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The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) project is a feature rich desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems with a primary goal of retaining the overall KDE 3.5 computing style. The project was founded by and is still led by Timothy Pearson. After 5 years of work, TDE is a fast, stable and mature desktop for Linux.
The '''[http://trinitydesktop.org Trinity Desktop Environment]''' (TDE) project is a feature rich desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems with a primary goal of retaining a traditional, efficient and productive user interface.


TDE is the successor desktop to KDE 3.5. Continued development by the Trinity Project has polished off many rough edges that were present in the final release of KDE 3.5.10. Many new and useful features have been added to keep the environment up-to-date.
TDE was born as a fork of the K Desktop Environment version 3.5, which was originally written by the KDE Team, a world-wide network of software engineers committed to Free Software development. The name Trinity was chosen because the word means Three as in continuation of KDE 3. Since then, TDE has evolved to be an independent and standalone desktop environment project. Over time, continued development has polished off many rough edges that were present in the final release of KDE 3.5.10 and many new and useful features have been added to keep the environment up-to-date.


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The current stable release of TDE (3.5.13-2) was released July 21st 2013. Binaries for many Linux distributions and source-code tar archives are available for download. Current development is on 14.0.0 (R14). R14 underwent soft-freeze on March, 4, 2014 and RC releases for R14 are scheduled shortly.


== Current release ==
One of most notable features of R14 is implementation of the Trinity Desktop Hardware Library (tdehwlib) that did away with dependency on HAL. With the HAL dependency removed, R14's foundation now rests solidly on current and maintained libraries and dependencies.


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'''MediaWiki has been successfully installed.''' -- Thanks Tim!


The current stable release of TDE is '''R14.1.6'''. The key highlights from this release are:
Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.


* update available search engines and GUI
== Getting started ==
* ksnapshot: allow to drag-n-drop snapshots into other programs
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
* twin: fix tiling of maximized windows
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* twin: fix several opacity-related issues, making using transparency easier and providing an overall better user experience
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
* kicker: add option for 3D border
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
* konqueror: add "Go to Desktop" action
* kxkb: add "Compatibility options" and "Currency signs" under "Miscellaneous options"
* tdebase: add filesystem type indication in Meta Info property page
* kmail: fix signature verification in encrypted messages
* tdm: make sure to launch a dbus session each time
* tdelibs: fix kdesktop crash at startup
* tqt: improve handling of special unicode characters that were causing programs to hang
* kvirc: translations into other languages now work correctly
* kcharselect: improve navigation with arrow keys and PgUp/PgDw, scrollbar
* improvements to various TDE-branded icons/pictures/artwork and removed sloppy Flying Konqi wallpaper
* tdeio_iso: add support for xz archives
* tdegraphics: add support for Poppler >= 26.04

Refer to the [[Release_Notes_For_R14.1.6|full release notes]] for further details and screenshots.

== Contributing ==

The TDE development team is small but friendly. Anyone wanting to join the development process and help create the next TDE release is welcome!<br/>
You don't need to be a programmer to do so: you can contribute translations, artwork or other stuff! If you wish to participate, please take a look at the following links:
* [[TDE Gitea Workspace]]: this is the main place for developers and for contributing code.
* [[TDE Weblate Translation Workspace]] user guide: this is the main place for translations.
* [https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Category:Developers#New_to_Trinity_development.3F Developers] section on Wiki
* [https://www.trinitydesktop.org/helpwanted.php Get involved] page on the main TDE website.

If you want to contribute to this wiki please read the [[TDE Wiki Style Guideline|formatting guidelines]] first. Consider updating pages that contain [[:Category:Pages with outdated information (KDE3)|KDE3-specific]] or [[:Category:Pages with outdated information|outdated]] information.

== Donating ==

Please consider helping with a small donation on our [https://www.trinitydesktop.org/donate.php donations page] if you wish to support the TDE project and its infrastructure, Without your financial assistance, TDE would not be possible!

== Roadmap ==

{{:Project RoadMap}}

== Browse the TDE Wiki ==

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Latest revision as of 00:41, 27 April 2026

The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) project is a feature rich desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems with a primary goal of retaining a traditional, efficient and productive user interface.

TDE was born as a fork of the K Desktop Environment version 3.5, which was originally written by the KDE Team, a world-wide network of software engineers committed to Free Software development. The name Trinity was chosen because the word means Three as in continuation of KDE 3. Since then, TDE has evolved to be an independent and standalone desktop environment project. Over time, continued development has polished off many rough edges that were present in the final release of KDE 3.5.10 and many new and useful features have been added to keep the environment up-to-date.

Current release

Official Instructions
Distribution Latest
Debian R14.1.6
Devuan R14.1.6
Fedora R14.1.5
RedHat R14.1.5
Ubuntu R14.1.6
Community Instructions
Distribution Latest Distribution Latest
Arch Linux R14.1.6 MX Linux R14.1.6
FreeBSD R14.1.6 OpenSUSE R14.1.5
Mageia R14.1.5 PCLinuxOS R14.1.5
Slackware R14.1.5 Gentoo latest git
Raspbian R14.1.6
Building from source code: base | extra Try a LiveCD

The current stable release of TDE is R14.1.6. The key highlights from this release are:

  • update available search engines and GUI
  • ksnapshot: allow to drag-n-drop snapshots into other programs
  • twin: fix tiling of maximized windows
  • twin: fix several opacity-related issues, making using transparency easier and providing an overall better user experience
  • kicker: add option for 3D border
  • konqueror: add "Go to Desktop" action
  • kxkb: add "Compatibility options" and "Currency signs" under "Miscellaneous options"
  • tdebase: add filesystem type indication in Meta Info property page
  • kmail: fix signature verification in encrypted messages
  • tdm: make sure to launch a dbus session each time
  • tdelibs: fix kdesktop crash at startup
  • tqt: improve handling of special unicode characters that were causing programs to hang
  • kvirc: translations into other languages now work correctly
  • kcharselect: improve navigation with arrow keys and PgUp/PgDw, scrollbar
  • improvements to various TDE-branded icons/pictures/artwork and removed sloppy Flying Konqi wallpaper
  • tdeio_iso: add support for xz archives
  • tdegraphics: add support for Poppler >= 26.04

Refer to the full release notes for further details and screenshots.

Contributing

The TDE development team is small but friendly. Anyone wanting to join the development process and help create the next TDE release is welcome!
You don't need to be a programmer to do so: you can contribute translations, artwork or other stuff! If you wish to participate, please take a look at the following links:

If you want to contribute to this wiki please read the formatting guidelines first. Consider updating pages that contain KDE3-specific or outdated information.

Donating

Please consider helping with a small donation on our donations page if you wish to support the TDE project and its infrastructure, Without your financial assistance, TDE would not be possible!

Roadmap

Version Date Roadmap Release notes
R14.1.5 2025-Nov-09 link
R14.1.6 2026-Apr-26 link
R14.1.7 2026-Oct-25 link
R14.2.0 2028-Apr-30 link


Browse the TDE Wiki

Installation Community
Documentation about installing and setting up the Trinity Desktop Environment. This category contains community-generated content.
Releases Developers
Category for release notes (and lists of releases, release history, and anything else that seems approriate). This category contains development-related and API documentation for the Trinity Desktop Environment.


Tips And Tricks Packagers
This page is meant as a container of tips and tricks collected over time, addressing topics and issues brought up by TDE users. This category contains information useful for people who want to package Trinity for their distribution.
Show all Categories in the TDE Wiki
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