<chapter id="install"> <title>Installing the &kde-sc;</title> <para>You can install the &kde-sc; on a variety of different platforms, ranging from smartphones and tablets to computers running &Microsoft; &Windows;, &MacOS;, &UNIX;, &BSD; or &Linux;. Binary packages are available for many different platforms and distributions, or advanced users may build the source code.</para> <sect1 id="install-packages"> <title>Installing Packages</title> <para>Hundreds of developers worldwide have done a lot of work to make it easy to install &kde; on a variety of different devices and platforms.</para> <sect2 id="install-linux"> <title>&Linux;</title> <para>Nearly every &Linux; distribution provides binary packages for individual &kde-sc; applications and the &plasma-workspaces; as a whole.</para> <para>To install an individual application, look for its name in your distribution's package collection. To install one of the &plasma-workspaces;, like &plasma-desktop;, look for a metapackage or package group, typically <literal>kde-desktop</literal>.</para> <note> <para>Some core applications may be installed together with other core applications in a combined package named after the &kde; package they are provided in. For instance, &dolphin; might be found in the <literal>kde-baseapps</literal> package.</para> </note> <para>If you have trouble locating &kde; packages for your distribution, please contact their support resources. Many distributions also have a team dedicated to packaging &kde; that can provide assistance specific to &kde;</para> <!--FIXME: provide steps for common distributions?--> </sect2> <sect2 id="install-windows"> <title>&Microsoft; &Windows;</title> <para>The &kde; on Windows Initiative provides binary packages of &kde-sc; applications for &Microsoft; &Windows;. They also provide a special installer application that permits you to install individual applications or groups and all necessary dependencies easily.</para> <para>For more information on the initiative and to download the installer, visit <ulink url="http://windows.kde.org/">the KDE on Windows Initiative</ulink>. </para> <!--FIXME: describe how to use the installer?--> </sect2> <sect2 id="install-mac"> <title>&MacOS;</title> <para>Individual &kde-sc; applications can be installed through several different <quote>ports</quote> systems available for &MacOS;. Several different &kde; applications also provide their own binary builds for &MacOS;.</para> <para>For more information, visit <ulink url="http://mac.kde.org/">&kde; on &MacOS;X</ulink>.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="install-bsd"> <title>&BSD;</title> <para>Most &BSD; distributions allows you to install &kde-sc; applications and the &plasma-workspaces; as a whole through their <quote>ports</quote> system.</para> <para>For more information on installing ports, see your &BSD; distribution's documentation.</para> <!--FIXME: provide steps/links for common BSDs?--> </sect2> <sect2 id="install-mobile"> <title>Mobile Devices</title> <para>&plasma-active; is an exciting initiative to bring a new &kde; experience to mobile devices like smartphones or tablets. Binary releases are provided for several different devices.</para> <para>For more information, visit <ulink url="http://plasma-active.org/">&plasma-active;</ulink>.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="install-live"> <title>Live Media</title> <para>Several &Linux; and &BSD; distributions offer live media. This permits you to try out the &plasma-workspaces; without installing anything to your system. All you have to do insert a CD or connect a USB drive and boot from it. If you like what you see, most offer an option to install it to your hard drive.</para> <para>There is <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/download/distributions.php">a list of distributions that offer the &kde-sc; on live media</ulink> on the &kde; website.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="install-source"> <title>Building from Source Code</title> <para>For detailed information on how to compile and install &kde; applications see <ulink url="http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started#Building_and_Running_KDE_Software_From_Source"> Building and Running &kde; Software From Source on &kde; TechBase</ulink>.</para> <para>Since &kde; software uses <command>cmake</command> you should have no trouble compiling it. Should you run into problems please report them to the &kde; mailing lists.</para> </sect2> <!--Fixme more info: Where to get sources (git split) where to get help building from souces kdesrc-build --> </sect1> </chapter>