink>. For alternative methods of trying &kde; that do not require you to be running &Linux;, please see <ulink url="http://kde.org/try_kde">Try &kde;</ulink></para> <para>The main distribution site for &kde; is <ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/">ftp.kde.org</ulink>. However, this site is often under heavy load, so you might prefer to use <ulink url="http://download.kde.org/">download.kde.org</ulink> which automatically redirects you to the mirror nearest to you. You can also have a look at the list of <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/ftpmirrors.html"> &kde; mirror sites</ulink>.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para>What is the current version?</para> </question> <answer> <para>Currently, the latest stable version is 3.5.5</para> <para>The <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/info/3.5.5.php">&kde; 3.5.5 Info Page</ulink> contains a lot of information specific to this release.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para>Where do I find &kde; snapshots?</para> </question> <answer> <para>You can get the latest snapshots from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/snapshots">ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/snapshots</ulink>. You might also want to consider setting up your own <acronym>SVN</acronym> client in order to maintain the latest snapshot at all times. Please refer to <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/source/anonsvn.html">Anonymous <acronym>SVN</acronym> and &kde;</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. You can always get the latest &Qt; version from their <ulink url="ftp://ftp.trolltech.com">&FTP; server</ulink>.</para> <para> And with most up-to-date &Linux; distributions, &Qt; is already included. Please see <xref linkend="prerequisites"/> for the version of &Qt; you need.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> </qandaset> </chapter>