FAQ general sobre software KDE

Esta página con preguntas más frecuentes (FAQ) ha sido creada con preguntas realizadas en el canal de IRC #kde. Esta lista no es exhaustiva y podría crecer.

¿Qué pasa con KDE 3?

¿KDE 3 va a ser abandonado?

No. No hay un fin de vida planeado para KDE 3. Seguirá existiendo siempre y cuando haya gente que lo use. Sin embargo, no hay garantía de solución de fallos y mantenimiento para KDE 3.5 distinta de la dada por el proveedor y los contratos de ayuda. No hay planeado más desarrollo.

¿Es necesario actualizar a KDE 4?

KDE 3 continuará existiendo durante mucho tiempo. Tendrás que actualizar o no dependiendo de la configuración de tu distribución. En términos generales, distribuciones orientadas a empresas (máxima estabilidad pero sin las aplicaciones más recientes) usan KDE 3.5. Ejemplos de estas distribuciones son CentOS, White Box o Scientific Linux. Las distribuciones para usuarios finales normalmente usan la versión 4.4 o incluso la 4.5.

¿Hay alguna ayuda para que me acostumbre a KDE 4?

Si, por supuesto. UserBase puede ayudar mucho. Algunas páginas para iniciarte son Encuentra tu aplicación que trata de aplicaciones que han cambiado su nombre o ubicación, y Tareas comunes cuyo objetivo es aumentar tu productividad rápidamente.

No te olvides de que puedes usar la barra de búsqueda para encontrar otras páginas relacionadas con cualquier problema que encuentres, y haciendo clic en el enlace Categoría|Para empezar/es de la parte inferior de esta página te mostrará otras páginas útiles.

¿Podré seguir usando KDE 3 o las aplicaciones de KDE 3?

Si, podrás continuar usando KDE 3 o los programas de KDE 3 siempre y cuando las dependencias necesarias estén instaladas. A medida que el cambio al software de KDE 4 progrese algunas de estas dependencias desaparecerán. Sin embargo, al mismo tiempo, la mayoría de las aplicaciones tendrán nuevas versiones para ejecutarse con dependencias actuales, o similares, a medida que aparezcan nuevos paquetes.

How KDE 4 and KDE are set up depends on your distribution. Please consult with your distribution for more information. Some distributions allow both KDE3 and KDE 4 SC to be installed on the same system. However, since the release of KDE 4.3 that is less frequently found.

General Troubleshooting techniques

There are a few basic steps that can help in troubleshooting problems with KDE software. You should try these steps before asking on #kde or the kde general mailing list, since you'll probably be told to try them anyway .

• Try creating a new user and running your KDE software with that user. If the problem doesn't occur with the new user, there's probably a problem with a file in your .kde directory. You should then try:
  • Rename the file causing the problem. To find an appropriate file, look in .kde/share/apps/<application-name> or in .kde/share/config/<application-name>rc where <application-name> is the name of the application you are having problems with.
  • Log out, then log in afresh. New default files will replace your renamed ones.
• Clean out /tmp and /var/tmp. KDE stores some temporary files which can sometimes cause problems. You will need to be root to do this. You might also like to try removing the following files. Make sure you exit KDE first though! (The easiest safe way is to choose Failsafe at bootup.):
  • ~/.DCOPserver-* (on KDE3 systems there are usually two of these; one is a symlink to the other)
  • ~/.kde/socket-<hostname>
  • ~/.kde/tmp-<hostname> which is normally a symlink to the next file:
  • /tmp/tmp-kde-<USER>
  • ~/.kde/socket-<hostname> which is also normally a symlink to:
  • /tmp/ksocket-<USER>
• If you're running an old release from KDE, try updating to the latest version - many bugs are fixed with each new version, so your problem might already be fixed.
• Try searching the Bugzilla at http://bugs.kde.org . Many common problems have been reported and discussed there.
• If your problem is more general than just one KDE application (e.g., "sound stops working when I start my KDE desktop"), try starting X with a different window manager. Even if you haven't installed another WM, 'twm' will be available, as it ships by default with X.
  • If you start X with the 'startx' command, just put the appropriate command in the file .xinitrc in your home directory. (If it doesn't exist, create it)
  • If you start your desktop from kdm, this will not work.

If your problem is with sound in KDE software, you could try looking at Sound Problems

Helping the KDE Community

How can I help in development? Do I need to learn how to code?

There are many ways to help the KDE community, not only through programming. There are other areas of contribution that need talent of other kinds. All that's necessary is the desire to help and some commitment. Of course, if you want learn how to program in order contribute, we will be more than willing to get you started as well.

Some other ways to help include

• End-user support - if you are experienced, consider joining a mailing list or the Forum to help support newer users.

• If you are able to help with translation as part of the official team, consult this list to find a contact point. If you would like to help with UserBase translation, use the sidebar link to get a translator account, then read the Tasks and Tools page.

• English documentation is also needed, and here on UserBase is a good place to start.