How to install KDE on Debian
This page describes how to install KDE 3.5.8.
For the experimental KDE 4 packages, see this page.
There are several ways to get Debian with KDE:
Use the KDE version of the Debian Installer CD
This is the easiest way to get Debian with KDE if you are installing a new system. It installs KDE by default.
Download KDE CD for Debian 4.0r3 "Etch" i386
Download KDE CD for Debian 4.0r3 "Etch" AMD64
To install the Debian testing branch with KDE, you can get it from the weekly builds. If you don't know what 'testing' is, you probably do not want this CD.
Use the default Etch installer
If you are installing a new system and you have the default Etch installer, you can install KDE by typing at the boot prompt:
install tasks="kde-desktop, standard"or, if you prefer to use the graphical installer:
installgui tasks="kde-desktop, standard"
Install KDE on your existing Debian system
If you already have Debian installed and you want a complete KDE desktop, install the "kde-desktop" task:
aptitude install kde-desktop
To install only a basic KDE desktop, install the "kde-core" and "kdm" packages:
aptitude install kde-core kdm
Additional packages
To have KDE in your language, install the appropriate kde-i18n-?? package, where ?? is the ISO code for your language.
Enjoy the KDE desktop experience!


Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers
Debian KDE Extras Teams
Working notes
Misc