Codenamed “Mantic Minotaur”, Kubuntu 23.10 continues our tradition of giving you Friendly Computing by integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 6.5-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.110, KDE Plasma 5.27 and KDE Gear 23.08.

Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install, and installable from the Ubuntu archive.

Haruna, Krita, Kdevelop, Yakuake, and many many more applications are updated.

Applications for core day-to-day usage are included and updated, such as Firefox, and LibreOffice.

For a list of other application updates, and known bugs be sure to read our release notes.

Download Kubuntu 23.10, or learn how to upgrade from 23.04.

Note: For upgrades from 23.04, there may a delay of a few hours to days between the official release announcements and the Ubuntu Release Team enabling upgrades.

User and community member, arraybolt3, provides more details regarding challenges of Flatpak support.

No worries; Flatpaks are still available for all Ubuntu flavors. To enable Flatpaks in KDE’s Discover in Kubuntu 23.04, run this command:

sudo apt install flatpak plasma-discover-backend-flatpak

To enable the largest Flatpak repository, run this command:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Log out and log back in (or restart) to re-initialize the XDG_DATA_DIRS variable, otherwise, newly installed Flatpak apps will not run or appear in the startup menu.

Kubuntu Manual 22.04.2 should be out next week

You can watch the progress here.

See the Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS Release Announcement, the Ubuntu 22.04.2 Release Notes, and the Kubuntu Release Notes.

Download all available released images.

The release announcement detailing the new features and improvements in Plasma 5.24.3 can be found here.

To upgrade:

Add the following repository to your software sources list:

ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

or if it is already added, the updates should become available via your preferred update method.

The PPA can be added manually in the Konsole terminal with the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

and packages then updated with

sudo apt full-upgrade

IMPORTANT

Please note that more bugfix releases are scheduled by KDE for Plasma 5.24, so while we feel these backports will be beneficial to enthusiastic adopters, users wanting to use a Plasma release with more rounds of stabilisation/bugfixes ‘baked in’ may find it advisable to stay with Plasma 5.22 as included in the original 21.10 (Impish Indri) release.

The Kubuntu Backports PPA for 21.10 also currently contains newer versions of KDE Gear (formerly Applications) and other KDE software. The PPA will also continue to receive updated versions of KDE packages other than Plasma, for example KDE Frameworks.

Issues with Plasma itself can be reported on the KDE bugtracker [1]. In the case of packaging or other issues, please provide feedback on our mailing list [2], IRC [3], and/or file a bug against our PPA packages [4].

1. KDE bugtracker: https://bugs.kde.org
2. Kubuntu-devel mailing list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
3. Kubuntu IRC channels: #kubuntu & #kubuntu-devel on irc.libera.chat
4. Kubuntu ppa bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa

The release announcement detailing the new features and improvements in Plasma 5.24.2 can be found here.

To upgrade:

Add the following repository to your software sources list:

ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

or if it is already added, the updates should become available via your preferred update method.

The PPA can be added manually in the Konsole terminal with the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

and packages then updated with

sudo apt full-upgrade

IMPORTANT

Please note that more bugfix releases are scheduled by KDE for Plasma 5.24, so while we feel these backports will be beneficial to enthusiastic adopters, users wanting to use a Plasma release with more rounds of stabilisation/bugfixes ‘baked in’ may find it advisable to stay with Plasma 5.22 as included in the original 21.10 (Impish Indri) release.

The Kubuntu Backports PPA for 21.10 also currently contains newer versions of KDE Gear (formerly Applications) and other KDE software. The PPA will also continue to receive updated versions of KDE packages other than Plasma, for example KDE Frameworks.

Issues with Plasma itself can be reported on the KDE bugtracker [1]. In the case of packaging or other issues, please provide feedback on our mailing list [2], IRC [3], and/or file a bug against our PPA packages [4].

1. KDE bugtracker: https://bugs.kde.org
2. Kubuntu-devel mailing list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
3. Kubuntu IRC channels: #kubuntu & #kubuntu-devel on irc.libera.chat
4. Kubuntu ppa bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa

The release announcement detailing the new features and improvements in Plasma 5.24 can be found here.

To upgrade:

Add the following repository to your software sources list:

ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

or if it is already added, the updates should become available via your preferred update method.

The PPA can be added manually in the Konsole terminal with the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

and packages then updated with

sudo apt full-upgrade

IMPORTANT

Please note that more bugfix releases are scheduled by KDE for Plasma 5.24, so while we feel these backports will be beneficial to enthusiastic adopters, users wanting to use a Plasma release with more rounds of stabilisation/bugfixes ‘baked in’ may find it advisable to stay with Plasma 5.22 as included in the original 21.10 (Impish Indri) release.

The Kubuntu Backports PPA for 21.10 also currently contains newer versions of KDE Gear (formerly Applications) and other KDE software. The PPA will also continue to receive updated versions of KDE packages other than Plasma, for example KDE Frameworks.

