Plasma 5.12 arrives in backport PPA for Kubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark
Users of Kubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark can now update to the newly released Plasma 5.12.0 via our backports PPA. See the Plasma 5.12 release announcement and the release video below for more about the new features available. To upgrade: Add the following repository to your software sources list: ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports or…
Plasma 5.12 LTS beta available in PPA for testing on Artful & Bionic
Adventurous users, testers and developers running Artful 17.10 or our development release Bionic 18.04 can now test the beta version of Plasma 5.12 LTS. An upgrade to the required Frameworks 5.42 is also provided. As with previous betas, this is experimental and is only suggested for people who are prepared…
Plasma 5.11.5 bugfix release available in backports PPA for Artful Aardvark 17.10
The 5th and final bugfix update (5.11.5) of the Plasma 5.11 series is now available for users of Kubuntu Artful Aardvark 17.10 to install via our Backports PPA. This update also includes an upgrade of KDE Frameworks to version 5.41. To update, add the following repository to your software sources…
Testing a switch to default Breeze-Dark Plasma theme in Bionic daily isos and default settings
Today’s daily ISO for Bionic Beaver 18.04 sees an experimental switch to the Breeze-Dark Plasma theme by default. Users running 18.04 development version who have not deliberately opted to use Breeze/Breeze-Light in their systemsettings will also see the change after upgrading packages. Users can easily revert back to the Breeze/Breeze-Light…
Latte Dock v0.7.2 arrives in KDE and Kubuntu backports PPA
Latte Dock, the very popular doc/panel app for Plasma Desktop, has released its new bugfix version 0.7.2. This is also the first stable release since Latte Dock became an official KDE project at the end of August. Version 0.7.1 was added to our backports PPA in a previous…
Plasma 5.11.3 bugfix release now in backports PPA for Artful Aardvark 17.10
The 3rd bugfix update (5.11.3) of the Plasma 5.11 series is now available for users of Kubuntu Artful Aardvark 17.10 to install via our Backports PPA. This update also includes an update for Krita to 3.3.2.1. To update, add the following repository to your software sources list: ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports or if…
Plasma 5.8.8 LTS and Krita 3.3.2.1 now in Xenial Backports PPA
The 8th bugfix update (5.8.8) of the Plasma 5.8 LTS series is now available for users of Kubuntu Xenial Xerus 16.04 to install via our Backports PPA. This update also includes an update for Krita to 3.3.2.1. To update, add the following repository to your software sources list: ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports or…
Join us for Kubuntu Cafe live tonight! – 4th November – 9pm-11pm UTC
Join us for our /dev/random format online community ‘unconference’. Hosted by our very own ‘Kubuntu Musketeers’ @Sick_Rimmit @Ovidiuflorin @AhoneyBun 9 pm- 11 pm UTC. This open format show provides a huge variety including. Discussion, Tech Guests, Tutorials, Reviews, Projects, Hacks, User guidance, Quests, Contests. The agenda is built on the…
Plasma 5.11.2 and other goodies now in Artful backports PPA
The 2nd bugfix update (5.11.2) of the Plasma 5.11 series is now available for users of Kubuntu Artful Aardvark 17.10 to install via our backports PPA. Please note that 3 more bugfix releases are scheduled by KDE for Plasma 5.11, so while we feel these backports will be beneficial to…
Help test Plasma 5.8.8 LTS and Krita 3.3.1 for Kubuntu Backports!
Have you been using the Kubuntu Backports PPA on Kubuntu 16.04 LTS? Help us test the latest release of KDE Plasma LTS and Krita 3.3.1! Our goal is to release these updates to users on Saturday, November 4, 2017 barring any issues. You can find the full changelog for KDE…