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.

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 4.8.5 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 4.8.5 is available for download:

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ark-4.8.5236KBdc304bb892b35dac431d5e4e3cfc90227241bf5a
blinken-4.8.5556KB76908e6d622c6b5f0167e11e08db0f4f73b61216
cantor-4.8.5268KBc9b9c26f0dc2e130e1783bb034d72a19b0a00219
filelight-4.8.5292KB218f5832ee6e55056427b2dacc5da82268605622
gwenview-4.8.52,0MB5b4ecbde7a1fd5ca30bdd94393f76b0aefe4c91a
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kde-baseapps-4.8.52,7MBf9f1b1bf719a30a0660a035c7c73ff56bb84774d
kdegames-4.8.558MB70cfb7c3197049a4338827e1dd79229acad66351
kdegraphics-mobipocket-4.8.524KB32639cb7e5f104a0ddfa35630956588980547eda
kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer-4.8.544KBd27147e3366352cbe0347e286f0cacd6dec60dba
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kde-runtime-4.8.55,8MBace2b99b7f1dc182b210758fceb9296bd6c0a828
kdesdk-4.8.55,2MB17f83791022a18e3d52342e9d625fa4f77c09c4b
kdetoys-4.8.5384KBc078db25216b0441a8742dc5ac3ce9babc66a998
kde-wallpapers-4.8.574MB0e1c660d86d2093fe85e34c0da8417dfc67326bd
kdewebdev-4.8.52,5MB41509b34623085db1f3c2a5b3cb8db2a5f12a31b
kde-workspace-4.8.521MB4f2236f339568426262b38c4b2172d3dc29fea07
kdf-4.8.5156KB99273a90cd48b2268d7e265ba94c17b6e3d0a79c
kfloppy-4.8.564KB5c1d1f2384ac2eca3ed0f4622d8b95ce69551b05
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kgeography-4.8.56,5MB7f8105004476aa17b181d18c734f2f86d60fb071
kgpg-4.8.5800KB7981c3ff406b7ff42e8254ca3e79c8620b5d91a3
khangman-4.8.51,2MBb8f23283b68ab1d3fdf67d6315fd97c4a954c538
kig-4.8.51,5MB066c664609e24135b9c81267994f1180d9e332cd
kimono-4.8.5964KBb6f3a8319df55fb921a5454a678e9aec04482fec
kiten-4.8.512MBd23584c9e594fa7c7296c3acdc8d0e94a06ed720
klettres-4.8.52,6MBa2b06c524770c4deba1426ea0d9a6eef8348bda4
kmag-4.8.592KB7157a2d1a1a8bd2dc8d904e873b5d4de5c5b6198
kmousetool-4.8.548KB429407801b8161495ad70c9cd847a0e788c47d7a
kmouth-4.8.5316KBdbf47e46d368b9d76e3a2e7d483691c061199940
kmplot-4.8.5668KB7b8ac0071f6b514e5d4efc66de17f32fea158c94
kolourpaint-4.8.51,2MB470af6d20518c50200597720c05a27db7e15977a
konsole-4.8.5432KBf2cb6f488f5f3260601bff2ae9243b9067f0e2e4
korundum-4.8.5164KB6ac7cc093c8701ee35061027596415ae205bd860
kremotecontrol-4.8.51,1MBab403fe53cfc380f45b4d01bb9dba458a93d90f2
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kruler-4.8.5132KBfe220c37b45038bdb86149c60c5d3e4772f45ef3
ksaneplugin-4.8.516KB6a74a960a14a461af99d6839d2b674d0a00f593a
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ksnapshot-4.8.5260KBfa380a904f5341a30db6cc900f96fefa7ae71cdb
kstars-4.8.512MB807f12d78e1183e73a5aeca3e271bbd09ba7f564
ktimer-4.8.5148KBf790ad346c6db0069b40603ed1a7f361a64577ab
ktouch-4.8.51,7MB5adf6ac0f6487ca8cd300216554cff3048c1c68f
kturtle-4.8.5212KBb9feb2dc816b950f5ee54c7b39da183591aefca4
kwallet-4.8.5280KB26739a6cd1a3a583be4b13a8d033b85c5fcdbd62
kwordquiz-4.8.51,2MB3e9ccbe63b498fc992924d177517f2fc8626edac
libkdcraw-4.8.5268KBf874387a3db3793f1c762adccdbc0556f78549da
libkdeedu-4.8.5212KB8e7a2ea332b2e90ad78e32b5fb17d963de91480c
libkexiv2-4.8.5132KB214f7cacccff6afa390ec91830079289083c0b24
libkipi-4.8.572KB1a08b7db7c16eee5f1f8ccdb49285119ddc64172
libksane-4.8.584KB1a078e3d9c48130d3ef20b78e76423fd3b959baa
marble-4.8.519MBe0bae6d9fa515279e729490ec0366597c6c788d5
okular-4.8.51,1MB61b6c060088e04a7facdd3f743b15c638aaeb7da
oxygen-icons-4.8.5301MBa77abbdedef8e4358a9f3f2c4e3ce2a0f82efdef
parley-4.8.57,9MB10d7b784608b44167170644ad3b081fd33a018bd
perlkde-4.8.548KB1b3c3eb18dc0d9edcad367ee81aabeb6e8f5600f
perlqt-4.8.51,8MBeb8006ec8155be15f6518c71888b83213de200b5
printer-applet-4.8.540KB1ac6966ca7645185addc278c11ad5f0d13aabc83
pykde4-4.8.52,1MB2f8e69decc09e02971db1ec0133254d55c88ecd3
qtruby-4.8.5536KB43be2924bea81436a8939772091c33b885fca57a
qyoto-4.8.5524KB4988680aef213217452ebde7cf70d23a753a5ffc
rocs-4.8.5652KB0a9b881f4e08aa14d9fdded44c72ffac896f2342
smokegen-4.8.5148KBc46f1d9448f6e064826ee4f23e359a6d427257c0
smokekde-4.8.540KBe4a6803f89fcbf3c886ab0e232152b4432af976c
smokeqt-4.8.536KBba5314553b74f224679a3333d55dc88c7d8e8ea1
step-4.8.5372KBa2f671cfd634f464f625d592e712fcdda98a5fe0
superkaramba-4.8.5388KB10ca60dd96b02e8a45222af38ae3ebc80d911c97
svgpart-4.8.512KB5456add3aa7e7dd3a989ba27be3a1ac7076dc6ef
sweeper-4.8.584KB6bc73092593e07480cb72bd8201ed67100b435ad

Binary packages

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: