Submitted by admin on Thu, 2009-10-29 16:20
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Version 9.10 (i.e. Oct 2009) of Kubuntu, the version of Ubuntu with a KDE desktop, has been released (codename: Karmic Koala). Major new features:
- KDE v4.3
- Technical preview of Netbook version of Kubuntu
- Various applets for integrating with social networking (e.g. Facebook Plasmoid)
- OpenOffice KDE integration
- KDE and GNOME notifications appear natively on other desktop through Ayatana
- Oxygen-based look for installer
- Amarok v2.2
- K3b (CD/DVD burner) now based on KDE 4 libraries
- Userconfig tool from KDE 3 brought back
- Improvements to Network Manager applet
- GTK+ integration with QtCurve
- Easy Firefox installer
Includes KDE v4.3.2 and Qt v4.5.3 (the latest versions) and Linux kernel version 2.6.31. Ubuntu itself includes GNOME v2.28.0. Note that Ubuntu and Kubuntu are the same operating system with the same software archives; if you install one, you can install the other desktop easily using the APT package manager.
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