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# 3.3. Linux: Installing DEBs for debian

The installation for a Debian system is also rather straightforward. You will only find KDE 2.0 packages for Debian 2.2 (Potato) and 2.3 (Woody). We describe here how to install packages for Debian 2.2, the stable version, since Debian 2.3 is still in development. However, the installation for both versions, is almost identical. The main difference is that KDE is oficially included in Debian 2.3 and you do not need to specify any special location to find the deb packages for KDE.

The first step is to tell your system where it can find the deb packages for KDE. A list of locations for the Debian packages is kept in your hard disk in `/etc/apt/sources.list`. You should add to that file the following line: `http://kde.tdyc.com/ stable kde2`

Then you have to update your local package database so that your system knows that there are new packages available. Type the following command:

     apt-get update

Finally you should install the KDE base components. This is acomplished by typing:

     apt-get install kdebase

If you want to install other components you should try some, or all these options:

     apt-get install task-kdenetwork
     apt-get install task-kdeadmin
     apt-get install task-kdetoys
     apt-get install task-kdeutils
     apt-get install task-kdemultimedia
     apt-get install task-kdegraphics
     apt-get install task-kdepim
     apt-get install task-kdegames
     apt-get install task-koffice
     apt-get install kdebase-docs
     apt-get install kdm

You may also be interested in installing your language.

     apt-get install
    kde-i18n-xx

where `xx` has to be substitued with the country code.

The control files for some KDE applications will be placed at `/etc/kde2`, the executables will go in `/usr/bin` and most of the auxiliary files in `/usr/share` under different directories.

If you are upgrading from a previous version of KDE you should perform the following steps. First, update file `/etc/apt/sources.list` by changing the line with the location of KDE packages with line: `http://kde.tdyc.com/ stable kde2`. Second update your package database:

     apt-get update

Finally install the kde base system:

     apt-get install kdebase
     apt-get dist-upgrade

If you want to install more KDE components try some, or all these options.

     apt-get install task-kdenetwork
     apt-get install task-kdeadmin
     apt-get install task-kdetoys
     apt-get install task-kdeutils
     apt-get install task-kdemultimedia
     apt-get install task-kdegraphics
     apt-get install task-kdepim
     apt-get install task-kdegames
     apt-get install task-koffice
     apt-get install kdebase-docs
     apt-get install kdm

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