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KDE 4.3 Beta 2

On June 10, 2009, Posted by , In News, By ,, , With No Comments

A second beta is out from KDE for the upcoming 4.3. Users of the Karmic development release can upgrade to the latest packages. Users of our stable 9.04 release can install it from the Kubuntu Backports PPA. deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main

Amarok 2.1 Rocks the World

On June 3, 2009, Posted by , In News, By ,, , With No Comments

Music playing application Amarok has rocked the world with their 2.1 release.   Packages are available for Kubuntu. Users of the Karmic development release can upgrade their Amarok packages. Users of our stable 9.04 release can install it from the Kubuntu Backports PPA. deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main

KDE 4.2.4 Updates for Kubuntu 9.04

A new bugfix KDE release is available to update Kubuntu 9.04. Add this repository and do a full upgrade: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

KOffice 2 Launched

On May 27, 2009, Posted by , In News, By , , With No Comments

KOffice 2 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu. Users of our development release, Karmic, can install koffice-kde4. If you are using the current 9.04 release add the backports Unsupported updates repository and install koffice-kde4.

KDE 4.3 Beta 1 now available

On May 18, 2009, Posted by , In News, By ,, , With No Comments

KDE 4.3 Beta 1 is now available in the Kubuntu Karmic repositories. Packages for Jaunty are available in the Kubuntu Experimental repository. To install these, add this line to your software sources. deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/experimental/ubuntu jaunty main Then refresh and do a full upgrade.

First Karmic Alpha Available

The first alpha CD for our next release is now available. This is at a very early stage of development so is advised for brave testers only. See the overview from Ubuntu, the announcement or just go straight to the CD download.

KDE 4.2.3 Update for Kubuntu 9.04

KDE 4.2.3 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 9.04. To install it add this line to your software sources. deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main It is strongly recommended that you verify the integrity of these packages by installing the archive’s GPG key. You may do this by saving…

Kubuntu 9.04 Out in the Wild

Speed, Beauty and Innovation Kubuntu 9.04 has it all, and more…. The Kubuntu Team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope! With this release, the development team brings you the best KDE distro out there. With its world-renowned Ubuntu core and the KDE 4.2 desktop,…

Kubuntu Jaunty KDE 3 Remix Release Candidate

A remix of our Jaunty Release Candidate has been made with KDE 3 packages. The main focus of this remix is to keep the mature, stable, and familiar KDE3.5 desktop environment available for easy installation and use. Along the way, various bugs have been fixed, and small enhancements added, see…

Kubuntu 9.04 Release Candidate Available

The release candidate for our forthcoming 9.04 is available for download and one last round of testing. It features improved graphics and more slick applications. To see what’s new and how to download go to the release candidate information page. You can upgrade from 8.10 or from 8.04. Let us…