News and Announcements
KDE 4.3 Beta 2
A second beta is out from KDE for the upcoming 4.3.
Users of the Karmic development release can upgrade to the latest packages.
Users of our stable 9.04 release can install it from the Kubuntu Backports PPA.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main
Amarok 2.1 Rocks the World
Music playing application Amarok has rocked the world with their 2.1 release.
Packages are available for Kubuntu. Users of the Karmic development release can upgrade their Amarok packages. Users of our stable 9.04 release can install it from the Kubuntu Backports PPA.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main
KDE 4.2.4 Updates for Kubuntu 9.04
A new bugfix KDE release is available to update Kubuntu 9.04.
Add this repository and do a full upgrade:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
KOffice 2 Launched
KOffice 2 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu.
Users of our development release, Karmic, can install koffice-kde4.
If you are using the current 9.04 release add the backports Unsupported updates repository and install koffice-kde4.
KDE 4.3 Beta 1 now available
KDE 4.3 Beta 1 is now available in the Kubuntu Karmic repositories.
Packages for Jaunty are available in the Kubuntu Experimental repository. To install these, add this line to your software sources.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/experimental/ubuntu jaunty main
Then refresh and do a full upgrade.
First Karmic Alpha Available
KDE 4.2.3 Update for Kubuntu 9.04
KDE 4.2.3 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 9.04.
To install it add this line to your software sources.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Kubuntu 9.04 Out in the Wild
Speed, Beauty and Innovation
Kubuntu 9.04 has it all, and more....
The Kubuntu Team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope!
With this release, the development team brings you the best KDE distro out there. With its world-renowned Ubuntu core and the KDE 4.2 desktop, Kubuntu 9.04 gives users a well-rounded, feature-filled and elegant desktop.
On the top, KDE 4.2 brings beauty, innovation and updated software with new & improved features. Underneath, updated kernel and core systems bring stability and speed.
Installing 9.04
Downloading 9.04
To download CD (and DVD) images for Kubuntu, please visit our Downloads page.
You can also order a free CD from Shipit, this will take up to 6 weeks to deliver.
Upgrading from 8.10
Users of 8.10 (Intrepid) will be prompted to upgrade. For more information see the Kubuntu 8.10 upgrade instructions.
Upgrading from 8.04
Users of 8.04 (Hardy) can upgrade through Adept Manager. For more information see the Kubuntu 8.04 upgrade instructions.
NOTE: This will upgrade your system from KDE 3 to KDE 4.
What's New?
Kubuntu 9.04 includes an upgraded desktop containing many bug fixes, new configuration options, as well as many new and updated applications. Below are some highlights.
Kubuntu Jaunty KDE 3 Remix Release Candidate
A remix of our Jaunty Release Candidate has been made with KDE 3 packages. The main focus of this remix is to keep the mature, stable, and familiar KDE3.5 desktop environment available for easy installation and use. Along the way, various bugs have been fixed, and small enhancements added, see the release notes page for information and where to download.
