News and Announcements
Plasma and KDE Applications 4.8.3 Updates
Packages for the May updates of the KDE Platform, Workspaces and Applications 4.8.3 are available for Kubuntu 12.04 in the Kubuntu Updates PPA until the packages are available in the official repositories.
Kubuntu 12.04 LTS
The Kubuntu community is proud to announce the release of 12.04 LTS, the Precise Pangolin: the new Long Term Support version of our friendly operating system.
See the Kubuntu 12.04 LTS Release Notes for a technical description including known issues.
Calligra Released
Calligra has been released, KDE's document suite of applications. It has applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing and much more.
Take the tour to discover the many apps of Calligra.
It can be installed from the backport
PPA for 11.10 and the main archive for our development release.
Kubuntu to be Sponsored by Blue Systems
Kubuntu will have a new sponsor in Blue Systems from the 12.10 cycle starting in May. Kubuntu is a community led project to create a KDE flavour as part of Ubuntu. Our sponsor since it started has been Canonical who are now moving to focus on their Unity flavour. We would like to thank Canonical for this kind support and wish the best success for the Unity flavour (also called Ubuntu).
Plasma and KDE Applications 4.8.2 Updates
Keen KDE Software users can find Plasma and KDE Applications 4.8.2 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:
12.04 Beta 2 Released
Kubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2 is released for testing. Download from the cdimage mirrors or upgrade from 11.10 or upgrade from 10.04 LTS.
Plasma and KDE Applications 4.8.1 Updates
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 to be Supported for 5 Years
The Kubuntu Community is pleased to announce plans for the 12.04 LTS release of Kubuntu. As approved by the Ubuntu Technical Board on January 9th, 12.04 will be a 5-year long-term support cycle for Kubuntu. Please see our Beta 1 announcement for some of the highlights.
12.04 Beta 1 Released
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.
LTS Update 10.04.4 Released
Our two year old LTS release has had an update, 10.04.4. It adds all the current bugfixes and security updates to keep your systems fresh. Download now.