KStars is presently available as a source tarball, a Mandrake RPM, a Debian package, or as CVS source. If you'd like to contribute a binary package for your favorite distribution, please let us know!
The latest KStars source code tarball can be obtained from http://prdownloads.sourceforge .net/kstars/. It is also posted at the KStars homepage, at apps.kde.com, and at freshmeat.net.
KStars is part of the KDE project, so if you want the latest CVS development version, you can get instructions at the KDE website