[websites/rkward-kde-org] /: Update some out of date information, and set latest version as variable

Thu May 8 18:59:37 BST 2025

Git commit 031b9fa13b38446a9d16467aaa345ea88e64d6e9 by Thomas Friedrichsmeier.
Committed on 08/05/2025 at 17:59.
Pushed by tfry into branch 'master'.

Update some out of date information, and set latest version as variable

M  +1    -0    config.yaml
M  +1    -1    content/_index.md
M  +1    -1    content/binaries-and-build-scripts.md
M  +11   -9    content/building-rkward-from-source.md
M  +2    -2    content/download.md
M  +3    -3    content/rkward-on-mac.md
M  +1    -6    content/rkward-on-windows.md

https://invent.kde.org/websites/rkward-kde-org/-/commit/031b9fa13b38446a9d16467aaa345ea88e64d6e9

diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index cfd1df6..b5acde8 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ params:
   rssSection: news
   showPatrons: false
   displayTitle: true
+  rkwardVersion: "0.8.1"
 rssLimit: 4
 summaryLength: 15
diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md
index fe2d9cf..90e63c8 100644
--- a/content/_index.md
+++ b/content/_index.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ subtitle: RKWard is an easy to use and easily extensible IDE/GUI for R.<br/>
 noSubpage: true
 ---
 
-**Download RKWard 0.8.1** - for [macOS](/rkward-on-mac) | [Windows](/rkward-on-windows) | [GNU/Linux](/download)
+**Download RKWard {{% param rkwardVersion %}}** - for [macOS](/rkward-on-mac) | [Windows](/rkward-on-windows) | [GNU/Linux](/download)
 
 ![](/assets/img/screenshot_main.png)
 
diff --git a/content/binaries-and-build-scripts.md b/content/binaries-and-build-scripts.md
index 524d1c7..d3e0428 100644
--- a/content/binaries-and-build-scripts.md
+++ b/content/binaries-and-build-scripts.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RKWard package in debian: <https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=rkward&se
 
 ### Project-provided Ubuntu repositories
 
-**Several current releases of Ubuntu do not yet provide the required KF6 frameworks for RKWard 0.8.0 and above. Should the below PPAs fail to offer a version of RKWard >= 0.8.1, it is recommended to use the AppImage!**
+**Several current releases of Ubuntu do not yet provide the required KF6 frameworks for RKWard 0.8.0 and above. Should the below PPAs fail to offer the current version of RKWard ({{% param rkwardVersion %}}), it is recommended to use the AppImage!**
 
 We provide a variety of automated builds for Ubuntu on our
 [Launchpad project page](https://launchpad.net/rkward):
diff --git a/content/building-rkward-from-source.md b/content/building-rkward-from-source.md
index 6579e69..476e5dd 100644
--- a/content/building-rkward-from-source.md
+++ b/content/building-rkward-from-source.md
@@ -10,22 +10,24 @@ Refer to [Available source packages](/download) **or** [Getting the source from
 
 ## Installing required dependencies
 
-RKWard requires:
+At the time of this writing, RKWard requires:
 
-  - KF5-libraries and headers (\>= 5.44) (http://www.kde.org)
-  - Qt-libraries and headers (\>= 5.9) (http://www.qt.io)
+  - KF6-libraries and headers (\>= 6.0) (http://www.kde.org)
+  - Qt-libraries and headers (\>= 6.6) (http://www.qt.io)
   - R and headers (http://www.r-project.org)
       - If you compile R from source, make sure to use the "--enable-R-shlib" option to configure.
+      - In theory, R versions down to 3.4.4 are supported, but older versions do not get a lot of testing.
   - CMake (http://cmake.org)
 
 Finding the appropriate naming of the required packages to install is the hardest part. Often it is easiest to look at the list of build dependencies for older versions of rkward contained in your distribution. Don't shy away from [asking for help](/contact).
 
 At the time of this writing, on Debian based systems (such as Ubuntu) the following will get all the dependencies installed (and hopefully the package names will be similar on other distributions):
 
-`apt-get install r-base-dev cmake extra-cmake-modules libkf5archive-dev libkf5config-dev libkf5coreaddons-dev libkf5crash-dev libkf5doctools-dev libkf5i18n-dev libkf5notifications-dev              libkf5parts-dev libkf5texteditor-dev libkf5xmlgui-dev libkf5widgetsaddons-dev libkf5windowsystem-dev qtwebengine5-dev qtbase5-dev qtscript5-dev qtdeclarative5-dev r-base-dev`
+`apt-get install cmake extra-cmake-modules pkg-kde-tools debhelper qt6-webengine-dev qt6-5compat-dev libkf6notifications-dev gettext libkf6coreaddons-dev libkf6crash-dev libkf6guiaddons-dev libkf6i18n-dev libkf6iconthemes-dev libkf6breezeicons-dev libkf6texteditor-dev libkf6textwidgets-dev libkf6windowsystem-dev libkf6xmlgui-dev pkgconf r-base-dev
+`
 
 On Arch linux:
-`pacman -S qt5-webengine qt5-script qt5-declarative ktexteditor r extra-cmake-modules kdoctools`
+`pacman -S qt6-webengine qt6-script qt6-declarative ktexteditor r extra-cmake-modules kdoctools`
 
 (Consider contributing the corresponding list for your distribution of choice as a [merge request for this website](https://invent.kde.org/websites/rkward-kde-org)).
 
