Announcing Kubuntu 5.10
[13 October 2005]
http://kubuntu.org/announcements/breezy-release.php
The second release of Kubuntu, codenamed Breezy Badger, is now available for download. This release comes with the very latest KDE 3.4.3 and includes the new Guidance configuration tools. If you missed our testing releases for Breezy you will be pleased to see the other new additions in Kubuntu Breezy including Adept package manager, System Settings and KDE Bluetooth. To download Kubuntu 5.10 go to:
http://www.kubuntu.org/download.php
What's New
Here is what's new in Kubuntu 5.10
Adept and Adept-Updater
Adept is a new package manager for KDE. With advanced search facilities using debtags, hunting for packages is now easier than ever.
To help keep your system current, adept-updater checks to see which packages have changed and makes it easy to download and install the latest fixes.
KDE System Settings
Kawabunga! The traditional KDE Control Center has been replaced with KDE System Settings. This change is not part of KDE, but is unique to Kubuntu. The new interface is cleaner, faster, simpler and comes with improved usability features such as quick search.
Guidance Configuration Tools
Guidance is a set of configuration tools new to Kubuntu. Currently included are modules for user accounts, mount configuration and system services selection. You can find the Guidance modules in System Settings.
KDE Language Packs
Kubuntu now includes KDE translations on the CD for the most popular languages, over 50 languages are supported in total.
KDE Bluetooth Framework
The KDE Bluetooth tools aim to provide easy access to Bluetooth profiles and facilitate the communication between Bluetooth enabled devices such as cell phones and PDAs.
Katapult
Katapult is used to start applications and bookmarks. Just press Alt+Space then type the name of the program you are interested in, it will quickly become the most useful tool on your desktop.
OpenOffice.org 2
OpenOffice.org 2 is installed by default and now comes with KDE integration.
GStreamer for AmaroK and Kaffeine
Our Kaffeine video player and AmaroK music player now use the GStreamer media framework, a large range of GStreamer plugins are available to support a wide range of different media file formats.
Krita
A new advanced image editor program from KOffice.
KLaptopDaemon
To help out our laptop users, KLaptopDaemon now works for hibernation and uses acpi.
Locate File Search
Having problems finding that file? In Konqueror just type locate:/ followed by what you are looking for. Konqueror will search for it.
Searching for something on the web? Use Konqueror's search bar and Google suggest to help find exactly what you are looking for.
KOffice 1.4 and Kexi
KOffice 1.4 is now included in the main repository. This lightweight but powerful office suite includes Kexi, a powerful database frontend.
X.org 6.8.2
For better hardware support Kubuntu 5.10 has updated X.org to version 6.8.2 and comes in new modular packages.
KDE WinFOSS
Free Software for Windows machines is on the Live CDs. This includes some of the leading KDE applications: KOrganizer, KAddressbook and Kexi.
Off the Desktop
Downloading and Installing
Kubuntu 5.10 can be downloaded from http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/5.10 and then burned onto a writable CD or DVD. It is available for PC (i386), 64-bit PC (AMD64) and Mac (PowerPC) as install CD, live CD or combined live/install DVD.
Please download using Bittorrent if possible.
The PowerPC live CD is larger than 650MB so please ensure you have appropriate media.
Users of Kubuntu 5.04 (Hoary) can upgrade to Breezy by ensuring you have kubuntu-desktop installed, editing /etc/apt/sources.list and running sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Existing Ubuntu users can install Kubuntu with the kubuntu-desktop package.
Feedback and Helping
We welcome feedback and help with making the next version of Kubuntu.
Comments can be left on this wiki page
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KubuntuBreezyReleaseComments
Any known problems can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KubuntuBreezyKnownProblems
Please report any problems through Bugzilla (main packages) or Launchpad (universe packages).
http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com
If you have a question try asking on the #kubuntu IRC channel on freenode, the mailing list and the Kubuntu Forums. Community support is also available in a increasing number of languages.
http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users
http://www.kubuntuforums.net
http://kubuntu.org/forums-local-groups.php
Finally if you want to help improve Kubuntu please come and join us.
https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/HelpingKubuntu