Kubuntu LTS – Kubuntu https://kubuntu.org Friendly Computing Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:39:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 Kubuntu 18.04 Reviewed in Linux ( Pro ) Magazine https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-18-04-reviewed-in-linux-pro-magazine/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:37:55 +0000 https://kubuntu.org/?p=3887 Kubuntu Linux has been my preferred Linux distribution for more than 10 years. My attraction to the KDE desktop and associated application set, has drawn from Kubuntu user, to a tester, teacher, developer, community manager and councilor. I feel really privileged to be part of, what can only be described as, a remarkable example of the free software, and community development of an exceptional product.

This latest release 18.04, effectively the April 2018 release, is a major milestone. It is the first LTS Long Term Support release of Kubuntu running the “Plasma 5” desktop.
The improvements are so considerable, in both performance and modern user interface ( UI ) design, that I was really excited about wanting to tell the world about it.

Which is why I was completely ecstatic when I was commissioned by Linux Magazine to write a 2000 word article, spanning some 4 pages, as a major review center piece in their magazine.

Published as “Linux Pro Magazine” in the US and “Linux Magazine” in Europe.

In the article I dive into one of the greatest and most unsung features of KDE Plasma 5; “Activities”. The introduction of activities in KDE has been a revelation to me, and completely changed the way that I work on a day to day basis. I encourage you whole heartedly to explore them, if you haven’t done so already.

Published in the August 2018 edition, and from which the introduction is available online at http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/213/Kubuntu-18.04 or of course you can buy the August issue from http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/213.

It is fantastic to see Kubuntu hitting the main stream publishing and to have an in-depth review article in one of the global leading Linux magazines is wonderful.

by Rick Timmis

]]> Kubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Update Out https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-16-04-1-lts-update-out/ Fri, 22 Jul 2016 02:57:06 +0000 http://kubuntu.org/?p=2811 The first point release update to our LTS release 16.04 is out now. This contains all the bugfixes added to 16.04 since its first release in April. Users of 16.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bugfixes.

Warning: 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS upgrades are problematic, and should not be attempted by the average user. Please install a fresh copy of 16.04.1 instead. To prevent messages about upgrading, change Prompt=lts with Prompt=normal or Prompt=never in the /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades file.

See the 16.04.1 release announcement.

Download 16.04.1 images.

]]> Plasma 5.6.5 and Frameworks 5.23 now in Backports for Kubuntu 16.04 https://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5-6-5-and-frameworks-5-23-now-in-backports-for-kubuntu-16-04/ Sat, 02 Jul 2016 22:30:29 +0000 http://kubuntu.org/?p=2781 Plasma 5.6.5 and Frameworks 5.23 have hit the Backports PPA people!

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Plasma 5.6.5 brings bugfixes and translations from the month of June thanks to contributors, while Frameworks 5.23 brings new fixes in KWallet, KWayland, Breeze and much more!

Plasma: https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.6.5.php

Frameworks: https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.php

To update, use the Software Repository Guide to add the following repository to your software sources list:

ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

]]> Kubuntu 16.04 LTS Release Anouncement https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-16-04-lts-release-anouncement/ Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:45:26 +0000 https://www.kubuntu.org/?p=2630 The Kubuntu team is excited and delighted to announce the release of Kubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus.

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This is the first release from the team since we became a completely volunteer group, just after the release of 15.10. Delivering an Long-Term Release (LTS) release is a superb achievement, and testimony to our community’s commitment to Ubuntu and KDE.

Beta-tester feedback has been resounding and positive. This confirms the amazing work that is being undertaken by our upstream KDE community. Plasma 5, KDE Frameworks 5 and all of KDE continue to demonstrate how Free/Libre Open Source Software sets world class standards for innovation, usability and integration.

What can you expect from this latest release?

Our new software center: Plasma Discover brim-full of software to choose from.

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The latest KDE PIM with lots of features and fixes Including the latest Akonadi support and integration with MySQL 5.7.

