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In order to install and use KOffice you must have:
A functioning Unix-like system (for example, Linux® or BSD) with a configured X Window System® (for example, XFree86 or X.Org).
The Qt™ 3.3 libraries from Trolltech. See www.trolltech.com for more information.
The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) or newer. KOffice cannot be compiled with earlier versions of KDE. Information on obtaining and installing TDE can be found at: http://www.trinitydesktop.org/
Permission to install software on your computer. If you are on a stand-alone system, this should not be a problem. However, if you are using a networked computer, check with your administrator first.
Please note that, while you need the TDE 3.3 (or newer) libraries on your system, you can still use KOffice in a different desktop environment (for example, XFCE or GNOME).
If you plan on compiling KOffice from source code you will also need:
automake 1.6.1 or later. This can be downloaded from: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake/
autoconf 2.53 or later. This can be downloaded from: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/autoconf/
A C++ compiler which supports exceptions, preferably a recent version of GCC. (See http://gcc.gnu.org for info about getting and installing it.)
Troll Tech's Qt™ 3.3 development packages. If these packages are not installed on your system and they are not included in the distribution of your operating system, you should probably have to compile Qt™ from source. These sources can be obtained from http://www.trolltech.com/download/index.html.
Once you have determined that your system meets these requirements, you should decide whether you want to compile the source code or install from pre-compiled binary packages.
If you want to obtain the most current binary version of KOffice, you can find more information by following this link: Getting Binary Packages.
If pre-compiled binaries are not available for your system, you can download the source code and compile it yourself. Instructions on where to obtain the current source code (and what to do with the source code once you have it) can be found by following this link: Getting the source code.
Please see the KOffice homepage for further details. That is where you can always find the most up-to-date information on both source and binary distributions!
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