@@ -37,11 +39,11 @@ some distributions do not yet ship their R binary with the shared
 library. In those (rare) cases, you'll have to compile and install R on
 your own with the option --enable-R-shlib.
 
-Suppose the source is obtained as **rkward-0.7.2.tar.gz** (here, version 0.7.2 is used
-as an example, change it accordingly). Then, the recommended steps to build from source are:
+Suppose the source is obtained as **rkward-{{% param rkwardVersion %}}.tar.gz** (assuming version {{% param rkwardVersion %}}).
+Then, the recommended steps to build from source are:
 ```
-tar xzf rkward-0.7.2.tar.gz    # extracts to "rkward-0.7.0" directory
-cd rkward-0.7.2
+tar xzf rkward-{{% param rkwardVersion %}}.tar.gz    # extracts to "rkward-{{% param rkwardVersion %}}" directory
+cd rkward-{{% param rkwardVersion %}}
 mkdir build                    # dedicated build directory is recommended, but not required
 cd build
 cmake .. [options]             # see *CMake options* below
diff --git a/content/download.md b/content/download.md
index 42ea37d..f898f6c 100644
--- a/content/download.md
+++ b/content/download.md
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ menu:
 
 The latest official source packages. See [Building RKWard From Source](/building-rkward-from-source) for help on compiling.
 
-- **[rkward-0.8.1](https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.8.1/rkward-0.8.1.tar.gz)** (released Apr 22, 2025)
-- [ChangeLog](https://invent.kde.org/education/rkward/-/blob/releases/0.8.1/ChangeLog)
+- **[rkward-{{% param rkwardVersion %}}](https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/{{% param rkwardVersion %}}/rkward-{{% param rkwardVersion %}}.tar.gz)** (released Apr 22, 2025)
+- [ChangeLog](https://invent.kde.org/education/rkward/-/blob/releases/{{% param rkwardVersion %}}/ChangeLog)
 
 ### Compiled binary packages / build scripts
 
diff --git a/content/rkward-on-mac.md b/content/rkward-on-mac.md
index 3ef859d..0d75727 100644
--- a/content/rkward-on-mac.md
+++ b/content/rkward-on-mac.md
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ Developer access to Mac computers is still limited for the main contributors. Wh
 
 The 0.8.0 version of RKWard on Mac is known to crash during startup, occasionally, for reasons still under investigation. Please just try again. Once successfully started, RKWard should work, reliably.
 
-## Installing RKWard version 0.8.1
+## Installing RKWard version {{% param rkwardVersion %}}
 
 ### Requirements
 
-* RKWard 0.8.1 currently requires Mac OS X 10.15 or higher.
+* RKWard {{% param rkwardVersion %}} currently requires Mac OS X 10.15 or higher.
 * **You have to install R, separately**, version 4.2.0 or higher. Get it from <https://www.r-project.org/>. Make sure to 
 
 ### Download latest official version
 
-* .dmg instalatation image of RKWard 0.8.0 can be found at: <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.8.1/>. Be sure to select the .dmg suitable for your architecture (x86 or arm). **This must match the architecture of your R installation**, even if your system supports both types of binary.
+* .dmg instalatation image of RKWard {{% param rkwardVersion %}} can be found at: <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/{{% param rkwardVersion %}}/>. Be sure to select the .dmg suitable for your architecture (x86 or arm). **This must match the architecture of your R installation**, even if your system supports both types of binary.
 
 ### Installation procedure
 
diff --git a/content/rkward-on-windows.md b/content/rkward-on-windows.md
index 872adf0..7607ed8 100644
--- a/content/rkward-on-windows.md
+++ b/content/rkward-on-windows.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Download and install RKWard on Windows
 
 ## Lastest official release
 
-* RKWard 0.8.1 <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.8.1/rkward-0.8.1-x86_64.exe> (includes R 4.3.3, but you can also use a separate installation of R)
+* RKWard {{% param rkwardVersion %}} <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/{{% param rkwardVersion %}}/rkward-{{% param rkwardVersion %}}-x86_64.exe> (includes R 4.3.3, but you can also use a separate installation of R)
 
 ## Installing the official release
 
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ Nightly development snapshots are available from
 these are built, automatically, and provided without any human testing.
 Back up your data, before using these.
 
-## Older releases that may still be of interest:
-
-Should you wish to stick with R 4.1.x for now, you will either have to install from source (see below), or use RKWard 0.7.3:
-* <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/win32/rkward-0.7.3-R-4.1.2-KF5-5.93.0.exe> (includes R 4.1.2, and version 5.93.0 of the required KF5 frameworks)
-
 ## Updating R inside the RKWard installation
 
 Since RKWard 0.7.1, updating R is often possible without any updates to RKWard, especially, for patch level releases of R (e.g. 4.1.**3** over 4.1.**2**).
