14 DAY TRIAL // The KDE team has just announced a few minutes ago the third maintenance release for KDE Software Compilation 4.6. This is a minor update, focusing on bug fixing and translation updates.
KDE Software Compilation 4.6.3 is the third in a series of monthly bug fixing releases to the KDE Software Compilation 4.6 series, which brings various translation updates and improvements. Everyone should update their existing KDE SC machines running version 4.6.1 or earlier (see a short tutorial below).
"The 4.6.3 release is dedicated in memory of the young daughter of KDE developer Daniel Nicoletti who tragically passed away after a car crash last month. The KDE community wishes to express their deepest sympathy and support to Daniel and his family in this difficult time." - was stated in the official announcement.
KDE SC 4.6.3 packages are already available for OpenSuSE 11.4 and openSUSE 11.3 users, using the one-click install. For a complete list of changes brought by KDE SC 4.6.3 you can check out the official changelog on the Subversion or Git log.
KDE Software Compilation 4.6.3 will also be available for Ubuntu and Kubuntu 11.04 users, in the default software repositories, this weekend.
Ubuntu/Kubuntu 11.04 owners can update their machines to KDE SC 4.6.3 by executing the Update Manager software from System -> Administration.
How to update KDE SC 4.6.3 on Ubuntu 10.10: Ubuntu 10.10 users can install KDE SC 4.6.3 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/backports/ubuntu maverick 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 "Update Manager" application. Let it load and update your system; - It is recommended that you reboot your system after the update process.
For advanced users, the KDE SC 4.6.3 sources can be downloaded right now from Softpedia.