Issues with Plasma itself can be reported on the KDE bugtracker [1]. In the case of packaging or other issues, please provide feedback on our mailing list [2], IRC [3], and/or file a bug against our PPA packages [4].

1. KDE bugtracker: https://bugs.kde.org
2. Kubuntu-devel mailing list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
3. Kubuntu IRC channels: #kubuntu & #kubuntu-devel on irc.libera.chat
4. Kubuntu ppa bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa

Any user can enter their own piece of artwork; you do not have to be a K/ubuntu member. Kubuntu members will be voting on the wallpaper entries. The top ten wallpapers will be on the Artful ISO. The Kubuntu Council will deal with any ties.

Upload your original work:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/kubuntu-cws-1710/

Follow the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase examples:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFreeCultureShowcase
https://www.flickr.com/groups/ubuntu-fcs-1704/

Submissions should have a human-language title and the description should give the author’s name if not entered as a display name on Flickr.

License your entry using the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike or Creative Commons Attribution license. As an exception, we will consider images licensed as “Public Domain” that are submitted to this contest as being under the Creative Commons Zero waiver.

Only submit your own work; no more than two entries per person.

All entries must follow the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.

Submission Deadline: June 8 2017 | Winners announced June 22 2017

You should have some command line knowledge before testing.
Having a quick read about how to use ppa purge is also a big plus

How to test Plasma 5.8
Plasma 5.8.4 is currently in the Kubuntu Backports Landing PPA.

If your currently on Kubuntu 16.04.1 or 16.10 you can add this ppa with Konsole:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports-landing

Then update:
sudo apt update

Once that is complete:
sudo apt dist-upgrade

Once everything is done you can reboot.

Show Audio Feeds

MP3: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-mp3

OGG: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-ogg

Pocket Casts links

OGG

MP3

Show Hosts

Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan

• blog: http://ovidiu.geekaliens.com

Rick Timmis

• G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RickTimmis
• Blog: http://sickrimmit.blogspot.co.uk/

Aaron Honeycutt (Video/Audio Podcast Production)

• G+: https://plus.google.com/+AaronHoneycutt
• blog: http://usefoss.com/

Intro

What have we (the hosts) been doing ?

• Aaron
  • Getting ready for Hurricane Matt in Florida
• Rick
  • ???
• Ovidiu
  • ???

Sponsor: Big Blue Button

Those of you that have attended the Kubuntu parties, will have seen our Big Blue Button conference and online education service.

Video, Audio, Presentation, Screenshare and whiteboard tools.

We are very grateful to Fred Dixon and the team at BigBlueButton.org go check out their project.

Kubuntu News

Elevator Picks

Identify, install and review one app each from the Discover software center and do a short screen demo and review.

• Ovidiu – KSysGuard
• Aaron –
  • Snapcraft-GUI
  • Polychromatic
• Rick –

In Focus

Sponsor: Linode

Linode, an awesome VPS with super fast SSD’s, Data connections, and top notch support. We have worked out a sponsorship for a server to build packages quicker and get to our users faster.

Instantly deploy and get a Linode Cloud Server up and running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location.

• SSD Storage
• 40Gbit Network
• Intel E5 Processors

BIG SHOUT OUT to Linode for working with us!

Kubuntu Developer Feedback

• Clive became a Kubuntu Developer!!!

Game On 

• The Linux Gamer interview

Questions about Gaming on Linux:

1. Who are you and what do you do?
2. What makes a Game developer want to bring their AAA game to Linux?
3. Has stores like Humble Bundle, Indie Gala helped Linux gaming?
4. Are Linux graphics drivers getting better?
5. What are your thoughts on Vulkan?

TLG YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/tuxreviews

TLG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxgamer

Listener Feedback

• From: Snowhog @ https://www.kubuntuforums.net/
  
  I just want to express my thanks for all the hard work developers and testers put into the Kubuntu/KDE/Plasma projects. So few of you; so many of us, and the “us’s” always seem to want ‘more’, and tend to, more often than not, complain about what isn’t included and what isn’t working instead of praising that which is and does.
  
  For me, and with very few exceptions since I first started using Kubuntu in 2007, Kubuntu has simply just worked. I am constantly amazed that such a robust and feature filled operating system is available to everyone for free (free to me). The developers and testers simply don’t receive the credit and gratitude you all have earned.
  
  So, again, from one of the “us’s”, THANK YOU!
  
  Please feel free to pass this along.

Contact Us

How to contact the Kubuntu Team:

• Website: https://kubuntu.org
• IRC: irc.freenode.net
  • #kubuntu
  • #kubuntu-devel
• Telegram Groups:
  • Support: https://telegram.me/kubuntu_support
  • Cafe: https://telegram.me/joinchat/Bpq8FwCyZ1kDx_bXTJGwqw
• Telegram Channel:
  • News: https://telegram.me/kubuntu
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How to contact the Kubuntu Podcast Team:

• Google+
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