Les PMF del programari KDE en general

Aquesta pàgina ofereix preguntes més freqüents (PMF o FAQ) ha estat creada amb preguntes realitzades al canal d'IRC #kde. Aquest llistat no és exhaustiu i podria créixer.

Què passa amb KDE 3?

KDE 3 serà abandonat?

No. No hi ha una fi de vida («EOL») planejat per al KDE 3. Seguirà existint sempre que hi hagi gent que l'usi. No obstant, no hi ha garantia de solució d'errors i manteniment per al KDE 3.5 diferent de la donada pel proveïdor i els contractes d'ajuda. No hi ha planejat més desenvolupament.

És necessari actualitzar a KDE 4?

El KDE 3 continuarà existint durant molt temps. Haureu d'actualitzar o dependre del contracte amb la vostra distribució. En termes generals, distribucions orientades a empreses (màxima estabilitat però sense les aplicacions més recents) usen KDE 3.5. Exemples d'aquestes distribucions són CentOS, White Box o Scientific Linux. Les distribucions per a usuaris finals normalment usen la versió 4.4 o fins i tot la 4.5.

Hi ha alguna ajuda perquè m'acostumi a KDE 4?

Yes, indeed. UserBase can help a great deal. Some pages to get you started are Finding your Application which deals with applications that have changed their name or location, and Common Tasks which aims to get you productive quickly.

Don't forget that you can use the Search bar to find other pages related to any problem you meet, and clicking on the Category|Getting Started link at the bottom of this page will show you other helpful pages.

Podré seguir usant KDE 3 o les aplicacions de KDE 3?

Yes, you will be able to continue using KDE 3 or KDE 3 apps as long as the necessary dependencies are installed. As the changeover to KDE 4 software progresses some of those dependencies will be missing. However, at the same time, most applications are either getting new versions to run with the more up to date dependencies, or similar, new packages are being written.

How KDE 4 and KDE are set up depends on your distribution. Please consult with your distribution for more information. Some distributions allow both KDE3 and KDE 4 SC to be installed on the same system. However, since the release of KDE 4.3 that is less frequently found.

Tècniques generals per a la solució de problemes

There are a few basic steps that can help in troubleshooting problems with KDE software. You should try these steps before asking on #kde or the kde general mailing list, since you'll probably be told to try them anyway .

• Try creating a new user and running your KDE software with that user. If the problem doesn't occur with the new user, there's probably a problem with a file in your .kde directory. You should then try:
  • Rename the file causing the problem. To find an appropriate file, look in .kde/share/apps/<application-name> or in .kde/share/config/<application-name>rc where <application-name> is the name of the application you are having problems with.
  • Log out, then log in afresh. New default files will replace your renamed ones.
• Clean out /tmp and /var/tmp. KDE stores some temporary files which can sometimes cause problems. You will need to be root to do this. You might also like to try removing the following files. Make sure you exit KDE first though! (The easiest safe way is to choose Failsafe at bootup.):
  • ~/.DCOPserver-* (on KDE3 systems there are usually two of these; one is a symlink to the other)
  • ~/.kde/socket-<hostname>
  • ~/.kde/tmp-<hostname> which is normally a symlink to the next file:
  • /tmp/tmp-kde-<USER>
  • ~/.kde/socket-<hostname> which is also normally a symlink to:
  • /tmp/ksocket-<USER>
• If you're running an old release from KDE, try updating to the latest version - many bugs are fixed with each new version, so your problem might already be fixed.
• Try searching the Bugzilla at http://bugs.kde.org . Many common problems have been reported and discussed there.
• If your problem is more general than just one KDE application (e.g., "sound stops working when I start my KDE desktop"), try starting X with a different window manager. Even if you haven't installed another WM, 'twm' will be available, as it ships by default with X.
  • If you start X with the 'startx' command, just put the appropriate command in the file .xinitrc in your home directory. (If it doesn't exist, create it)
  • If you start your desktop from kdm, this will not work.

If your problem is with sound in KDE software, you could try looking at Sound Problems

Ajudar a la comunitat KDE

Com puc ajudar en el desenvolupament? Necessito aprendre a programar?

There are many ways to help the KDE community, not only through programming. There are other areas of contribution that need talent of other kinds. All that's necessary is the desire to help and some commitment. Of course, if you want learn how to program in order contribute, we will be more than willing to get you started as well.

Entre les altres formes d'ajudar s'inclouen:

• End-user support - if you are experienced, consider joining a mailing list or the Forum to help support newer users.

• If you are able to help with translation as part of the official team, consult this list to find a contact point. If you would like to help with UserBase translation, use the sidebar link to get a translator account, then read the Tasks and Tools page.

• English documentation is also needed, and here on UserBase is a good place to start.