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Kubuntu 22.04 LTS Arrives with KDE Plasma 5.24
Ubuntu 22.04 with the goodness of KDE’s latest and greatest.
Let’s take a look at what you can expect.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS has finally been released.
So, you can expect all of its official flavors to offer the latest and greatest soon after
that.
And, the KDE flavour, i.e., Kubuntu 22.04 LTS is now also available to download!
You should expect all the feature additions of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and specially tailored
improvements for the Kubuntu 22.04 release.
Let me briefly emphasize the key changes.
Kubuntu 22.04 LTS: What’s New?
The primary highlight of the release is KDE Plasma 5.24 LTS.
Undoubtedly, it is a Long-Term Release version.
So, you can expect updates for Kubuntu 22.04 until 2025, i.e., three-year support, which
is usual for official Ubuntu flavours.
In addition to that, you should also notice updates to KDE apps and other pre-installed
applications.
Let’s take a look:
KDE Plasma 5.24
KDE Plasma 5.24 features an updated breeze theme, and several visual improvements.
It is a long-term supported version that should get updates until Plasma 6 releases.
You had the option to use KDE Neon or Arch Linux, or a few other distros to experience
KDE Plasma 5.24.
Finally, Kubuntu is here as a mainstream distro featuring the latest and greatest from KDE.
You can learn more about KDE Plasma 5.24 changes in our previous coverage.
Default Browser as Firefox Snap Firefox 99 snap is the default browser.
In case you’re curious, Mozilla is working with Canonical to quickly push updates and
conveniently maintain the browser using the snap package.
So, it only makes sense to keep it as the default.
But, you can always install the deb package if you do not prefer using Snap.
GNOME-like Overview With KDE Plasma 5.24, you get the ability
to use a feature similar to GNOME’s Activities overview.
You can browse through your virtual desktops and windows at a glance with its help.
To access it, you can press the Super key + W, and here’s how it should look:
Improvements to Discover
The software center for KDE i.e.
Discover has received some upgrades.
One of the neat additions includes the ability to prevent removing anything that is critical
to the system’s operation.
You should notice a warning when you try to remove something that could break the system.
If you prefer Flatpak, you can now open locally downloaded Flatpak packages and install it
using the Flatpak repository URI.
Fingerprint Support KDE Plasma 5.24 finally adds the support for
fingerprint authentication.
You can conveniently add up to 10 fingerprints and use them to unlock or authenticate something.
Other Improvements
In addition to the major upgrades, you should expect subtle changes across the platform
along with app updates that include:
LibreOffice 7.3 KDE Gear 21.12
Dolphin
Download Kubuntu 22.04 LTS You can head to the official download page
to get the latest ISO or choose to wait to receive the upgrade prompt.
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Kubuntu 22.04 LTS – New Features and Release Details
A list of new features of Kubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) and additional information
about the release.
Kubuntu 22.04 LTS New Features Perhaps the most popular Ubuntu-based Linux
distribution is the Kubuntu in terms of usability, appearance and stability.
Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS powers the Kubuntu 22.04 LTS same as the Ubuntu base.
Also, it features the KDE Plasma 5.24.x series, which is the current LTS version of the Plasma
desktop.
Besides, the KDE Plasma 5.24.x series is the 26th edition of KDE Plasma desktop and brings
some stunning features such as overview effect, new notification, etc.
Although it is not the latest Plasma as of today, it’s the last stable version.
On the other hand, if you compare the last Kubuntu 20.04 LTS with this version, a whole
lot of changes you should expect.
First and foremost, Kubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa had KDE Plasma 5.18 compared to today’s
5.24 series.
You can expect a vast set of new features and a completely different desktop improved
for better accessibility and performance.
Secondly, KDE Plasma 5.24 is supported by Qt 5.15.2 and KDE Frameworks 5.90, which is
also a jump since the last Kbuntu Focal Fossa.
Undoubtedly, the significant feature that you can experience is the newly designed overview
screen of the Plasma desktop.
You can launch it using Meta+W key combinations and must have multiple virtual machines.
The new overview screen reminds you about GNOME’s application view.
The view gives you the virtual desktop thumbnails at the top, and in the middle, you can see
the list of open windows for the virtual desktops.
It also gives you a search option which makes you faster at finding your applications.
This version of Plasma also brings a custom accent colour option that triggers your imagination
for a beautiful desktop.
On top of that, a refreshed Breeze Classic theme and re-designed font size make this
version a perfect one to feature in an LTS release.
Other Changes Since the base of Kubuntu 22.04, LTS is the
Ubuntu 22.04, the core applications and packages give you the best of their stable release
as summarized down below.
KDE Plasma 5.24.x KDE Frameworks 5.92
Qt 5.15.x Firefox 99
Thunderbird 91.8 LibreOffice 7.3.x
Finally, to download the official ISO of this release, refer to the link below to the image
file.
You can try to install on a virtual machine or try it in a physical system.
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