Re flash: I get better results using flash-plugin-nonfree (11.2 r202) 
and iceweasel (12.0) from Debian Backports. Flash was always a problem 
for Linux users, thanks proprietary software vendors. A lot depends on 
hardware, graphics and cpu. Better on a core2 than single.

Re exegnulinux_3.3_preview4.iso: No it's not very well tested but at 
least nobody found anything wrong yet! It is probably already better 
than 3.2. It works in live mode and installs fine.

Re tde-lite-meta: I made one (first scrappy attempt)

http://exe-linux.fastfishwebsolutions.com/apt/pool/main/t/tde-lite-dzz/tde-lite-dzz_0.0.1+1_all.deb

but maybe not much use except as an example, you probably don't want an 
extra repo enabled; obviously if not and you do dpkg -i the deps (core 
tde packages) can't be handled by apt.

Maybe till an "official" deb meta is  made a simple bash script is 
better, e.g.

#!/bin/bash
apt-get update
for i in $(cat packagelist); do apt-get -y --force-yes install $i; done

I will revisit that later and post back. If anyone wants to unpack my 
deb and see the dep list, or rearrange it, or got a better idea, good.

Good to see kdesudo and kpackage out of kaffeine recommends.

Other bloat issues are timidity, freepats (recommends of 
soundkonverter?) but not looked in-depth at that yet.

Re: the original thread posting "is there a version of trinity that 
actually works"?

Yes. TDE 3.5.13+axis updates on Debian Squeeze, installed out of X from 
a selected package list.

My current "lite" package list (gives a very function system, it's what 
I use in exegnu):

kdebase-trinity
amarok-trinity
ark-trinity
gwenview-trinity
gtk-qt-engine-trinity
k3b-trinity
k3b-data-trinity
kaddressbook-trinity
kaffeine-trinity
kcalc-trinity
karm-trinity
kate-plugins-trinity
kcoloredit-trinity
kcron-trinity
kde-core-trinity
kde-i18n-engb-trinity
kde-i18n-es-trinity
kde-style-qtcurve-trinity
kdeaddons-kfile-plugins-trinity
kdeartwork-trinity
kdeartwork-emoticons-trinity
kdeartwork-misc-trinity
kdeartwork-style-trinity
kdeartwork-theme-icon-trinity
kdeartwork-theme-window-trinity
kdebase-kio-plugins-trinity
kdeeject-trinity
kdegraphics-kfile-plugins-trinity
kdelibs-trinity
kdelibs-data-trinity
kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins-trinity
kdf-trinity
kdiff3-trinity
kdirstat-trinity
kdm-trinity
libkcddb1-trinity
libtqt3-integration-trinity
kregexpeditor-trinity
kget-trinity
kghostview-trinity
kicker-applets-trinity
kio-locate-trinity
kipi-plugins-trinity
kmix-trinity
knemo-trinity
knotes-trinity
konq-plugins-trinity
konqueror-trinity
konversation-trinity
kpdf-trinity
kpowersave-trinity
kscreensaver-trinity
kscreensaver-xsavers-trinity
ksensors-trinity
ksnapshot-trinity
ksplash-engine-moodin-trinity
ksvg-trinity
ktorrent-trinity
kuser-trinity
kwin-style-crystal-trinity
soundkonverter-trinity