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If you were installing from source wouldn't have this problem so I am assuming that there is some packaging in the distro you are using.

Well the parts in wich KDE is divided depends on the distribution you are using. If your are using RPM based or Debian or Gentoo or any other that as a package management utility you shouldn't have a problem.

Try to intall every KDE part with that utility and they will be installed in the correct order (with all the required dependencies). Anyway this normally is something like kdelibs, kdebase, kdenetwork, kdepim, kdeutils, kdeedu, kdegames (and maybe some more).

i usually install them in about this order:

kdelibs
kdebase
kdenetwork
kdepim
kdemultimedia
kdegraphics
kdeartwork
kdeaccessibility
kdeutils
kdeaddons
kdeedu
kdegames
kdetoys
kdeadmin
kdewebdev


this is what my gentoo says the dependencies are:

[ebuild N ] sys-devel/patch-2.5.9
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/gnuconfig-20040214
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.4-r4
[ebuild N ] dev-lang/tcl-8.4.6
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/zlib-1.2.1-r3
[ebuild N ] dev-python/python-fchksum-1.7.1
[ebuild N ] app-shells/bash-3.0-r5
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/readline-5.0
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/flex-2.5.4a-r5
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/sed-4.0.9
[ebuild N ] app-arch/bzip2-1.0.2-r3
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/help2man-1.33.1
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/coreutils-5.2.1-r2
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/debianutils-1.16.7-r4
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/portage-2.0.50-r10
*** Please update portage to the above version before proceeding.
Failure to do so may result in failed or improper merges.
A simple 'emerge -u portage' is sufficient.

