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== Introduction ==

There are many different ways to become involved in the KDE Community, ranging all the way from a simply using our software through to being a core platform developer.

You can find more general information on getting involved in KDE at the following links:
* [http://kde.org/community/getinvolved/ Getting Involved in KDE]
* [[Contribute|Contribute to KDE]]

This section of KDE TechBase is designed to help get you started in participating in the technical side of the KDE community. It will explain to you how KDE Software is structured and built, and how you can participate by building KDE for yourself.

{{Note|'''Quickstart:''' If you are impatient to get started without understanding what you are doing then you can skip straight to using a [[/Build#Scripted_Builds|Build Script]], but it is strongly recommended you read this documentation first.}}

== Using KDE Software ==

If you just want to use stable KDE software for your everyday computing needs, then you do not need to build KDE Software for yourself. You should instead use the software installer provided by your Linux distribution to install KDE package.

The best place to learn how to do this is through your distributions normal support channels, although you may find some useful information on the following pages:
* [http://www.kde.org/download/distributions.php Distributions shipping KDE]
* [[/Build/Distributions|Install KDE Software on Linux and BSD Distributions]]
* [[Projects/KDE_on_Windows/Installation|Install KDE Software on Windows]]
* Mac OS X does not currently have an installer available for KDE Software, but you can simplify building it by using [http://mac.kde.org/?id=build MacPorts or Fink]

== Getting Help ==

If you are looking for help in using the KDE Workspace or KDE Applications then please visit the [http://userbase.kde.org/ KDE UserBase].

If you have any questions or problems with building or developing KDE Software please feel free to [[Development/Getting_Help|ask for help]]. However, be patient while waiting for a response, and try to work through the problem yourself, we aren't going to do it ''all'' for you. Working your way through and understanding why something doesn't work is a good way to learn how to do things the right way.

== Building and Running KDE Software From Source ==

There are several possible ways to build and install KDE software and the method you choose depends on what you want to do with the software. In particular if you are only wanting to build and develop a single application you may not need to build the entire KDE Development Platform to do so. You can read more about this on the [[Getting_Started/Build/Methods|Build Methods page]].

The following sections explain the steps you need to understand and give the instructions you need to follow to successfully build KDE Software from source:

* [[/Sources|How the KDE Source Code is structured]]
* [[/Build|How to Build and Install the software]]
* [[/Run|How to Run the software]]

== Development Model ==

TODO: General introduction to the dev model, release cycles, etc.

* [[Schedules/Release_Schedules_Guide|The KDE Release Schedule]]
* [[Development/Software_Engineering_Framework|The KDE Software Engineering Framwork]]
* [[Policies|KDE Development Policies and Procedures to follow]]
* [[Policies/Application_Lifecycle|The development lifecycle for a new application]]

== Development Tools ==

There are a number of [[Development/Tools|Development Tools]] that are either required or helpful when building KDE Software. For these you will usually want to use the stable packages provided by your distribution.

You may want to use a graphical IDE for your development work:
* [http://www.kdevelop.org/ KDevelop 4]
* [[Development/Tools/Eclipse|Eclipse]]
* [[/Using_an_IDE_with_KDE4|Using an IDE with KDE4]]

== Contributing To KDE ==

Once you have a copy of KDE built you can then start contributing back to KDE. The pages below will help you find out how you can help make KDE even better.

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* [[Contribute|Contribute]]
* [[Contribute/Send_Patches|Send Patches]]
* [[Contribute/Bugsquad|Bugsquad]]

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 == Introduction ==
-There are many different ways to become involved in the KDE Community, ranging all the way from a simply using our software through to being a core platform developer.
+There are many different ways to become [http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved involved in the KDE Community], ranging all the way from a simply using our software through to being a core platform developer.
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-You can find more general information on getting involved in KDE at the following links:
-* [http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved Getting Involved in KDE]
-* [[Special:myLanguage/Contribute|Contribute to KDE]]
 This section of KDE TechBase is designed to help get you started in participating in the technical side of the KDE community.  It will explain to you how KDE Software is structured and built, and how you can participate by building KDE for yourself.
 == Using KDE Software ==
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 If you simply want to build one application, the simple tutorial [[Development/Tutorials/Building_An_Existing_Application|Building an Existing Application]] might be enough already.
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 You can find more general information on getting involved in KDE at the following links:
-* [http://kde.org/community/getinvolved/ Getting Involved in KDE]
+* [http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved Getting Involved in KDE]
 * [[Special:myLanguage/Contribute|Contribute to KDE]]

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	There are several possible ways to build and install KDE software and the method you choose depends on what you want to do with the software. In particular if you are only wanting to build and develop a single application you may not need to build the entire KDE Development Platform to do so. You can read more about this on the [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Build/Methods\|Build Methods page]].		There are several possible ways to build and install KDE software and the method you choose depends on what you want to do with the software. In particular if you are only wanting to build and develop a single application you may not need to build the entire KDE Development Platform to do so. You can read more about this on the [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Build/Methods\|Build Methods page]].
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		+	If you simply want to build one application, the simple tutorial [[Development/Tutorials/Building_An_Existing_Application\|Building an Existing Application]] might be enough already.

