KDE 4.8.5 was released on August 6th, 2012.
This page will be updated to reflect changes in the status of 4.8 release cycle so check back for new information.
Please report possible problems to security@kde.org.
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.
Build instructions are available on Techbase, our developer wiki.
KDE Software Compilation releases are made up of the KDE Platform, Plasma Workspaces and many KDE Applications.
The complete source code for KDE SC 4.8.5 is available for download:
| Location | Size | SHA1 Sum |
|---|---|---|
| analitza-4.8.5 | 144KB | f0d281dc64d599718f931184d444615f729bc0ed |
| ark-4.8.5 | 236KB | dc304bb892b35dac431d5e4e3cfc90227241bf5a |
| blinken-4.8.5 | 556KB | 76908e6d622c6b5f0167e11e08db0f4f73b61216 |
| cantor-4.8.5 | 268KB | c9b9c26f0dc2e130e1783bb034d72a19b0a00219 |
| filelight-4.8.5 | 292KB | 218f5832ee6e55056427b2dacc5da82268605622 |
| gwenview-4.8.5 | 2,0MB | 5b4ecbde7a1fd5ca30bdd94393f76b0aefe4c91a |
| jovie-4.8.5 | 364KB | 48be4228fe263e02a2eeeb4788c3a45486e6c78c |
| kaccessible-4.8.5 | 24KB | c7df06a2307c4ea5ece43a8db02600f9a002af45 |
| kactivities-4.8.5 | 44KB | 5886977da1e8287e600a347b65e5ea44aba8236c |
| kalgebra-4.8.5 | 416KB | 3431c59ac8e828feb523555e57cea220e16bc3da |
| kalzium-4.8.5 | 3,6MB | 1834aa3a56fac431e5c2dde19cf4191e3698f4bd |
| kamera-4.8.5 | 40KB | 4f4d964af09776b6d4e60d916d440cdd2e5b9172 |
| kanagram-4.8.5 | 612KB | 8622a4e6eb92b318e6d2d1ca6d6723b236534f13 |
| kate-4.8.5 | 2,2MB | 5c8ca6b9ca61e979fdbf0611acf0b195bfee9b87 |
| kbruch-4.8.5 | 892KB | c7ee8d90f99c9f9961d76e6ec6b34492a89b786f |
| kcalc-4.8.5 | 88KB | 5cb7c0dd9c6ac427441942aa06b811792e622108 |
| kcharselect-4.8.5 | 88KB | 916ddaff48e9358318af566d6a703d9a82c919d8 |
| kcolorchooser-4.8.5 | 8,0KB | c42d26d44d50c6b237bc048e4972c7e325059463 |
| kdeadmin-4.8.5 | 1,2MB | e470915b63460b69dd10d82828975c1188dc6885 |
| kdeartwork-4.8.5 | 134MB | 295434b209eafd3f91e2db1aed041c2a02479dcf |
| kde-baseapps-4.8.5 | 2,7MB | f9f1b1bf719a30a0660a035c7c73ff56bb84774d |
| kdegames-4.8.5 | 58MB | 70cfb7c3197049a4338827e1dd79229acad66351 |
| kdegraphics-mobipocket-4.8.5 | 24KB | 32639cb7e5f104a0ddfa35630956588980547eda |
| kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer-4.8.5 | 44KB | d27147e3366352cbe0347e286f0cacd6dec60dba |
| kdegraphics-thumbnailers-4.8.5 | 44KB | 73e08fe9c86c23cb3e791ec21575c381b6ff984c |
