Kubuntu
550 subscribers
427 links
Updates from kubuntu.org
Download Telegram
RT @akademy: Virtual Reality user interfaces, an AI in you car, and the future of KDE Community's goals are just some of the things we'll…
RT @EricSAdams: Want to get the latest version of KDE Plasma on @kubuntu? 5.16.3 is available via the backports PPA. I made a brief video e…
RT @launchpadstatus: Launchpad will be offline for up to two hours today for maintenance.
RT @kdecommunity: KDE userbase, the wiki where users can learn about everything KDE, gets a makeover: It is now cleaner, clearer and easier…
RT @kdecommunity: Plasma 5 is five 🎉! In these five years, hundreds of people have contributed their time and knowledge to make the Plasma…
RT @EricSAdams: Want to get the latest version of KDE Plasma on @kubuntu? 5.16.3 is available via the backports PPA. I made a brief video e…
RT @qtproject: 🤓 Qt Tip: Qt is technically pronounced like 'kjuːt' / 'cute', rather than 'kjuː tiː' / 'cue tee'. But of course, you do you…
RT @planetubuntu: The Fridge: Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Curtlefish) End of Life reached on July 18, 2019 https://t.co/NqjKB0vwyD
Kubuntu 18.10 reaches end of life
https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-18-10-reaches-end-of-life/

Kubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish was released on October 18th 2018 with 9 months support. As of 18th July 2019, 18.10 reaches ‘end of life’. No more package updates will be accepted to 18.10, and it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks. The official end of life announcement...
RT @planetubuntu: Ubucon Europe 2019: 2nd Call For Volunteers https://t.co/gB82TNTZso
RT @popey: Also, good to see that finally in 2019 I have no qualms about plugging a Linux laptop into a projector and it doing exactly what…
RT @kdecommunity: There is a vulnerability in the Plasma desktop that KDE developers are currently working to patch. The details are here.…
RT @kdecommunity: Also, if you discover a similar vulnerability, it is best to send an email security@kde.org before making it public. This…
RT @kdecommunity: For the moment avoid downloading .desktop or .directory files and extracting archives from untrusted sources.
Fixes for recent KDE desktop vulnerability
https://kubuntu.org/news/fixes-for-recent-kde-desktop-vulnerability/

As you may have been made aware on some news articles, blogs, and social media posts, a vulnerability to the KDE Plasma desktop was recently disclosed publicly. This occurred without KDE developers/security team or distributions being informed of the discovered vulnerability, or being given any advance notice of the disclosure....
Kubuntu Meets at Milan Akademy 2019
https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-meets-at-milan-akademy-2019/

A few Kubuntu Members (and Councillors!) met Thursday before KDE Akademy’s end. We discussed the coming release (will be 19.10) and the upcoming LTS (20.10) – which will be Plasma LTS *and* Qt LTS. This combination will make this LTS super-supported and stable. We also discussed snaps and when Ubuntu...
Plasma 5.16.90 (Plasma 5.17 Beta) Available for Testing
https://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5-16-90-plasma-5-17-beta-available-for-testing/

Are you using Kubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo, our current Stable release? Or are you already running our development builds of the upcoming 19.10 Eoan Ermine? We currently have Plasma 5.16.90 (Plasma 5.17 Beta)  available in our Beta PPA for Kubuntu 19.04 and 19.10. This is a Beta Plasma release, so testers...
Kubuntu Eoan Ermine (19.10) Beta Released
https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-eoan-ermine-19-10-beta-released/

The beta of Eoan Ermine (to become 19.10) has now been released, and is available for download at: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/19.10/beta/ This milestone features images for Kubuntu and other Ubuntu flavours. Pre-releases of the Eoan Ermine are not encouraged for: * Anyone needing a stable system* Anyone who is not comfortable running...