# 2.2. Requirements

- The latest version of KDE. KDE is in beta so not everything will work perfectly. It can be found on ftp://ftp.kde.org/.

- GNU Tar v1.12 and a recent gzip.

- KFM is needed to get full functionality from Ark.

- Qt v1.31. Information regarding Qt can found on http://www.troll.no/.

- The appropriate programs for other archive formats are needed as well. These include lha, zip, unzip, and ar.