KDE 4.8.4 was released on June 7th, 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 4.8.4 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 4.8.4 is available for download:

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ark-4.8.4156KB1d0d311beb8beeee7f33a58baef7f95192eb69ac
blinken-4.8.4556KB571e1f06270d38e56149a8770517bf892859e2eb
cantor-4.8.4268KB8e284e632144a92f503092738d19843272d0412e
filelight-4.8.4292KB3023e9daa8bc5271bed3f3c08076952bcaf75efd
gwenview-4.8.41.9MB6cc6da85f6e2c8c817c1402baace16eb58b7a423
jovie-4.8.4364KBd9d829c09312bc6f962c36521629ba1bee8f1431
kaccessible-4.8.424KBd467fa3857b2c5a2aa3a5421b5d7c74fe3c7f981
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kalzium-4.8.43.6MB28ed27164680a28e478cc6e0a13c918bc2119dc2
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kanagram-4.8.4612KBe897cc67ae046a4d7580f22a0ace534525fa6f1b
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kcolorchooser-4.8.48.0KB2f5ee55c86a503e458b1884939a62408bedbfc70
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kde-baseapps-4.8.42.7MBa1d6951b27c868c738a36dbd21702b658f3d6245
kdegames-4.8.458MB00a68215c3e8b41ec8b7949c5d82af8e54766e97
kdegraphics-mobipocket-4.8.424KB0c38ef851c054b0ee3689d41ff5f7f6fb3d83f67
kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer-4.8.444KB208dd945c1ecfaee97457585dc7a52916dd2318f
kdegraphics-thumbnailers-4.8.444KB57e753881f9ca78c4c188c49a3a1b258b92adb83
kdelibs-4.8.412MB35cd199a30d84eb37b2b213fed5ee3adf810ea49
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kde-runtime-4.8.45.8MB557fada748de52e5275058c50ec3cf8a652c0001
kdesdk-4.8.45.2MB62c176ee3dda5bbc013db7d1033ff89c105e3fd1
kdetoys-4.8.4384KBdd5f63f0e833135bac73a2e12692b1e6dd412f67
kde-wallpapers-4.8.474MBda11aa057c5b836ee026634bb61565244d614682
kdewebdev-4.8.42.5MBbab86ef6c04515a454298cee46eccb25e590f972
kde-workspace-4.8.435MBa732ceacf34dfb79c8ab243f17cd5a70b9183212
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kfloppy-4.8.464KB597e7d1fa546a898b4e46a9750632be8dc8a01a7
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kgpg-4.8.4800KB4b201d0db0d97d258597b0b345848acec5bd0130
khangman-4.8.41.2MBaa544ba55833983bd21ebf594f2003a66b251901
kig-4.8.41.5MBdcbde5fbb34e0c569a2ef95a328cf69a924cd38e
kimono-4.8.4964KB9c8e41ebcec01cede7987958bb4d7ce775587e45
kiten-4.8.412MBf7b5f9b6cbbda37c539f1ffce9bd905f0be3658e
klettres-4.8.42.6MBb5dc64cdd09f265cd7a84d0ee14a93ea4ae067be
kmag-4.8.492KB7b5b51422d4241d6303841805a04b2eace0c7a2d
kmousetool-4.8.448KB6667336267a3a65bf0b33a8454299558ad458108
kmouth-4.8.4316KB104bb2c434deabbaa57326fe567fc90c4067f36c
kmplot-4.8.4668KB07ada013e1a046afe3bb3542a2485b1ec0d4736e
kolourpaint-4.8.41.2MB1dc706ed29339df9fcc68ee606588941319bbf09
konsole-4.8.4432KBa5900aa089a28fcaa69b45cfc7b46f556a38bd11
korundum-4.8.4164KBce722ea7c64ce90d11370e393a87cb067962853e
kremotecontrol-4.8.41.1MB2c967b6d5738d3947401d9055f0956dfd16b2ec2
kross-interpreters-4.8.4132KBb5b73e10aa51377abe4da74eb98589fcc7eb83c4
kruler-4.8.4132KBb3fb40888f6cf2ad419e1f30a97c2052ffbae1d7
ksaneplugin-4.8.416KBb7a3204ef27f04bffca0fd77d84bd46b236687b7
ksecrets-4.8.4152KBd0fd2c601833cf1ffe52760472e22d667a6a6408
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kstars-4.8.412MB579cec66cfb172258d2967872a2b9c32d4514c75
ktimer-4.8.4148KB39e117449beffa8e2a38f7b45f69965a71de3805
ktouch-4.8.41.7MB95e7712b9644d1b3491c988bc591d7c5b4e4d3b7
kturtle-4.8.4212KB160972878f61c37575fb5953b88354fe174fe8ab
kwallet-4.8.4280KB8c85c9de379f0e8ad8a3dffc2136c6b25c0fa4a9
kwordquiz-4.8.41.2MBab6cf92bbedef4115951d3cc53a9f3b91ac11875
libkdcraw-4.8.4268KBba67432cb3353a55d57ae749b42919399dfda3e2
libkdeedu-4.8.4212KB055fa35db3c482c61f8eab7d1912532823a88726
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libkipi-4.8.472KBd30ef671be8caf8eb9ead68de53cf187f0fcf88b
libksane-4.8.484KB5ac35d8478ccace1495ae42eb2169918cebc8d95
marble-4.8.419MBec3cd41a1d333e9e3b34595adf6e4859315159b9
okular-4.8.41.1MB34ff243a4fa77400631aa44b31cbe54910f8091e
oxygen-icons-4.8.4297MB4034b61585db7e8c03f3270d860aa7443f1a6193
parley-4.8.47.9MBbfc361363fa0cb866fd1d704b86d71401c1c4ea6
perlkde-4.8.448KB5d94e2f4d6a32cf4cc7ff1d577d925de53ec8dee
perlqt-4.8.41.8MB86a7706bff687f1721d0b17e9bde3aa36e0970fb
printer-applet-4.8.440KB451bb3d658a447c454918ea5b0299f1e85b8cfd2
pykde4-4.8.42.1MBe629d7a1d7d1aa1d1dd24769dc5412a60b6ac256
qtruby-4.8.4536KBce9f9b45d7e9edc839257a1f1c53b1e699503b47
qyoto-4.8.4528KB8df3ad9630e8435e6af5af5809520662c95ee516
rocs-4.8.4652KB991e5aa15e59cc432a9c9f140fe90bd47f8f8e15
smokegen-4.8.4152KB5ff7d15ed1cdea07f455fbf1189885518cf43cb6
smokekde-4.8.440KBd028d68485bc32cfe6bc60dbd597d8f72c9e70ef
smokeqt-4.8.436KBbf2be3e7ccf8d451f001fd2f08c306fb7f72169a
step-4.8.4372KB498d8243309388fa8b59cd968c0c92fc588eda11
superkaramba-4.8.4388KBb013e4bd063790e5970cf798f247edb87d576900
svgpart-4.8.412KB3c202f0a58035c56e7e46a983c254a6284b97ee9
sweeper-4.8.484KB8a4dd11724ed14987981dfaa60e742cfd80ee6d9

Binary packages

Some Linux/UNIX OS vendors have kindly provided binary packages of KDE SC 4.8.4 for some versions of their distribution, and in other cases community volunteers have done so.

Currently pre-compiled packages are available for: