KDE

KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations.

Available versions
KDE SC 4 is the current KDE version supported by upstream. In Portage there is a stable version, and there might be one (or more) non-stable versions. Under normal conditions new versions get in stabilized after a month. In addition, KDE upstream provides live git source repositories. The Gentoo KDE team provides trunk and latest branch live ebuilds through the kde overlay.

Prerequisites
It is recommend to use the desktop/kde profile, which is specially tailored for KDE. In every case follow these articles to setup required system services:
 * udev
 * D-Bus
 * ConsoleKit
 * polkit

Note that other USE flag combinations may technically be possible, but may be unsupported, untested, or lead to unexpected loss of functionality.

Software
In Gentoo there are 3 packages that will install a KDE environment: It's usually a good idea to start with and emerge whatever else you need as you go:
 * , the full KDE suite
 * , a basic KDE environment
 * , a very minimal KDE environment (no KDE applications or artwork)

There are other meta packages that can be installed to pull in parts of the KDE suite:
 * : Accessibility applications and utilities.
 * : Administrative utilities, which helps you manage your system.
 * : Extra themes, screensavers, etc.
 * : Bindings for various languages.
 * :Educational applications and "games".
 * : Standard desktop games.
 * : Graphics applications such as image viewers, color pickers, etc.
 * : Audio and video playback applications and services.
 * : Network applications and VNC services.
 * : PIM applications such as emailer, addressbook, organizer, etc.
 * : Various development tools.
 * : Toy like applications.
 * : Standard desktop utilities such as a archiver, a calculator, etc.
 * : Web development tools.

Localization
For localization of KDE install. If you want only selected languages, define beforehand the LINGUAS USE flag:

For localization of packages included in you need to install, too:

Service
Set KDM as your display manager:

You can now start KDE:

To start KDE at boot time, add it your default runlevel:

Widgets
Many useful widget are in the package:

More KDE software
The most important KDE programs are in the portage tree and are mostly located in the kde-base and kde-misc categories.

Hints
See the Hints subpage.

Troubleshooting
See the Troubleshooting subpage.

External resources

 * Official KDE user wiki
 * Official KDE forum
 * KDE-Apps.org
 * KDE-Look.org
 * KDE-Files.org