| kdelibs-4.8.5 | 12MB | b125d1a6aeb477893cd767c20ba7318162cf67e9 |
| kdemultimedia-4.8.5 | 1,5MB | f094298b18f2106595381a871a4706c13102e97b |
| kdenetwork-4.8.5 | 8,9MB | 75b724ed0c3978b1fa57efbe50d273a14c2acbd5 |
| kdepim-4.8.5 | 14MB | 9b3e1ccb7e17ae4bd7d51023ea0f8e734ffe58fd |
| kdepimlibs-4.8.5 | 2,8MB | 43ae4f80f59bdcf3829c82ca3a1743de4e810003 |
| kdepim-runtime-4.8.5 | 1,2MB | 734c7fdacb8e65c7bb6a9ddb12a8eb7196cf6d2e |
| kdeplasma-addons-4.8.5 | 1,7MB | eb7929b472b0985b797ab080c1ccf1cdce077115 |
| kde-runtime-4.8.5 | 5,8MB | ace2b99b7f1dc182b210758fceb9296bd6c0a828 |
| kdesdk-4.8.5 | 5,2MB | 17f83791022a18e3d52342e9d625fa4f77c09c4b |
| kdetoys-4.8.5 | 384KB | c078db25216b0441a8742dc5ac3ce9babc66a998 |
| kde-wallpapers-4.8.5 | 74MB | 0e1c660d86d2093fe85e34c0da8417dfc67326bd |
| kdewebdev-4.8.5 | 2,5MB | 41509b34623085db1f3c2a5b3cb8db2a5f12a31b |
| kde-workspace-4.8.5 | 21MB | 4f2236f339568426262b38c4b2172d3dc29fea07 |
| kdf-4.8.5 | 156KB | 99273a90cd48b2268d7e265ba94c17b6e3d0a79c |
| kfloppy-4.8.5 | 64KB | 5c1d1f2384ac2eca3ed0f4622d8b95ce69551b05 |
| kgamma-4.8.5 | 28KB | 96fbb33501671e43b856461a5806573771683b8c |
| kgeography-4.8.5 | 6,5MB | 7f8105004476aa17b181d18c734f2f86d60fb071 |
| kgpg-4.8.5 | 800KB | 7981c3ff406b7ff42e8254ca3e79c8620b5d91a3 |
| khangman-4.8.5 | 1,2MB | b8f23283b68ab1d3fdf67d6315fd97c4a954c538 |
| kig-4.8.5 | 1,5MB | 066c664609e24135b9c81267994f1180d9e332cd |
| kimono-4.8.5 | 964KB | b6f3a8319df55fb921a5454a678e9aec04482fec |
| kiten-4.8.5 | 12MB | d23584c9e594fa7c7296c3acdc8d0e94a06ed720 |
| klettres-4.8.5 | 2,6MB | a2b06c524770c4deba1426ea0d9a6eef8348bda4 |
| kmag-4.8.5 | 92KB | 7157a2d1a1a8bd2dc8d904e873b5d4de5c5b6198 |
| kmousetool-4.8.5 | 48KB | 429407801b8161495ad70c9cd847a0e788c47d7a |
| kmouth-4.8.5 | 316KB | dbf47e46d368b9d76e3a2e7d483691c061199940 |
| kmplot-4.8.5 | 668KB | 7b8ac0071f6b514e5d4efc66de17f32fea158c94 |
| kolourpaint-4.8.5 | 1,2MB | 470af6d20518c50200597720c05a27db7e15977a |
| konsole-4.8.5 | 432KB | f2cb6f488f5f3260601bff2ae9243b9067f0e2e4 |
| korundum-4.8.5 | 164KB | 6ac7cc093c8701ee35061027596415ae205bd860 |
| kremotecontrol-4.8.5 | 1,1MB | ab403fe53cfc380f45b4d01bb9dba458a93d90f2 |
| kross-interpreters-4.8.5 | 132KB | 8cb9230009a33792c43650d847062328096b9901 |
| kruler-4.8.5 | 132KB | fe220c37b45038bdb86149c60c5d3e4772f45ef3 |
| ksaneplugin-4.8.5 | 16KB | 6a74a960a14a461af99d6839d2b674d0a00f593a |
