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   7 <chapter id="getting-kde">
   8 <title>Getting &kde;</title>
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  10 <qandaset>
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  12 <qandaentry>
  13 <question id="where-to-get-kde">
  14 <para>Where do I get &kde;?</para>
  15 </question>
  16 <answer>
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  18 <para>The main distribution site for &kde; is
  19 <ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/">ftp.kde.org</ulink>. However, this site is
  20 often under heavy load, so you might prefer to use
  21 <ulink url="http://download.kde.org/">download.kde.org</ulink> which automatically
  22 redirects you to the mirror nearest to you.
  23 You can also have a look at the list of <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/ftpmirrors.html"> &kde; mirror sites</ulink>.</para>
  24 </answer>
  25 </qandaentry>
  26
  27 <qandaentry>
  28 <question>
  29 <para> Are there &Linux; distributions that include &kde;?</para>
  30 </question>
  31 <answer>
  32 <para>Yes, major &Linux; distributions already ship &kde;.  As
  33 building a distribution takes some time, they might not always contain
  34 the latest version, but for a start or to avoid downloading from the
  35 Internet, they do provide a good starting point.
  36 </para>
  37 <para>You can find an up-to-date list of distributions that ship
  38 with &kde; <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/download/distributions.php">here</ulink>.
  39 </para>
  40
  41 </answer>
  42 </qandaentry>
  43
  44 <qandaentry>
  45 <question>
  46 <para>What is the current version?</para>
  47 </question>
  48 <answer>
  49 <para>Currently, the latest stable version is 3.5.5</para>
  50 <para>The <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/info/3.5.5.php">&kde; 3.5.5 Info
  51 Page</ulink> contains a lot of information specific to this
  52 release.</para>
  53 </answer>
  54 </qandaentry>
  55
  56 <qandaentry>
  57 <question>
  58 <para>Where do I find &kde; snapshots?</para>
  59 </question>
  60 <answer>
  61 <para>You can get the latest snapshots
  62 from <ulink
  63 url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/snapshots">ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/snapshots</ulink>.
  64 You might also want to consider setting up your
  65 own <acronym>SVN</acronym> client in order to maintain the latest
  66 snapshot at all times.  Please refer
  67 to <ulink
  68 url="http://developer.kde.org/source/anonsvn.html">Anonymous <acronym>SVN</acronym>
  69 and &kde;</ulink> for further information.
  70 </para>
  71
  72 </answer>
  73 </qandaentry>
  74
  75 <qandaentry>
  76 <question id="where-to-get-qt">
  77 <para>Where do I get &Qt;?</para>
  78 </question>
  79 <answer>
  80 <para>&Qt; is a product of the Norwegian company Trolltech.  You can
  81 always get the latest &Qt; version from their
  82 <ulink url="ftp://ftp.trolltech.com">&FTP; server</ulink>.</para>
  83 <para>
  84 And with most up-to-date &Linux; distributions, &Qt; is already
  85 included.  Please see <xref linkend="prerequisites"/> for the version
  86 of &Qt; you need.</para>
  87 </answer>
  88 </qandaentry>
  89
  90
  91 </qandaset>
  92 </chapter>