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on Kubuntu 21.10 Impish Indri. The wait is over, Kubuntu 21.10
(Impish Indri) users can now update their installations to the latest KDE Plasma
5.23 desktop environment series. Here’s how! The KDE project has recently released a new
update to its environment. It is now available and you can install the latest version of KDE Plasma
5.23 on Kubuntu 21.10. KDE Plasma Desktop is an environment
that offers a beautiful looking desktop that takes full advantage of modern computing technology.
The team behind the project says that if you're looking for a familiar working environment,
Plasma Desktop provides all the tools you need for a modern desktop computing experience so you can
be productive right from the start. Through the use of visual effects
and scalable graphics, the desktop experience is not only smooth but also pleasing to the eye.
Plasma Desktop looks not only provide beauty, but are also used to support and enhance your computer
activities effectively, without distracting. Released last week, Kubuntu 21.10 ships with KDE
Plasma 5.22.5 as the default desktop environment, but users who want to use the recently released
KDE Plasma 5.23 “25th Anniversary Edition” desktop environment
can now upgrade their installations if they have the Kubuntu Backports PPA repository installed.
Now, the Kubuntu team announced today that KDE Plasma 5.23.1 packages
are now available in the Kubuntu Backports PPA repository, along with the KDE Frameworks 5.87
and KDE Gear 21.08.2 software packages, to enhance your Plasma and Desktop experience. KDE apps.
How to install KDE Plasma 5.23 on Kubuntu 21.10 If your Ubuntu doesn't have the Kubuntu
environment, you must first install the Kubuntu desktop package,
either using the Ubuntu Software Center or using the command sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop.
Then, to install KDE Plasma 5.23 on Kubuntu 21.10 and derivatives,
and still be able to automatically receive future updates from it, you should do the following:
Step 1. Open a terminal (in Unity use the CTRL + ALT + T keys);
Step 2. If not already, add the program repository with this command or use this tutorial ;
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports Step 3. Update the package manager
with the command: sudo apt-get update
Step 4. For users using Kubuntu, use the command below to install the latest version
of the KDE Plasma desktop; sudo apt-get full-upgrade
Step 5. For users not using Kubuntu, run the command below to install the Plasma Desktop:
sudo apt install plasma-desktop Step 6. Or install the complete KDE
desktop environment via command; sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop
Ready! After the update process is complete, and assuming everything went fine,
reboot your computer. Uninstalling
To uninstall KDE Plasma 5.23 on Kubuntu 21.10 and derivatives, do the following:
Step 1. Open a terminal; Step 2. Uninstall the environment,
using the commands below; sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo
ppa-purge ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports :: More ::
Kubuntu is a community edition of the Ubuntu family which features the KDE Plasma desktop.
The project's new release is Kubuntu 21.10 which offers nine months of support and runs the KDE
Plasma 5.22 desktop. "The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 21.10 has been released,
featuring the ‘beautiful’ KDE Plasma 5.22: simple by default, powerful when needed.
Codenamed 'Impish Indri', Kubuntu 21.10 continues our tradition of giving you Friendly Computing by
integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality,
easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing
new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages,
including a new 5.13-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.86, KDE Plasma 5.22 and KDE Gear 21.08.
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