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-
- kdpkg - a GUI frontend for dpkg (Debian).
- 
-
-Kdpkg is an utility (gui frontend) for installing .deb package files.
-It is similar to gdebi.
-
-
-
- CONTRIBUTING
-==============
-
-If you wish to contribute to kdpkg (TDE), you might do so:
-
-- TDE Gitea Workspace (TGW) collaboration tool.
-  https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea
-
-- TDE Weblate Translation Workspace (TWTW) collaboration tool.
-  https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate
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+ kdpkg - a GUI frontend for dpkg (Debian).
+
+
+Kdpkg is an utility (gui frontend) for installing .deb package files.
+It is similar to gdebi.
+
+.
+
+Contributing
+--------------
+
+If you wish to contribute to kdpkg (TDE), you might do so:
+
+- TDE Gitea Workspace (TGW) collaboration tool.
+  https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea
+
+- TDE Weblate Translation Workspace (TWTW) collaboration tool.
+  https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate
+
+
+Translations status
+---------------------
+
+### messages
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/applications/-/kdpkg/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/kdpkg/)
+
+### messages - install
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/applications/-/kdpkg-install/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/kdpkg-install/)
+
+### desktop files
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/applications/-/kdpkg-desktop-files/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/kdpkg-desktop-files/)