Download KDE 3.5.6

A few days ago, the developers behind the K Desktop Environment released version 3.5.6 of the popular desktop environment of the same name for GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris, among others. KDE comes with a standard desktop including fifteen packages of applications such as a Personal Information Manager, programs for multimedia, administration and network management, games, and so on. A complete overview of all changes in the 3.5 family, with the changes in version 3.5.6 highlighted in orange, is available at this page to find. The release notes summarize the main changes as follows:

This release includes a number of bug fixes for KHTML, Kate, the kicker, ksysguard and lots of other applications. Significant features include additional support for compiz as a window manager with kicker, session management browser tabs for Akregatortemplate for KMail messages, and new summary menus for contact making it easier to work with your appointments and to-dos. Translations continue as well, with Galician translations nearly doubling to 78%.[break]