Keen KDE Software users can find Plasma and KDE Applications 4.8.1 updates in the backport PPA for 11.10 and compiling now in the main archive for our development release. Bugs in the packaging should be reported to kubuntu-ppa on Launchpad. Bugs in the software to KDE. To update, use the Software Repository Guide to add the following repository to your software sources list:

Kubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 1 is released for testing. Download from the cdimage mirrors or upgrade from 11.10 or upgrade from 10.04 LTS.

The alpha release for our development version, codenamed Precise, is available for download. Early testers can try it to provide feedback and bug reports. This is the first alpha for Kubuntu in the Precise series but the second from the Ubuntu family.

The previously announced KDE Platform, Workspaces and Applications 4.7.4 updates have completed QA testing and have been released to all users in the oneiric-updates repository. This is the last planned complete update for KDE SC 4.7 packages. Kubuntu developers will continue to address high priority issues with fixes meeting the Ubuntu project Stable Release Update criteria.