K Desktop Environment 3
Developer(s) | KDE |
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Initial release | 3 April 2002 |
Final release | 3.5.10
/ 26 August 2008 |
Written in | GPL and other licenses |
Website | kde |
K Desktop Environment 3 is the third series of releases of the K Desktop Environment (after that called KDE Software Compilation). There are six major releases in this series. After the release of KDE 4, version 3.5 was forked into the Trinity Desktop Environment.
K Desktop Environment 3.0
K Desktop Environment 3.0 introduced better support for restricted usage, a feature demanded by certain environments such as kiosks, Internet cafes and enterprise deployments, which disallows the user from having full access to all capabilities of a piece of software.
K Desktop Environment 3.0 debuted a new printing framework, KDEPrint. KDEPrint's modular design enabled it to support different printing engines, such as
This release also introduced a new KDE address book library providing a central address book for all KDE applications. The new library is based on the
K Desktop Environment 3.1
K Desktop Environment 3.1 introduced new default
The update included greatly improved
K Desktop Environment 3.2
K Desktop Environment 3.2 included new features, such as inline spell checking for
KDE Desktop Environment improved usability by reworking many
New applications included:[6]
- JuK, a jukebox-style music player.
- WinPopup.
- web formdata manager.
- Kontact, a unified interface that draws KDE's email, calendaring, address book, notes and other PIM features together.
- KGpg, a KDE interface for industry-standard encryption tools.
- KIG, an interactive geometry program.
- KSVG, an SVGviewer.
- KMag, KMouseTool and KMouth, new accessibility tools.
- KGoldRunner, a new game.
K Desktop Environment 3.3
K Desktop Environment 3.3 focused on integrating different desktop components. Kontact was integrated with Kolab, a
This update also included many small desktop enhancements. Konqueror received tab improvements, an
New applications included:[7]
- Kolourpaint, a KPaint replacement.
- KWordQuiz, KLatin and KTurtle, education packages for schools and families.
- Kimagemapeditor and klinkstatus, tools for web designers.
- KSpell2, a new spell checkinglibrary improving on KSpell's shortcomings.
- KThemeManager, a new control center module for global handling of KDE visual themes.
K Desktop Environment 3.4
K Desktop Environment 3.4 focused on improving
Kontact got support for various groupware servers, and Kopete was integrated into Kontact. KMail gained the ability to store passwords securely in KWallet. KPDF gained the ability to select and
The update added
K Desktop Environment 3.5
The K Desktop Environment 3.5 release added
Release schedule
Date[10] | Event |
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3.0 | |
3 April 2002 | KDE 3.0 released |
22 May 2002 | 3.0.1 Maintenance release. |
2 July 2002 | 3.0.2 Maintenance release. |
19 August 2002 | 3.0.3 Maintenance release. |
9 October 2002 | 3.0.4 Maintenance release. |
18 November 2002 | 3.0.5 Maintenance release. |
21 December 2002 | 3.0.5a Maintenance release. |
9 April 2003 | 3.0.5b Maintenance release. |
3.1 | |
28 January 2003 | KDE 3.1 released |
20 March 2003 | 3.1.1 Maintenance release. |
9 April 2003 | 3.1.1a Maintenance release. |
19 May 2003 | 3.1.2 Maintenance release. |
29 July 2003 | 3.1.3 Maintenance release. |
20 August 2003 | 3.1.3a Maintenance release. |
16 September 2003 | 3.1.4 Maintenance release. |
14 January 2004 | 3.1.5 Maintenance release. |
3.2 | |
3 February 2004 | KDE 3.2 released |
9 March 2004 | 3.2.1 Maintenance release. |
19 April 2004 | 3.2.2 Maintenance release. |
9 June 2004 | 3.2.3 Maintenance release. |
3.3 | |
19 August 2004 | KDE 3.3 released |
12 October 2004 | 3.3.1 Maintenance release. |
8 December 2004 | 3.3.2 Maintenance release. |
3.4 | |
16 March 2005 | KDE 3.4 released |
31 May 2005 | 3.4.1 Maintenance release. |
28 July 2005 | 3.4.2 Maintenance release. |
13 October 2005 | 3.4.3 Maintenance release. |
3.5 | |
29 November 2005 | KDE 3.5 released |
31 January 2006 | 3.5.1 Maintenance release. |
28 March 2006 | 3.5.2 Maintenance release. |
31 May 2006 | 3.5.3 Maintenance release. |
2 August 2006 | 3.5.4 Maintenance release. |
11 October 2006 | 3.5.5 Maintenance release. |
25 January 2007 | 3.5.6 Maintenance release. |
22 May 2007 | 3.5.7 Maintenance release. |
16 October 2007 | 3.5.8 Maintenance release. |
19 February 2008 | 3.5.9 Maintenance release. |
26 August 2008 | 3.5.10 Maintenance release. |
References
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- ^ Barry O'Donovan (2005). "KDE System Administration – Kiosk". TechBase. KDE. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c "KDE 3.0 Released to public". KDE Community. KDE e.V. 3 April 2002. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b "KDE 3.1 Release Announcement". KDE community. KDE e.V. 28 January 2003. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ Aaron Seigo. "milestones". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ a b c "Announcing KDE 3.2". KDE Community. KDE e.V. 3 February 2004. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Announcing KDE 3.3". KDE community. KDE e.V. 19 August 2004. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Announcing KDE 3.4". KDE Community. KDE e.V. 16 March 2005. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ K Desktop Environment 3.5 Released Archived 2006-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ KDE Announcements Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine