KDE 3.5.1 Info Page

KDE 3.5.1 was released on January 31st, 2006. Read the official announcement.

This page will be updated to reflect changes in the status of 3.5.1 release cycle so check back for new information.

Security Issues

Please report possible problems to security@kde.org.

Patches for the issues mentioned below are available from ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches unless stated otherwise.

• kpdf contains a buffer overflow in its xpdf-based code which can be triggered by a specially crafted pdf file.
  Read the detailed advisory. All versions of KDE 3.3.0 up to and including KDE 3.5.1 are affected.
• KDM contains a symlink attack vulnerability that allows a normal user to read files from other users including root.
  Read the detailed advisory. All versions of KDE starting with KDE 3.2.0 up to and including KDE 3.5.2 are affected.

Bugs

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

• 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. Questions about Konqueror should be directed to the Konqueror FAQ.

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 3.5.1 is available for download:

Paquet	Taille	MD5
arts-1.5.1	927kB	71c4996de36aa7f8726e54bb3d5bf059
kdeaccessibility-3.5.1	8.0MB	cc0773103053a6800b3d35e6021b6719
kdeaddons-3.5.1	1.5MB	cbd2a6f65ae7338736d93b72bfdf5ae3
kdeadmin-3.5.1	2.0MB	08e9bddd2b42e0783d7f79d08cdb031b
kdeartwork-3.5.1	15MB	8053bb1a1b2a5844b29f5f96328b1d96
kdebase-3.5.1	22MB	484c7b3895ce4f95173f4789571eb1cc
kdebindings-3.5.1	5.1MB	302f6a842b5a29701846c49a24a64039
kdeedu-3.5.1	28MB	fe31b9a2ec4e299531c6b7beeab09534
kdegames-3.5.1	10MB	15a4bb4e193e19be7decd4f147a31396
kdegraphics-3.5.1	6.9MB	2cd1c5348b7df46cf7f9d91e1dbfebd2
kdelibs-3.5.1	14MB	2a22193ae7c23f3759b02723dab02d30
kdemultimedia-3.5.1	5.2MB	595f637c637987a92f6dac9d9cd6667d
kdenetwork-3.5.1	7.1MB	02ced8c14c80f28635056488949d56d7
kdepim-3.5.1	12MB	8e87c9cbe1f0c0f983f94d804a5bc8f9
kdesdk-3.5.1	4.7MB	93199b8bf5793681fdb2e5cbcfcfbd93
kdetoys-3.5.1	3.0MB	d98d4f30a8aa6d43b0af06421d4d6586
kdeutils-3.5.1	2.8MB	1286c6a09b04452adfe492de2fad79bd
kdevelop-3.3.1	7.7MB	e5e3d3ce60a0dcafb99721f6304f87ef
kdewebdev-3.5.1	5.7MB	0faea4e8088005ae60f58b21c60b32ea

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 3.5.1 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:

• Arch Linux :
  • Packages: ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/i686
  • To install: pacman -S kde

• Gentoo :
  • Packages: http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=kde-base
  • To install: emerge kde-meta

• KDE-RedHat (unofficial) Packages: (README)
  • All distributions: (noarch,SRPMS)
  • Red Hat 7.3: (i386)
  • Red Hat 9: (i386)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3: (i386)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: (kde.repo), (i386)
  • Fedora Core 3: (kde.repo), (i386)
  • Fedora Core 4: (kde.repo), (i386),
• Kubuntu
  • 5.10 (Breezy) and development version (Dapper): Intel i386, AMD64 and PowerPC

• 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
  • 9.2: 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.

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