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KDE Software Compilation 4.3.5 in Backports

webmaster — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:37:52 +0000

KDE SC 4.3.5 is now in karmic-backports.

The Backports repository is not enabled by default, so you may need to enable it in KPackageKit. Instructions for this are found on the help wiki.

To manually enable it, edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and uncomment the line
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted
universe multiverse.

When upgrading from 4.3.2 to 4.3.4, some package recommendations have changed, so using dist-upgrade (or full-upgrade in aptitude) may be needed.

Thanks to Lex for preparing these packages.

KDE SC 4.4 Release Candidate 2 packages available

webmaster — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:26:57 +0000

Packages for the second release candidate of the KDE Software Compilation 4.4 are available.

Users of the Lucid development release can upgrade to the newest packages.

Users of our stable 9.10 release can install it from the Kubuntu Beta PPA.

For both Lucid and Karmic, virtuoso packages are available. Install both the virtuoso-server and virtuoso-drivers packages to enable Nepomuk support.

To update, use the Software Repository Guide to add the following repository to your software sources list:
ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta

Lucid Alpha 2 Released

webmaster — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:32:34 +0000

The second alpha release of Kubuntu Lucid has been released. KDE, Amarok and much more have received upgrades in this version. See our release page for where to get it, new features and notable problems.

Amarok 2.2.2 Rocks the Desktop

webmaster — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:22:59 +0000

Amarok 2.2.2 has been released to make your desktop rock.

Users of the Lucid development release are advised not to upgrade yet, as the packages are only half-built due to a breakage of the underlying graphics stack. The Ubuntu Xorg team is working fervently to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Users of our stable 9.10 release can install it from the Kubuntu Backports PPA.

To update, use the Software Repository Guide to add the following repository to your software sources list:
ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

KDE SC 4.4 Release Candidate 1 packages available

webmaster — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:24:30 +0000

Packages for the first release candidate of the KDE Software Compilation 4.4 are available.

Users of our stable 9.10 release can install it from the Kubuntu Beta PPA.

For both Lucid and Karmic, virtuoso packages are available. Install both the virtuoso-server and virtuoso-driver packages to enable Nepomuk support.

To update, use the Software Repository Guide to add the following repository to your software sources list:
ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta

KDE SC 4.3.4 moved from PPA to karmic-backports

webmaster — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:55:46 +0000

KDE SC 4.3.4 is now in karmic-backports and will be removed from the PPA shortly.
Even if you have the PPA packages, please upgrade to the versions in
karmic-backports. There are security fixes included in karmic-backports
that were not in the PPA packages.

The Backports repository is not enabled by default, so you may need to enable it in KPackageKit. Instructions for this are found here.

To manually enable it, edit your /etc/apt/sources/list and uncomment the line
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted
universe multiverse.

Packages for i386, amd64, and powerpc have finished building. When upgrading
from 4.3.2 to 4.3.4, some package recommendations have changed, so using
dist-upgrade (or full-upgrade in aptitude) may be needed.

Christmas Bonus: KDE SC, Amarok, KDevelop Betas

webmaster — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:20:44 +0000

The second beta of KDE SC 4.4 has packages available in our Beta PPA. There are also betas of Amarok and KDevelop available.
Users of our latest development release, Lucid, can upgrade to the latest packages.
Users of our stable 9.10 release can install it from the Kubuntu Beta PPA.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/beta/ubuntu karmic main
Then do sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop.
It is strongly recommended that you verify the integrity of these packages by installing the archive's GPG key. You may do this by following the instructions on this page.
Many thanks to Lex for his hard work on these packages.

KDE SC 4.4 Beta 1 Packages

webmaster — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:53:08 +0000

The first beta of KDE SC 4.4 has packages available in our Beta PPA.
Users of our latest development release, Lucid, can upgrade to the latest packages.
Users of our stable 9.10 release can install it from the Kubuntu Beta PPA.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/beta/ubuntu karmic main
Then do sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop.
It is strongly recommended that you verify the integrity of these packages by installing the archive's GPG key. You may do this by following the instructions on this page.
Many thanks to Lex for his hard work on these packages.

Kubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 Out

webmaster — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:06:20 +0000

The first alpha for our next release is available. This is a very early pre-release. It comes full of bugs and is to be used only by the most adventurous.

KDE Software Compilation 4.4 beta 1 packages coming soon

webmaster — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:34:02 +0000

Kubuntu software packagers are hard at work preparing KDE Software Compilation 4.4 beta 1 packages for testing. Keep checking back for more updates.