Ubuntu9.10 users can use KDE4.3.4.

The KDE Community launched the KDE software compilation (KDESC) for the fourth maintenance version of KDE4.3 ). dubbedCold, the brand new KDE4.3.4 software package, brings a series of improvements: Okular, Marble and KGpg applications, and some software Bug fixes, such as Okteta, KTuberling, JuK and KAlarm. various language translations have also been updated in this release. thanks to the people behind the KUbuntu community, especially Aless

The KDE Community launched the KDE software compilation (kde SC) for the fourth maintenance version of KDE4.3 ). dubbed Cold, the brand new KDE 4.3.4 software package, brings a series of improvements: Okular, Marble and KGpg applications, and some software Bug fixes, such as Okteta, KTuberling, JuK and KAlarm. various language translations have also been updated in this release. thanks to the people behind the KUbuntu community, especially Alessandro Ghersi, the official release of KDE 4.3.4 is available to (K) Ubuntu 9.10 users. We recommend that you upgrade the KDE community to this release version as soon as possible! Let's take a look at the highlights of kde SC 4.3.4:

· The Plasma bitmap cache problem has been fixed. The workspace has better responsiveness;

· Okular: the stability of the default file viewer is enhanced;

· Marble, the desktop globe was polished;

· Corrected non-ASCII characters in KGpg ciphertext.

How to upgrade to KDE 4.3.4

You can upgrade kde SC 4.3.4 to kde SC through the following steps:

-Open the Software Sources application through Main Menu-> System-> Administration. Enter the password and Enter;

-Switch to the second tab, click "Other Software," and click "Add" and paste the following line:

Deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

... Click 'add source;

-Switch to the "Authentication" page, click the "Import Key File" button and add the GPG Key (right-click the Link and select "Save Link As" to Save it to the desktop );

-When you close the Software Sources application, the system immediately asks if you want to re-load information about the available Software. Therefore, click the 'reload' button until the Software Sources window disappears;

-Switch to Main Menu-> System-> Administration and open the Update Manager application. After loading the existing Update information, you can safely upgrade your System to KDE 4.3.4;

-We recommend that you restart the system after the upgrade.

Currently, kde SC 4.3.4 comes with many software packages, including Web development programs, teaching tools, and management programs. All of these are available in more than 50 languages.