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2016-10-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 16.10 |
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The Kubuntu development team has announced the release of Kubuntu 16.10, the latest version of the distribution that combines the Ubuntu base system with the KDE Plasma 5 desktop: "We, the Kubuntu team, are very happy to announce that Kubuntu 16.10 is finally here. After 6 months of hard but fun work we have a bright new release for you all. We packaged some great updates from the KDE community such as: Plasma 5.7.5, Applications 16.04.3, Frameworks 5.26.0. We also have updated to version 4.8 of the Linux kernel with improvements across the board such as Microsoft Surface 3 support. Plasma 5, the next generation of KDE's desktop, has been refined to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup. The 7th set of updates to Plasma 5 is the default in this version of Kubuntu. Combined with KDE Frameworks 5.26.0 the Plasma 5.7 desktop brings improved workflows, rewritten and improved task manager and system tray...." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details and screenshots. Download: kubuntu-16.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,525MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the Ubuntu operating system. It has a biannual release cycle. Besides providing an up-to-date version of the KDE desktop at the time of the release, the project also releases updated KDE packages throughout the lifetime of each release.
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2024-10-10 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 24.10 |
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The Kubuntu team have announced the release of Kubuntu 24.10, a short-term release version which offers nine months of support. The new release features KDE Plasma 6.1 and defaults to using a Wayland desktop session. "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 24.10 has been released, featuring the new and beautiful KDE Plasma 6.1 simple by default, powerful when needed. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 6.11 based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.116 and 6.6.0, KDE Plasma 6.1 and many updated KDE gear applications. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install and installable from the Ubuntu archive. Applications for core day-to-day usage are included and updated, such as Firefox and LibreOffice. The Plasma Wayland session is now the default option in sddm (display manager login screen). An X11 session can be selected instead if desired. The last used session type will be remembered, so you do not have to switch type on each login." The release announcement offers additional details. Download: kubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,462MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2024-04-26 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 24.04 |
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Aaron Honeycutt has announced that Kubuntu 24.04, a popular member of the Ubuntu family of distribution featuring the KDE Plasma desktop, has been released. Despite the KDE project's recent release of Plasma 6, the new Kubuntu continues with a tried-and-tested Plasma 5.27 as the default desktop: "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 24.04 has been released, featuring the 'beautiful' KDE Plasma 5.27, simple by default, powerful when needed. Code-named 'Noble Numbat', Kubuntu 24.04 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 6.8-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.115, 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, such as Firefox and LibreOffice, are included and updated." Here are the release announcement (with a screenshot of the default desktop) and the release notes with a few more details. Download: kubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,933MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2023-10-17 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 23.10 |
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Kubuntu is the last of the Ubuntu family of Linux distribution that announced the release of version 23.10. The product ships with KDE Plasma 5.27, KDE Frameworks 5.110 and KDE Gear 23.08: "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 23.10 has been released, featuring the beautiful KDE Plasma 5.27, simple by default, powerful when needed. Code-named '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." See the brief release announcement and the more detailed release notes for further information. Download: kubuntu-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,751MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2023-04-20 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 23.04 |
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Version 23.04 of the Kubuntu distribution has been announced. The project's latest release includes the KDE Plasma 5.27 desktop and PulseAudio has been replaced by PipeWire as the default audio server. "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 23.04 has been released, featuring the 'beautiful' KDE Plasma 5.27 simple by default, powerful when needed. Codenamed 'Lunar Lobster', Kubuntu 23.04 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 6.2-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.104, KDE Plasma 5.27 and KDE Gear 22.12. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install, and installable from the Ubuntu archive. Krita, Kdevelop, Yakuake and many many more applications are updated. Applications for core day-to-day usage are included and updated, such as Firefox, VLC and LibreOffice. PipeWire also replaces PulseAudio as the default audio server." The release announcement and release notes offer additional details. Download: kubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,721MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2022-10-21 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 22.10 |
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Kubuntu 22.10 has been released. The latest version of the official Ubuntu edition that features the KDE Plasma desktop comes with KDE Frameworks 5.98, KDE Plasma 5.25 and KDE Gear 22.08: "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 22.10 has been released. It features the 'beautiful' KDE Plasma 5.25, simple by default, powerful when needed. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.19-based Linux kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.98, KDE Plasma 5.25 and KDE Gear 22.08. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install, and installable from the Ubuntu archive. Krita, Kdevelop, Yakuake and many many more applications are updated. Applications for core day-to-day usage, such as Firefox, VLC and LibreOffice, are included and updated. PipeWire also replaces PulseAudio as the default audio server. Note - for upgrades from 22.04, there may a delay of a few hours to days between the official release announcements and the Ubuntu release team enabling upgrades." See the release announcement and the release notes for further information. Download: kubuntu-22.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,060MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2022-04-22 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 22.04 |
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Kubuntu is an official Ubuntu community edition which features the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's latest version, 22.04, features three years of support. This release includes some of the latest LTS software fro the KDE project, including Plasma 5.24. "Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.15-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.92, Plasma 5.24 LTS and KDE Gear (formerly Applications) 21.12.3. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install, and installable from the Ubuntu archive. Elisa, KDE connect, Krita, Kdevelop, Digikam, Latte-dock, and many many more applications are updated. Applications that are key for day-to-day usage are included and updated, such as Firefox, VLC and Libreoffice. For this release we provide Thunderbird for email support, however the KDE PIM suite (including kontact and kmail) is still available to install from the archive." Additional details are presented in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: kubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,504MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2021-10-15 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 21.10 |
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Kubuntu is a community edition of the Ubuntu family which features the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's new release is Kubuntu 21.10 which offers nine months of support and runs the KDE Plasma 5.22 desktop. "The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 21.10 has been released, featuring the ‘beautiful’ KDE Plasma 5.22: simple by default, powerful when needed. Codenamed 'Impish Indri', Kubuntu 21.10 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. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.13-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.86, KDE Plasma 5.22 and KDE Gear 21.08." Further details and a screenshot can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: kubuntu-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,216MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2021-04-23 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 21.04 |
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Rik Mills has announced the release of Kubuntu 21.04, a brand-new version of the project's official Ubuntu flavour featuring the KDE Plasma desktop: "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 21.04 LTS has been released, featuring the 'beautiful' KDE Plasma 5.21: simple by default, powerful when needed. Code-named 'Hirsute Hippo', Kubuntu 21.04 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. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.11-based Linux kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.80, KDE Plasma 5.21 and KDE Release Service Applications 20.12.3. Krita, Kdevelop, Yakuake and many many more applications are updated." Read the resto of the release announcement for more information. Download: kubuntu-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,805MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2020-10-23 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 20.10 |
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Rick Timmis has announced the release of Kubuntu 20.10, featuring the KDE Plasma 5.19.5 desktop, KDE Application 20.08, the brand-new digiKam 7.0.0, support for Cloud deployment, and various other improvements: "The Kubuntu community are delighted to announce the release of Kubuntu 20.10 'Groovy Gorilla'. For this release, Kubuntu ships with Plasma 5.19.5 and Applications 20.08. The desktop carries the fresh new look and gorgeous wallpaper design selected by the KDE Visual Design Group. Dolphin, KDE's file explorer adds previews for more types of files and improvements to the way long names are summarized, allowing you to better see what each file is or does. For those of you into photography, KDE's professional photo management application, digiKam has just released its version 7.0.0. The highlight here is the smart face recognition feature that uses deep-learning to match faces to names and even recognizes pets." See the full release announcement for further information. Download: kubuntu-20.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,612MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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