2.2. Install KDE Builder in a legacy way

Before installing, configure your PATH environment variable to include the ~/.local/bin path - the location where kde-builder will be installed. See how to set environment variables for more information.

For example, add this code to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

or, if using fish shell, you can add it by running (this stays permanent):

fish_add_path ~/.local/bin

Note

On Debian-like distros, the default ~/.profile automatically adds ~/.local/bin to PATH when ~/.local/bin exists. The initial_setup.sh script will automatically source the ~/.profile file, so you do not need to additionally configure PATH.

You can install KDE Builder with its installation script:

cd ~
curl 'https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kde-builder/-/raw/master/scripts/initial_setup.sh?ref_type=heads' > initial_setup.sh
bash initial_setup.sh

The installation script will prompt to install KDE Builder's runtime dependencies, and do installation itself.

You can update KDE Builder later by running this script again.