[ebuild N ] sys-devel/bc-1.06-r5
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/diffutils-2.8.7
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/openssl-0.9.7d-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libpcre-4.5
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/grep-2.5.1-r6
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/gawk-3.1.3-r1
[ebuild N ] app-crypt/hashalot-0.3
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/pwdb-0.62
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/glib-1.2.10-r5
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/miscfiles-1.3-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/gcc-config-1.3.6-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/cracklib-2.7-r10
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/pam-0.77-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/shadow-4.0.4.1-r3
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/pam-login-3.14
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.12-r4
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libpng-1.2.5-r8
[ebuild N ] sys-kernel/linux26-headers-2.6.7-r4
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/sysvinit-2.85-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.10.4
[ebuild N ] media-libs/freetype-2.1.5-r1
[ebuild N ] x11-misc/ttmkfdir-3.0.9-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/expat-1.95.7
[ebuild N ] media-libs/fontconfig-2.2.3
[ebuild N ] x11-base/opengl-update-1.8.1
[ebuild N ] x11-base/xorg-x11-6.7.0-r2
[ebuild N ] dev-lang/tk-8.4.6-r1
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/Xaw3d-1.5-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/which-2.16
[ebuild N ] app-arch/cpio-2.5
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/file-4.10
[ebuild N ] app-arch/rpm2targz-9.0-r2
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.5
[ebuild N ] x11-terms/xterm-196
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/db-1.85-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-lang/python-2.3.4
[ebuild N ] dev-java/java-config-1.2.10
[ebuild N ] app-arch/unzip-5.50-r2
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/lib-compat-1.3
[ebuild N F ] dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.05
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/db-4.2.52_p2
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/groff-1.19
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/libperl-5.8.5
[ebuild N ] dev-lang/perl-5.8.5
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/libtool-1.5.2-r5
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/m4-1.4.1
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/bison-1.875
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/cronbase-0.3.1
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/man-1.5m-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/glibc-2.3.4.20040808
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/texinfo-4.7-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r4
[ebuild N ] media-libs/jpeg-6b-r3
[ebuild N ] media-libs/tiff-3.6.1-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-java/ant-1.6.2-r3
[ebuild N ] dev-java/bsh-2.0_beta1
[ebuild N ] dev-java/log4j-1.2.8
[ebuild N ] dev-java/jikes-1.21
[ebuild N ] dev-java/avalon-logkit-bin-1.2.2
[ebuild N ] dev-java/commons-logging-1.0.4
[ebuild N ] dev-java/xerces-2.6.2-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-java/jython-bin-2.1-r4
[ebuild N F ] dev-java/sun-jaf-bin-1.0.2
[ebuild N F ] dev-java/sun-javamail-bin-1.3.1
[ebuild N ] dev-java/oro-2.0.8
[ebuild N ] dev-java/commons-net-1.2.2
[ebuild N ] dev-java/rhino-1.5_rc5
[ebuild N ] dev-java/jzlib-1.0.5
[ebuild N ] dev-java/jsch-0.1.16
[ebuild N ] dev-java/regexp-bin-1.3
[ebuild N ] dev-java/bcel-5.1
[ebuild N ] dev-java/xalan-2.6.0
[ebuild N ] dev-java/antlr-2.7.4
[ebuild N ] dev-java/commons-collections-3.1
[ebuild N ] dev-java/commons-beanutils-1.7.0
[ebuild N ] dev-java/junit-3.8.1
[ebuild N ] dev-java/jdepend-2.7
[ebuild N ] dev-java/ant-optional-1.6.2-r2
[ebuild N ] dev-python/egenix-mx-base-2.0.5
[ebuild N ] dev-db/postgresql-7.4.5
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/popt-1.7-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/tcp-wrappers-7.6-r8
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/procps-3.2.3
[ebuild N ] dev-db/mysql-4.0.20-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.19
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Net-Daemon-0.38
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Storable-2.12
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/PlRPC-0.2016-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/DBI-1.43
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/DBD-mysql-2.9003
[ebuild N ] media-libs/audiofile-0.2.6-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/ucl-1.02
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/make-3.80
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.0-r2
[ebuild N ] sys-kernel/gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.8-r3
[ebuild N ] media-sound/alsa-headers-1.0.6a
[ebuild N ] media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.6
[ebuild N ] media-sound/esound-0.2.35
[ebuild N ] dev-util/guile-1.6.4-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/mm-1.3.0
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/gmp-4.1.3
[ebuild N ] media-libs/t1lib-5.0.2
[ebuild N ] dev-db/sqlite-2.8.15
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libxml2-2.6.12
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.9
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libmcrypt-2.5.7
[ebuild N ] net-nds/portmap-5b-r8
[ebuild N ] app-admin/fam-2.7.0-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-db/freetds-0.62.3
[ebuild N ] net-misc/curl-7.12.0-r2
[ebuild N ] net-libs/c-client-2002e-r2
[ebuild N ] net-analyzer/ucd-snmp-4.2.6-r2
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/gpm-1.20.1
[ebuild N ] app-text/aspell-0.50.5-r4
[ebuild N ] app-text/recode-3.6-r1
[ebuild N ] app-text/htmltidy-4.8.6
[ebuild N ] dev-php/php-5.0.1
[ebuild N ] dev-ruby/ruby-config-0.3
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/findutils-4.1.20-r1
[ebuild N ] net-misc/dante-1.1.14-r2
[ebuild N ] dev-lang/ruby-1.8.2_pre2
[ebuild N ] dev-lang/swig-1.3.21
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/libcap-1.10-r4
[ebuild N ] dev-util/pkgconfig-0.15.0
[ebuild N ] sys-devel/gettext-0.12.1-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/glib-2.5.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.10
[ebuild N ] media-sound/jack-audio-connection-kit-0.98.1-r1
[ebuild N ] media-plugins/alsa-jack-1.0.6
[ebuild N ] gnome-base/orbit-0.5.17
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/gtk+-1.2.10-r11
[ebuild N ] media-libs/giflib-4.1.0-r3
[ebuild N ] media-libs/imlib-1.9.14-r1
[ebuild N ] gnome-base/gnome-libs-1.4.2
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libungif-4.1.0.1b
[ebuild N ] media-libs/nas-1.6c-r2
[ebuild N ] media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111
[ebuild N ] media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6111
