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April 3, 2024

Kubuntu Graphic Design Contest

We’re thrilled to announce that due to the incredible engagement and enthusiasm from our community, the Kubuntu Council has decided to extend the submission deadline for the Kubuntu Brand Graphic Design Contest! Originally set to close at 23:59 on March 31, 2024, we’re giving you more time to unleash your creativity and submit your designs. The new deadline is now set for 23:59 on Saturday, 6th April 2024. The decision comes in response to multiple requests from community members who are keen on participating but needed a bit more time to polish their submissions.

March 22, 2024

Kubuntu Wallpaper 24.04 Call for Submissions

We are excited to announce a call for submissions for the official desktop wallpaper of Kubuntu 24.04! This is a fantastic opportunity for artists, designers, and Kubuntu enthusiasts to showcase their talent and contribute to the visual identity of the upcoming Kubuntu release. What We’re Looking For We are in search of unique, inspiring, and beautiful wallpapers that reflect the spirit of Kubuntu and its community. Your design should captivate users with its creativity, while also embodying the essence of Kubuntu’s commitment to freedom, elegance, and technical excellence.

February 20, 2024

Kubuntu Community Update

Greetings, Kubuntu enthusiasts! It’s time for our regular community update, and we’ve got plenty of exciting developments to share from the past month. Our team has been hard at work, balancing the demands of personal commitments with the passion we all share for Kubuntu. Here’s what we’ve been up to Localstack & Kubuntu Joint Press Release We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been working closely with Localstack to prepare a joint press release that’s set to be published next week.

February 20, 2024

Kubuntu Graphic Design Contest

Announcing the Kubuntu Graphic Design Contest: We’re thrilled to unveil an extraordinary opportunity for creatives and enthusiasts within and beyond the Kubuntu community The Kubuntu Graphic Design Contest. This competition invites talented designers to play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of the Kubuntu brand. It’s your chance to leave a lasting mark on one of the most beloved Linux distributions in the world. What We’re Looking For: The contest centers on reimagining and modernizing the Kubuntu brand, including the logo, colour palette, fonts, and the default desktop environment for the upcoming Kubuntu 24.

January 30, 2024

Kubuntu Council Meeting – 30th January 2024

Greetings, Kubuntu Community! Today marked an important Kubuntu Council meeting, where we witnessed significant progress and collaboration among our esteemed council members – Darin Miller, Rik Mills, Valorie Zimmerman, Aaron Honeycutt, Jonathan Riddell (Kubuntu Treasurer), and Simon Quigley(Lubuntu). In this blog post, we’re excited to share the highlights and outcomes of the discussions that took place. Focus on the Upcoming Kubuntu LTS Release 24.04 – The 24.04 LTS Release – Updating the Kubuntu Installer to Calamares – Preparing an Alpha of Plasma 6 targeting the 24.

October 13, 2023

Plasma 5.27 LTS for Jammy

We have had many requests to make Plasma 5.27 available in our backports PPA for Jammy Jellyfish 22.04. However, for technical reasons this would have broken upgrades to Kinetic 22.10 while that upgrade path existed. Now that Kinetic is end of life, it is possible to allow opt in backports of plasma 5.27 for 22.04. As with the previous backport of plasma 5.25, version 5.27 is provided in the backports-extra PPA