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== Install KDE == | == Install KDE == | ||
You can install KDE 4 on Windows using the following, depending on your use case: | You can install KDE 4 on Windows using the following, depending on your use case: | ||
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*[[Getting Started/Build/KDE4/Windows/emerge|Windows ''emerge'' tool]] with both compilers (mingw/gcc and msvc). | *[[Getting Started/Build/KDE4/Windows/emerge|Windows ''emerge'' tool]] with both compilers (mingw/gcc and msvc). | ||
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*[[Getting Started/Build/KDE4/Windows/Cross-Compiling|Cross-compile from linux with mingw]] (still unstable) | *[[Getting Started/Build/KDE4/Windows/Cross-Compiling|Cross-compile from linux with mingw]] (still unstable) | ||
The following sites are deprecated at the moment and should not be used unless you know, very well, what you're doing: | ==== ''Deprecated'' Installation Methods ==== | ||
The following sites are ''deprecated'' at the moment and '''should not be used unless you know, very well, what you're doing''': | |||
*[[Getting Started/Build/KDE4/Windows/GCC And MinGW|MinGW gcc]] and | *[[Getting Started/Build/KDE4/Windows/GCC And MinGW|MinGW gcc]] and | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 27 March 2010
Introduction
Welcome to KDE on Windows! Here you will find out how to install KDE on your Windows system. Depending on your usage, there are several ways to install KDE. If you just want to use KDE on Windows, you will want to use the installer package. If you are a developer, or just want to follow the development of KDE more closely, you will want to use the emerge tool.
Install KDE
You can install KDE 4 on Windows using the following, depending on your use case:
Users
- Installer for Windows is a graphical installer to help users easily and quickly install KDE
Developers
Preferred Installation Methods
- Windows emerge tool with both compilers (mingw/gcc and msvc).
- Build using precompiled packages with both compilers (mingw/gcc and msvc).
- Cross-compile from linux with mingw (still unstable)
Deprecated Installation Methods
The following sites are deprecated at the moment and should not be used unless you know, very well, what you're doing:
Troubleshooting
If you have a problem or questions, feel free to visit us on #kde-windows on irc.freenode.org