[ebuild N ] dev-db/firebird-1.5.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/lcms-1.12
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libmng-1.0.8
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-3.3.3
[ebuild N ] dev-db/unixODBC-2.2.8
[ebuild N ] net-libs/openslp-1.0.11
[ebuild N ] net-nds/openldap-2.1.30-r3
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/XML-Parser-2.34
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/digest-base-1.05
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Digest-MD5-2.33
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Authen-SASL-2.08
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/MIME-Base64-3.01
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/URI-1.31
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Convert-ASN1-0.18
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Net-SSLeay-1.23
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL-0.96
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/perl-ldap-0.3202
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Digest-MD4-1.3
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Crypt-SmbHash-0.02
[ebuild N ] net-fs/samba-3.0.6-r2
[ebuild N ] net-print/cups-1.1.21_rc2
[ebuild N ] app-text/ghostscript-7.07.1-r5
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libart_lgpl-2.3.16
[ebuild N ] app-text/sgml-common-0.6.3-r4
[ebuild N ] net-dns/libidn-0.5.4
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libmad-0.15.1b
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libogg-1.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/id3lib-3.8.3-r2
[ebuild N ] dev-python/pyid3lib-0.5.1
[ebuild N ] media-sound/cdparanoia-3.9.8-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-python/id3-py-1.2
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libvorbis-1.0.1-r2
[ebuild N ] dev-python/pyogg-1.3-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-python/pyvorbis-1.3
[ebuild N ] dev-lang/nasm-0.98.38
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libmikmod-3.1.11-r1
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libxml-1.8.17-r2
[ebuild N ] media-libs/a52dec-0.7.4-r1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libmpeg3-1.5.2
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/DirectFB-0.9.20-r1
[ebuild N ] media-sound/xmms-1.2.10-r5
[ebuild N ] media-libs/flac-1.1.0-r2
[ebuild N ] media-sound/lame-3.96.1
[ebuild N ] dev-python/cddb-py-1.4
[ebuild N ] media-sound/jack-3.0.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kde-env-3-r3
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libid3tag-0.15.1b
[ebuild N ] kde-base/arts-1.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdelibs-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeaccessibility-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libgpg-error-1.0
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libgcrypt-1.2.0
[ebuild N ] media-gfx/xloadimage-4.1-r1
[ebuild N ] app-crypt/gnupg-1.2.5
[ebuild N ] app-crypt/gpgme-0.9.0-r1
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdepim-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] dev-util/dialog-0.9_beta20031207-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/ed-0.2-r3
[ebuild N ] net-libs/libwww-5.4.0-r2
[ebuild N ] app-text/tetex-2.0.2-r3
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/eject-2.0.13
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/fribidi-0.10.4
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/openmotif-2.1.30-r5
[ebuild N ] app-text/xpdf-3.00-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/libieee1284-0.2.1
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libusb-0.1.8
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libexif-0.5.12-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/slang-1.4.9-r1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/aalib-1.4_rc4-r2
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/cdk-4.9.10.20020809
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/usbutils-0.11-r3
[ebuild N ] net-misc/wget-1.9.1-r2
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/pciutils-2.1.11-r1
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/hotplug-base-20040401
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/hotplug-20040401
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libgphoto2-2.1.4
[ebuild N ] media-gfx/gphoto2-2.1.4
[ebuild N ] media-gfx/sane-backends-1.0.14-r4
[ebuild N ] media-libs/glut-3.7.1
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdegraphics-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdewebdev-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeartwork-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeutils-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] app-crypt/qca-tls-1.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdenetwork-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] media-libs/svgalib-1.9.19
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libgii-0.8.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libggi-2.0.1-r1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/imlib2-1.1.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libcaca-0.9
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libsdl-1.2.7-r2
[ebuild N ] media-libs/speex-1.1.5
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libao-0.8.5
[ebuild N ] media-sound/vorbis-tools-1.0.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/musicbrainz-2.1.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/tunepimp-0.3.0
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libdvdcss-1.2.8
[ebuild N ] dev-util/intltool-0.30
[ebuild N ] gnome-base/gnome-mime-data-2.4.1
[ebuild N ] dev-util/indent-2.2.9
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libIDL-0.8.3
[ebuild N ] gnome-base/ORBit2-2.11.1
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/pango-1.5.2
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/atk-1.7.2
[ebuild N ] x11-misc/shared-mime-info-0.14
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.5.1
[ebuild N ] gnome-base/gconf-2.7.91
[ebuild N ] gnome-base/orbit-2.11.2
[ebuild N ] gnome-base/libbonobo-2.6.2
[ebuild N ] dev-util/desktop-file-utils-0.7
[ebuild N ] gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.7.91
[ebuild N ] media-libs/divx4linux-20030428-r1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/win32codecs-20040703
[ebuild N ] media-libs/xvid-1.0.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libfame-0.9.0-r1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libtheora-1.0_alpha3
[ebuild N ] media-libs/xine-lib-1_rc5-r3
[ebuild N ] media-libs/taglib-1.2
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdemultimedia-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeaddons-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeedu-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdegames-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdetoys-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeadmin-3.3.0
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kde-3.3.0

qt must be first. kdelibs must be second, kdebase must be third. After that, it's up to you.