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Kubuntu Dojo 2 – Kubuntu Ninjas
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-dojo-2-kubuntu-ninjas/

Want to get deeper under the hood with Kubuntu? Interested in becoming a developer? Then come and join us in the Kubuntu Dojo: Thursday 30th June 2016 – 18:00 UTC Packaging is one of the primary development tasks in a large Linux distribution project. Packaging is the essential way of...
Kubuntu Podcast goes Open and Unplugged
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-podcast-goes-open-and-unplugged/

Podcast fans will know that we were struck down with lucky show thirteen. Google Hangouts crashed out twice, and we lost the live stream. We ended up half an hour late, with no Hangouts, and a hastily make-shift YouTube live stream hooked together in record time by the #awesome Ovidiu-florin...
Plasma 5.6.5 and Frameworks 5.23 now in Backports for Kubuntu 16.04
http://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5-6-5-and-frameworks-5-23-now-in-backports-for-kubuntu-16-04/

Plasma 5.6.5 and Frameworks 5.23 have hit the Backports PPA people! Plasma 5.6.5 brings bugfixes and translations from the month of June thanks to contributors, while Frameworks 5.23 brings new fixes in KWallet, KWayland, Breeze and much more! Plasma: https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.6.5.php Frameworks: https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.php To update, use the Software Repository Guide to add the...
Kubuntu Podcast #14 – UbPorts interview with Marius Gripsgard
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-podcast-14/

Show Hosts Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan blog: http://ovidiu.geekaliens.com Rick Timmis G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RickTimmis Blog: http://sickrimmit.blogspot.co.uk/ Aaron Honeycutt blog: http://usefoss.com/ Show Schedule Intro What have we (the hosts) been doing ? Aaron Working a sponsorship out with Linode Working on uCycle  Rick #Brexit – It would be Rude Not to [talk about it] Comodo...
Kubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Update Out
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-16-04-1-lts-update-out/

The first point release update to our LTS release 16.04 is out now. This contains all the bugfixes added to 16.04 since its first release in April. Users of 16.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bugfixes. See the 16.04.1 release announcement. Download 16.04.1 images.
Kubuntu-Podcast #15 – Yakkety and Kubuntu Ninjas
http://kubuntu.org/podcast/kubuntu-podcast-15-2/

Show Audio Feeds MP3: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-mp3 OGG: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-ogg Pocket Casts links   OGG   MP3 Show Hosts Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan blog: http://ovidiu.geekaliens.com Rick Timmis G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RickTimmis Blog: http://sickrimmit.blogspot.co.uk/ Aaron Honeycutt (Video/Audio Podcast Production) G+: https://plus.google.com/+AaronHoneycutt blog: http://usefoss.com/ Intro What have we (the hosts) been doing ? Aaron Kicking Rick’s merges to the curb Kubuntu...
Kubuntu 16.10 Beta 2 is here! Test Test Test! And then more Testing
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-16-10-beta-2-is-here-test-test-test-and-then-more-testing/

October 13 is coming up fast and we need testers for this second Beta. Betas are for regular users who want to help us test by finding issues, reporting them or helping fix them. Installing on hardware or in a VM, it’s a great way to help your favorite community-driven...
Kubuntu Podcast 16
http://kubuntu.org/podcast/kubuntu-podcast-16/

Show Audio Feeds MP3: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-mp3 OGG: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-ogg Pocket Casts links OGG MP3 Show Hosts Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan blog: http://ovidiu.geekaliens.com Rick Timmis G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RickTimmis Blog: http://sickrimmit.blogspot.co.uk/ Aaron Honeycutt (Video/Audio Podcast Production) G+: https://plus.google.com/+AaronHoneycutt blog: http://usefoss.com/ Intro What have we (the hosts) been doing ? Aaron Working on system76 docs Move to laptop...
Kubuntu 16.10 Released!
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-16-10-released/

\o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ We, the Kubuntu Team are very happy to announce that Kubuntu 16.10 is finally here! After 6 months of hard but fun work we have a bright new release for you all! We packaged some great updates from the KDE Community such as: – Plasma...
The Kubuntu Podcast #18 is now live. Come hang out with us: http://www.youtube.com/c/KubuntuPodcast/live
Kubuntu Podcast 17
http://kubuntu.org/podcast/kubuntu-podcast-17/

Show Audio Feeds MP3: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-mp3 OGG: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-ogg Pocket Casts links OGG MP3 Show Hosts Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan blog: http://ovidiu.geekaliens.com Rick Timmis G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RickTimmis Blog: http://sickrimmit.blogspot.co.uk/ Aaron Honeycutt (Video/Audio Podcast Production) G+: https://plus.google.com/+AaronHoneycutt blog: http://usefoss.com/ Intro What have we (the hosts) been doing ? Aaron Getting ready for Hurricane Matt in Florida...
Welcome new Kubuntu Members
http://kubuntu.org/news/welcome-new-kubuntu-members/

Friday November 18 was a productive day for the Kubuntu Community, as three new people were questioned and then elected into Membership. Welcome Simon Quigley, José Manuel Santamaría, and Walter Lapchynski as they package, work on our tooling, promote Kubuntu and help users. Read more about Kubuntu Membership here: https://community.kde.org/Kubuntu/Membership
Kubuntu and Linux Mint doing Plasma 5.8 testing
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-and-linux-mint-doing-plasma-5-8-testing/

Since Linux Mint 18 KDE uses the Kubuntu Backports we both thought it would be very productive if we asked both our users to help test our work, bring Plasma 5.8 to both Xenial and Yakkety. This update will also bring updated Frameworks 5.28 and Applications 16.04.3 so your favorite...
Plasma 5.8.5 bugfix release in Xenial and Yakkety Backports now
http://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5-8-5-bugfix-release-in-xenial-and-yakkety-backports-now/

Plasma 5.8.5 brings bug-fixes and translations from the month of December, thanks to the hard work of the Plasma team and the KDE Translation team. To update, use the Software Repository Guide to add the following repository to your software sources list: ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
Kubuntu 17.04 Alpha 2 released for testers
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-17-04-alpha-2-released-for-testers/

Today the Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu Zesty Zapus (17.04) is released today. With this Alpha 2 pre-release, you can see what we are trying out in preparation for 17.04, which we will be releasing in April. NOTE: This is Alpha 2 Release. Kubuntu Alpha Releases are...
Kubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Update Available
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-16-04-2-lts-update-available/

The second point release update to our LTS release 16.04 is out now. This contains all the bugfixes added to 16.04 since its first release in April. Users of 16.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bugfixes. In addition, we suggest adding the Backports PPA to update...
Kubuntu 17.04 Beta 1 released for testers
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-17-04-beta-1-released-for-testers/

Today the Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu Zesty Zapus (17.04) Beta 1 is released . With this Beta 1 pre-release, you can see and test what we are preparing for 17.04, which we will be releasing in April. NOTE: This is Beta 1 Release. Kubuntu Beta Releases...