Plasma 5, the next generation of KDE’s desktop has been rewritten to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup.

Kubuntu 16.04 comes with KDE Applications 15.12 containing all your favourite apps from KDE, including Dolphin. Even more applications have been ported to KDE Frameworks 5 but those which aren’t, should fit in seamlessly. For a complete desktop suite of applications we’ve included some non-KDE applications such as LibreOffice 5.1 and Firefox 45.

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Keen developer types and friends of Muon Package Manager will be delighted to know that the project has got a new team of maintainers, and a new release just in time for this Kubuntu LTS.

What are you waiting for? Download the ISO from our downloads section, or upgrade now from 15.10!

Warning: 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS upgrade is currently problematic and should not be attempted by the average user. Please install a fresh copy of 16.04.1 instead. To prevent messages about upgrading, change Prompt=lts to Prompt=normal or Prompt=never in the /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades file.

The Kubuntu Podcast team will be reviewing the latest release, and discussing feedback from the community on the next show. More details available in the podcast section.

Please also check out our release notes.

]]> Kubuntu 16.04 LTS Beta 2 https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-16-04-lts-beta-2/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 00:16:24 +0000 https://kubuntu.org/?p=2564 Kubuntu-16_04-Beta2

We are preparing Kubuntu Xenial Xerus (16.04 LTS) for distribution on April 21, 2016. With this Beta 2 pre-release, you can see what we are trying out in preparation for our next stable version. We would love to get some testing by our users.

Plasma 5, the next generation of KDE’s desktop has been rewritten to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup. The fifth set of updates to Plasma 5 is the default in this version of Kubuntu. Plasma 5.6 should be available in backports soon after release of the LTS.

Kubuntu comes with KDE Applications 15.12 containing all your favorite apps from KDE, including Dolphin. Even more applications have been ported to KDE Frameworks 5 but those which aren’t should fit in seamlessly. Non-KDE applications include LibreOffice 5.1 and Firefox 45.

Please see Release Notes for more details, where to download, and known problems. We welcome help to fix those final issues; please join the Kubuntu-Devel mail list[1], just hop into #kubuntu-devel on freenode to connect with us.

1. Kubuntu-devel mail list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel

]]> Kubuntu 14.04 LTS Update Out https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-1404-lts-update-out-0/ Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:04:13 +0000 https://www-new.kubuntu.org/?p=2373 The third update to our LTS release 14.04 is out now. This contains all the bug fixes added to 14.04 since its first release in April 2014. Users of 14.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bug fixes.

See the 14.04.3 release announcement.

Download 14.04.3 images.

]]> Kubuntu 14.04 LTS Update Out https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-1404-lts-update-out/ Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:08:40 +0000 http://kubwp.kubuntu.co.uk/?p=2091 The second update to our LTS release 14.04 is out now. This contains all the bug fixes added to 14.04 since its first release in April. Users of 14.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bug fixes.

See the 14.04.2 release announcement.

Download 14.04.2 images.

]]> Kubuntu 14.04 LTS Update Out https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-1/ Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:35:15 +0000 The first update to our LTS release 14.04 is out now. This contains all the bugfixes added to 14.04 since its first release in April. Users of 14.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bufixes.

See the 14.04.1 release announcement.

Download 14.04.1 images.

]]> Trusty Beta 1 Available for Testing https://kubuntu.org/news/trusty-beta-1-available-testing/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:15:00 +0000 Trusty Beta 1, based on KDE SC 4.12.2, is available for Testing. The Beta 1 images can be downloaded at: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/trusty/beta-1/. More information on Kubuntu Trusty Beta 1 can be found here https://wiki.kubuntu.org/TrustyTahr/Beta1/Kubuntu.

]]> Kubuntu 12.04 Update Released https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-12-04-4/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:27:32 +0000 Our current LTS release has had an update, 12.04.4. It adds all the current bugfixes and security updates to keep your LTS systems fresh. Download now.

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