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 You can find more general information on getting involved in KDE at the following links:
 * [http://kde.org/community/getinvolved/ Getting Involved in KDE]
-* [[Contribute|Contribute to KDE]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Contribute|Contribute to KDE]]
 This section of KDE TechBase is designed to help get you started in participating in the technical side of the KDE community.  It will explain to you how KDE Software is structured and built, and how you can participate by building KDE for yourself.
-{{Note|'''Quickstart:''' If you are impatient to get started without understanding what you are doing then you can skip straight to using a [[/Build#Scripted_Builds|Build Script]], but it is strongly recommended you read this documentation first.}}
+{{Note|'''Quickstart:''' If you are impatient to get started without understanding what you are doing then you can skip straight to using a [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Build#Scripted_Builds|Build Script]], but it is strongly recommended you read this documentation first.}}
 == Using KDE Software ==
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 The best place to learn how to do this is through your distributions normal support channels, although you may find some useful information on the following pages:
 * [http://www.kde.org/download/distributions.php Distributions shipping KDE]
-* [[/Build/Distributions|Install KDE Software on Linux and BSD Distributions]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Build/Distributions|Install KDE Software on Linux and BSD Distributions]]
-* [[Projects/KDE_on_Windows/Installation|Install KDE Software on Windows]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Projects/KDE_on_Windows/Installation|Install KDE Software on Windows]]
 * Mac OS X does not currently have an installer available for KDE Software, but you can simplify building it by using [http://mac.kde.org/?id=build MacPorts or Fink]
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 If you are looking for help in using the KDE Workspace or KDE Applications then please visit the [http://userbase.kde.org/ KDE UserBase].
-If you have any questions or problems with building or developing KDE Software please feel free to [[Development/Getting_Help|ask for help]].  However, be patient while waiting for a response, and try to work through the problem yourself, we aren't going to do it ''all'' for you.  Working your way through and understanding why something doesn't work is a good way to learn how to do things the right way.
+If you have any questions or problems with building or developing KDE Software please feel free to [[Special:myLanguage/Development/Getting_Help|ask for help]].  However, be patient while waiting for a response, and try to work through the problem yourself, we aren't going to do it ''all'' for you.  Working your way through and understanding why something doesn't work is a good way to learn how to do things the right way.
 == Building and Running KDE Software From Source ==
-There are several possible ways to build and install KDE software and the method you choose depends on what you want to do with the software.  In particular if you are only wanting to build and develop a single application you may not need to build the entire KDE Development Platform to do so.  You can read more about this on the [[Getting_Started/Build/Methods|Build Methods page]].
+There are several possible ways to build and install KDE software and the method you choose depends on what you want to do with the software.  In particular if you are only wanting to build and develop a single application you may not need to build the entire KDE Development Platform to do so.  You can read more about this on the [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Build/Methods|Build Methods page]].
 The following sections explain the steps you need to understand and give the instructions you need to follow to successfully build KDE Software from source:
-* [[/Sources|How the KDE Source Code is structured]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Sources|How the KDE Source Code is structured]]
-* [[/Build|How to Build and Install the software]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Build|How to Build and Install the software]]
-* [[/Run|How to Run the software]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Run/Nested_Session|How to Run a nested session of KDE]]
 == Development Model ==
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 TODO: General introduction to the dev model, release cycles, etc.
-* [[Schedules/Release_Schedules_Guide|The KDE Release Schedule]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Schedules/Release_Schedules_Guide|The KDE Release Schedule]]
-* [[Development/Software_Engineering_Framework|The KDE Software Engineering Framwork]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Development/Software_Engineering_Framework|The KDE Software Engineering Framework]]
-* [[Policies|KDE Development Policies and Procedures to follow]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Policies|KDE Development Policies and Procedures to follow]]
-* [[Policies/Application_Lifecycle|The development lifecycle for a new application]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Policies/Application_Lifecycle|The development lifecycle for a new application]]
 == Development Tools ==
-There are a number of [[Development/Tools|Development Tools]] that are either required or helpful when building KDE Software.  For these you will usually want to use the stable packages provided by your distribution.
+There are a number of [[Special:myLanguage/Development/Tools|Development Tools]] that are either required or helpful when building KDE Software.  For these you will usually want to use the stable packages provided by your distribution.
 You may want to use a graphical IDE for your development work:
 * [http://www.kdevelop.org/ KDevelop 4]
-* [[Development/Tools/Eclipse|Eclipse]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Development/Tools/Eclipse|Eclipse]]
-* [[/Using_an_IDE_with_KDE4|Using an IDE with KDE4]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Getting_Started/Using_an_IDE_with_KDE4|Using an IDE with KDE4]]
 == Contributing To KDE ==
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 [[Image:Action_tool.svg|right|32px]]
-* [[Contribute|Contribute]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Contribute|Contribute]]
-* [[Contribute/Send_Patches|Send Patches]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Contribute/Send_Patches|Send Patches]]
-* [[Contribute/Bugsquad|Bugsquad]]
+* [[Special:myLanguage/Contribute/Bugsquad|Bugsquad]]
 [[Category:Build_KDE]]