KDE 4.8.2 was released on April 4th, 2012.

This page will be updated to reflect changes in the status of 4.8 release cycle so check back for new information.

Security Issues

Please report possible problems to security@kde.org.

Bugs

This is a list of grave bugs and common pitfalls surfacing after the release was packaged:

Please check the bug database before filing any bug reports. Also check for possible updates on this page that might describe or fix your problem.

Download and Installation

Build instructions are available on Techbase, our developer wiki.

KDE SC 4.8.2 Release

KDE Software Compilation releases are made up of the KDE Platform, Plasma Workspaces and many KDE Applications.

The complete source code for KDE SC 4.8.2 is available for download:

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ark-4.8.2152KBd39be864ed818dd49aeba84ca4c02c0e5813eadf
blinken-4.8.2556KBc86a67b2e3506e2c56307871afc77e3e67a967d6
cantor-4.8.2260KB53a13c3594ea82b87a421e96b408355eea76fa89
filelight-4.8.2288KB76d8c729e259e2395258f6114e737b07b6671846
gwenview-4.8.21.9MB1c5293c258b5afeba5551bdd2029d83eb2ae7df3
jovie-4.8.2360KBeac0fe5006b54914f17dd529a723da4964f59a0b
kaccessible-4.8.224KBbc5cd13decd2456c91fd6973be038e6fea0da256
kactivities-4.8.240KBe97d0b82661fd3d886b87d673d7a1191073af7ff
kalgebra-4.8.2412KB560efe77d842c0410986b294323eabef6226e6ff
kalzium-4.8.23.6MBe685430d183339dd06e718c0dee3c6aacdd1536a
kamera-4.8.240KB45beaa52b384e80a3c66f15587abc2938b64c4f1
kanagram-4.8.2608KB25f7733ddc451738575fe1af5a89833ab8295493
kate-4.8.22.0MB6bf4796574a003a4edadfb2029725805235bd086
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kcalc-4.8.288KBf2bbed3d7f991a4cd0484cc4fafe8c04bd29d986
kcharselect-4.8.288KB527d28bf3bb22d38665a006ab835ff6d75f592a4
kcolorchooser-4.8.28.0KB0d1b46b7c90fc2910b3c7422469422efcebc39aa
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kde-baseapps-4.8.22.6MB13dc2e6c8639feadc9a5a334d0720a60b1e3ccb6
kdegames-4.8.257MB9aeeccbc5f79f7f6b1e91bac41857ac3818cd989
kdegraphics-mobipocket-4.8.220KB60ea4e3e0e7030ed61c35761c5542d967cd161fc
kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer-4.8.240KB6b61e1a949d0de92d5f4f1a822fe6dcaaa52b03c
kdegraphics-thumbnailers-4.8.244KBcd6e99a6c0db6bda765c765356ba9bbd601fba0d
kdelibs-4.8.212MBf844ae0877880563361144d9577706064c3483e7
kdemultimedia-4.8.21.5MB8f54038cc68f91acef07fed711f83407c113b88b
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kdepim-4.8.214MB1c3a459ef4d76e1247ac47816bf2b7ea6e37908a
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kdeplasma-addons-4.8.21.7MB1f9db32c724ce9aee6f46bc11a8d2fc073975657
kde-runtime-4.8.25.6MBd2931b8a7c744d6c2fc95d46b2195ed2cd253c00
kdesdk-4.8.24.6MB8c02ce158f42fa80b5f8536d885e3e232614bc7f
kdetoys-4.8.2376KBd6414aadd77a4c84fdd1d72c32bc066251b30bde
kde-wallpapers-4.8.274MBf77598e4097dae3fcda524c9dc36b997cb9a91bf
kdewebdev-4.8.22.5MB34b229bf778109e0cbd10765c0bd7341f95cd46d
kde-workspace-4.8.233MB3cd36ed633def0db74ad872a0d6385bf06662121
kdf-4.8.2156KB50754775bacf562ff53862b2005901501f8eb1c4
kfloppy-4.8.260KBabbbd2908caeade32912cff7db13a50199fae453
kgamma-4.8.228KB222c2f7f16bae3dd450b04225b88596f4817e3a6
kgeography-4.8.26.5MB795ddfb81e5f75d81b8eb332a07f58af85321197
kgpg-4.8.2796KBef4833daa82e277f2336e68c0d586cf180a1510f
khangman-4.8.21.2MB3e37d43965c190ccf5bc4c4485751dbe3139bda6
kig-4.8.21.5MB7532bb454d6379af2c0ff37819c76c6c1f20deac
kimono-4.8.2936KBffe572e5df8f8a5d2a6b94db8e460b603af711e6
kiten-4.8.212MBdb608b5550281e8ca0097e3c4ed15abe6018a002
klettres-4.8.22.6MB2b107d5d4f07ab3a1364a5eb3cc5ba5a35b5ffa4
kmag-4.8.292KB5a88645d7af1f407e87fcd91911b1e94e4ffb271
kmousetool-4.8.248KBe0a66c42324d9ac09c3e85fea12a24a5ae2abb9b
kmouth-4.8.2316KBf0192e531161544a803f8822b041d8c50ec9bb58
kmplot-4.8.2664KB17c20bc1916be9be2510040302406f6fe861d878
kolourpaint-4.8.21.2MB1a51dce10d29f5694216d99cb7c9b0964181fe50
konsole-4.8.2428KB4e9e9d373ce77160b098dbf4fe24b319e7942ff1
korundum-4.8.2160KB59db0c58a26849aaf4c1839d175239f768257d5b
kremotecontrol-4.8.21.1MB2269320a9a33a29511c14c7e6c46bff22474076a
kross-interpreters-4.8.2132KBdfee7d8098db258bcd26d447553775434d299113
kruler-4.8.2132KB3db2efcc53a0ef1ba46d5f908f732da708b2b14c
ksaneplugin-4.8.216KB04a75bc260f0780a9c9dcbdd6b75418168ad5631
ksecrets-4.8.2144KB53a13dfd7b6f97195a9519497cd48d3304e6e39d
ksnapshot-4.8.2260KB373362717f42b5996883eb405a756c8a570ce128
kstars-4.8.212MB6447338ebed2f822c4c852bcfe50264ccaba2acb
ktimer-4.8.2148KB4e92e995041043a8dcd62caf21ff91d602aaefdf
ktouch-4.8.21.7MB5f19f77d3d80058f70b7df2376ce339fda6239e0
kturtle-4.8.2212KBe27f02ae08b8cb3e6be4c0ad971681be5d55db8e
kwallet-4.8.2276KB3a9b13fff2c156fb642b2fff1f93180b4b564c20
kwordquiz-4.8.21.2MB4507a07bdf62e5af1ce14ba18523a44b065d090e
libkdcraw-4.8.2264KB38708f1b223740ae105295cdaa6ee372e31c43bc
libkdeedu-4.8.2208KB7c2bebb2d29793a1cab949382c19d2420398bf08
libkexiv2-4.8.2132KBfe32631401be655d4692fec724743d5f623b880d
libkipi-4.8.272KBc2f788e05f5e6d52e10578ebd58a2b1dd8f65c89
libksane-4.8.280KBfe9376710687c2e9354bd5f8245755c53e2ad91c
marble-4.8.219MBf57f134976b27fd0622ba2a24e32128ab23f5494
okular-4.8.21.1MB174ff248e3a90246ee84d8aed4014d9864f9f807
oxygen-icons-4.8.2296MB8c16ad0a660bce0a5cddca6bf16aecb65bb892ee
parley-4.8.27.9MB3b656361108b5c48e0c582c3ce724f6a439c7fe2
perlkde-4.8.244KBcfb7d44bd88a899aef56e6200b6a6ff34516a316
perlqt-4.8.21.8MBe9ccef109d2a2a7d10f43f87691356c44a733b54
printer-applet-4.8.236KB92ec65b744d9a303c85b8b2df57f83db1f31a95a
pykde4-4.8.22.0MB7d1a41e00794dba160ce8e2a3f750c9a4298ef15
qtruby-4.8.2524KB86643ab8ea52f4a1abcefa3620cea62d2225f949
qyoto-4.8.2508KB6d7b8dcac2a92b143bae0d329793864a7a23aa8f
rocs-4.8.2644KB3e22d284ec0ba40bc82dfc5f3b58b4a5721a8c64
smokegen-4.8.2148KB8ba52937f10fb83470e1fbd724d767ab90921c41
smokekde-4.8.240KB5cc24772b72c13555dd716ef7b6d77e81d826d79
smokeqt-4.8.232KB0d798ecfc7ec881871723e51ed1e4f32ef009c3a
step-4.8.2368KB0620924f7683c29e855482af8822067722ced080
superkaramba-4.8.2380KB5cddf45820903fe3f44873ceda907e100dbdc66b
svgpart-4.8.212KBf29c38a0d82d96140770a4a354d8087aaca9ddb8
sweeper-4.8.284KBddb2eeb947e43e52e166cad962b5b4bddd5efd37

Binary packages

Some Linux/UNIX OS vendors have kindly provided binary packages of KDE SC 4.8.2 for some versions of their distribution, and in other cases community volunteers have done so.

Currently pre-compiled packages are available for: