14 DAY TRIAL // A few minutes ago, the KDE developers announced the fifth maintenance release of KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) 4.4 branch. Dubbed ceilidh, KDE SC 4.4.5 brings fixes to applications such as Konsole, KMouseTool, KHangMan, KolourPaint, Okular, JuK, KGet, Comic applet, KAlarm, Ark and KFloppy.
KDE Software Compilation 4.4.5 is composed of the KDE Plasma Workspace, the KDE Applications and the KDE Development Platform. It includes web-development applications, educational tools, administrative programs, and more, all of which are available in over 50 languages.
Highlights of KDE SC 4.4.5:
· Various refreshing and encoding bugs in Konsole were fixed; · Fixed some Okular crash issues; · KDE PIM's KAlarm tool received some fixes; · KMouseTool can now send the right mouse buttons when used in "left handed" mode; · Fixed an issue with the Desert theme of KHangMan; · Fixed an Undo crash bug in KolourPaint; · Fixed a couple of bugs in JuK and KGet; · Ark and KFloppy also received various fixes.
For more details about KDE SC 4.4.5, you can check out the official changelog. Also, don't miss the upcoming features of KDE SC 4.5.0.
How to install KDE SC 4.4.5:
GNOME/Ubuntu users can install KDE SC 4.4.5 by following the instructions below:
- Go to Main Menu -> System -> Administration and open the "Software Sources" application. Type your password and hit Enter; - Go to the second tab, "Other Software," click the 'Add' button and paste the following line:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu lucid main
...and click the 'Add Source' button; - Go to the "Authentication" tab, click the "Import Key File" button and add this GPG Key (right-click on the link and select "Save Link As" to save the file on your desktop); - Close the "Software Sources" application and you will be immediately asked if you want to reload the information about available software, so click the 'Reload' button and wait until the "Software Sources" window disappears; - Go to Main Menu -> System -> Administration and open the "Synaptic Package Manager" application. Let it load and search for Kubuntu-desktop. Double-click the entry and install it; - It is recommended that you reboot your system after the installation process.
Those of you who prefer compiling KDE SC 4.4.5 from sources can grab them right now from Softpedia.
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