| ksecrets-4.8.5 | 152KB | 7b5491d305ceb1446cc002282a91f6601a4cc870 |
| ksnapshot-4.8.5 | 260KB | fa380a904f5341a30db6cc900f96fefa7ae71cdb |
| kstars-4.8.5 | 12MB | 807f12d78e1183e73a5aeca3e271bbd09ba7f564 |
| ktimer-4.8.5 | 148KB | f790ad346c6db0069b40603ed1a7f361a64577ab |
| ktouch-4.8.5 | 1,7MB | 5adf6ac0f6487ca8cd300216554cff3048c1c68f |
| kturtle-4.8.5 | 212KB | b9feb2dc816b950f5ee54c7b39da183591aefca4 |
| kwallet-4.8.5 | 280KB | 26739a6cd1a3a583be4b13a8d033b85c5fcdbd62 |
| kwordquiz-4.8.5 | 1,2MB | 3e9ccbe63b498fc992924d177517f2fc8626edac |
| libkdcraw-4.8.5 | 268KB | f874387a3db3793f1c762adccdbc0556f78549da |
| libkdeedu-4.8.5 | 212KB | 8e7a2ea332b2e90ad78e32b5fb17d963de91480c |
| libkexiv2-4.8.5 | 132KB | 214f7cacccff6afa390ec91830079289083c0b24 |
| libkipi-4.8.5 | 72KB | 1a08b7db7c16eee5f1f8ccdb49285119ddc64172 |
| libksane-4.8.5 | 84KB | 1a078e3d9c48130d3ef20b78e76423fd3b959baa |
| marble-4.8.5 | 19MB | e0bae6d9fa515279e729490ec0366597c6c788d5 |
| okular-4.8.5 | 1,1MB | 61b6c060088e04a7facdd3f743b15c638aaeb7da |
| oxygen-icons-4.8.5 | 301MB | a77abbdedef8e4358a9f3f2c4e3ce2a0f82efdef |
| parley-4.8.5 | 7,9MB | 10d7b784608b44167170644ad3b081fd33a018bd |
| perlkde-4.8.5 | 48KB | 1b3c3eb18dc0d9edcad367ee81aabeb6e8f5600f |
| perlqt-4.8.5 | 1,8MB | eb8006ec8155be15f6518c71888b83213de200b5 |
| printer-applet-4.8.5 | 40KB | 1ac6966ca7645185addc278c11ad5f0d13aabc83 |
| pykde4-4.8.5 | 2,1MB | 2f8e69decc09e02971db1ec0133254d55c88ecd3 |
| qtruby-4.8.5 | 536KB | 43be2924bea81436a8939772091c33b885fca57a |
| qyoto-4.8.5 | 524KB | 4988680aef213217452ebde7cf70d23a753a5ffc |
| rocs-4.8.5 | 652KB | 0a9b881f4e08aa14d9fdded44c72ffac896f2342 |
| smokegen-4.8.5 | 148KB | c46f1d9448f6e064826ee4f23e359a6d427257c0 |
| smokekde-4.8.5 | 40KB | e4a6803f89fcbf3c886ab0e232152b4432af976c |
| smokeqt-4.8.5 | 36KB | ba5314553b74f224679a3333d55dc88c7d8e8ea1 |
| step-4.8.5 | 372KB | a2f671cfd634f464f625d592e712fcdda98a5fe0 |
| superkaramba-4.8.5 | 388KB | 10ca60dd96b02e8a45222af38ae3ebc80d911c97 |
| svgpart-4.8.5 | 12KB | 5456add3aa7e7dd3a989ba27be3a1ac7076dc6ef |
| sweeper-4.8.5 | 84KB | 6bc73092593e07480cb72bd8201ed67100b435ad |
Some Linux/UNIX OS vendors have kindly provided binary packages of KDE SC 4.8.5 for some versions of their distribution, and in other cases community volunteers have done so.
Currently pre-compiled packages are available for: