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Kubuntu
Kubuntu 7.04 running Konqueror
DeveloperCanonical Ltd. and community contributors
OS familyLinux
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release7.04 (Feisty Fawn) / April 19, 2007
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel
Default
user interface		KDE
LicenseVarious
Official websitewww.kubuntu.org

Kubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu Linux distribution using the KDE environment instead of GNOME. It is part of the Ubuntu project and uses the same underlying system. Kubuntu and Ubuntu can work alongside each other by installing the ubuntu-desktop and kubuntu-desktop packages. Every package in Kubuntu shares the same repositories as Ubuntu.[1] Kubuntu CDs can be ordered through the Shipit service. Kubuntu is released regularly and predictably.[2]

Name

Kubuntu means "towards humanity" in Bemba, "friendly spirit" in Mizo, and "free" (as in 'free of charge') in Kirundi, and is pronounced /kùbúntú/ (koo-BOON-too).[3]

Differences from Ubuntu

A regular installation of Ubuntu will have the GNOME desktop, GNOME applications (e.g. Evolution) and GNOME/GTK admin tools (e.g. Synaptic Package Manager). A regular installation of Kubuntu has the KDE desktop, KDE applications (e.g. Kontact) and KDE/Qt admin tools (e.g. Adept Package Manager). However, these are simply the default packages. For example, one may install Ubuntu and then add KDE, or even install the kubuntu 'metapackage'. Therefore, one need not be restricted to one set of applications, but can mix and match by preference. There is a slight disadvantage to doing so, namely the increased diskspace and memory requirements of running both Qt and GTK, however this is negligible on a modern computer. (Older hardware is likely to be better suited to Xubuntu.)

Ubuntu was created before Kubuntu, so some system administration tools might be more mature in Ubuntu.

Releases

Kubuntu follows the same naming/versioning system as Ubuntu, with each release having a code name, and a version number based on the year and month of release. Canonical provides support and security updates for most Kubuntu versions for 18 months after release.[4] Both Desktop CDs and Alternative (installation) CDs for x86 and AMD64 platforms are available.

Screenshot Version Release date Code name Sub Version Supported until Notes
5.04 8 Apr 2005[5] Hoary Hedgehog Array 31 Oct 2006 Initial release including KDE 3.4 and a selection of the most useful KDE programs. Some of these are not in the official KDE itself, including Amarok, Kaffeine, Gwenview, and K3b. Inclusion of update-manager/upgrade-notifier, Kickstart compatibility.
5.10 13 Oct 2005[6][7] Breezy Badger Colony 13 Apr 2007 KDE 3.4.3 and the Guidance configuration tools. It also comes with the Adept Package Manager, the first to make use of debtags for easier searching (replacing the Kynaptic package manager used in the previous release), System Settings, a re-organised kcontrol-like centre and KDE Bluetooth. Graphical boot process with progress bar (USplash), OEM Installer Support, Launchpad tracking, GCC 4.0.
File:KubuntuKonqueror.png 6.06 LTS 1 Jun 2006[8][9] Dapper Drake Flight June 2009 (desktops) LiveCD and Installer on one disc, Ubiquity installer. First Long-Term Support release. The next LTS release is planned for Feisty+2 (April 2008)[10]
June 2011 (servers)
6.10 26 Oct 2006[11][12] Edgy Eft Knot April 2008 KDE 3.5.5. This release adds the photo management application Digikam and accessibility profiles - benefiting people with disabilities. System Settings is also redesigned, and power management, laptop button support & networking are improved. Also features automated problem reports and Upstart.[13]
7.04 19 Apr 2007[14] Feisty Fawn Herd October 2008 Migration assistant, KVM, Easy codec/restricted drivers installation, Desktop effects, WPA support, PowerPC support officially dropped.
7.10 Planned for 18 Oct 2007[15][16] Gutsy Gibbon Tribe April 2009 Currently the planning is in progress and daily builds are available since 30 May 2007[17]

The next version of KDE now scheduled for 11 December of the same year. This means KDE 4 likely won't make it to the official Kubuntu release until version 8.04 in April of 2008.

Kubuntu 7.04 CDs

References

  1. ^ "Kubuntu FAQ".
  2. ^ Kubuntu Wiki
  3. ^ "Kubuntu FAQ".
  4. ^ "Ubuntu Releases FAQ". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  5. ^ "5.04 Release Notes". 2005-04-08. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
  6. ^ "Ubuntu 5.10 announcement". Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  7. ^ "Ubuntu 5.10 release notes". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  8. ^ "Ubuntu 6.06 LTS announcement". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  9. ^ "Ubuntu 6.06 LTS release notes". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  10. ^ Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter: Issue 36
  11. ^ "Ubuntu 6.10 announcement". Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  12. ^ "Ubuntu 6.10 release notes". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  13. ^ "Kubuntu 6.10 release announcement". Retrieved 2007-03-30.
  14. ^ "Ubuntu 7.04 announcement". Retrieved 2007-02-06.
  15. ^ "GutsyReleaseSchedule - Ubuntu Wiki". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  16. ^ "Introducing the Gutsy Gibbon". 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-05-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Daily Build". 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-06-01.

External links

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