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|| {{attachment:kubuntuBB.png||width=600}} || '''[[https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.13.0.php|Plasma 5.13]]''', the latest release of KDE's desktop has been developed to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup.|| || {{attachment:kubuntuBB.png||width=600}} || '''[[https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.13.0.php|Plasma 5.13]]''', the latest release of KDE's desktop has been developed to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup. This release of Plasma in the 1st to ship with Plasma Browser Integration. <<BR>> <<BR>> Kubuntu 18.10 is built and ships with Qt 5.11 ||


Introduction

These release notes for Kubuntu 18.10 Beta (Cosmic Cuttlefish) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues.

Support lifespan

Kubuntu 18.10 will be supported for 9 months.

Getting Kubuntu 18.10

Upgrading from 18.04

Download a Disk Image



Detailed upgrade instructions with screenshots can be found here:

Kubuntu 18.04 to 18.10 Upgrade

- Download a Bootable image. Direct downloads, torrents, and zysnc are available as options.
- The following link contains some tips to put the image onto a DVD or USB Drive

New features and changes in 18.10

Core desktop and applications

Embrace the dark side with Plasma 5.13: simple by default, powerful when needed

Plasma 5.13, the latest release of KDE's desktop has been developed to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup. This release of Plasma in the 1st to ship with Plasma Browser Integration.

Kubuntu 18.10 is built and ships with Qt 5.11

KDE Applications 18.04.3

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Kubuntu comes with KDE Applications 18.04 containing all your favourite apps from KDE.

Provided is the 18.04.3 update with bugfixes and translation updates. All the KDE applications on the ISO have been ported to KDE Frameworks 5 and any remaining in the archive that aren't should fit in seamlessly.

Web browser and office suite

Other applications

New KDE applications in the Ubuntu archive

Updated applications

Other notable changes to applications since 18.04 LTS

Other highlights/notes

Plasma Wayland session - Can be installed for testing, but is not supported for 18.10

  • A Plasma Wayland session can be be made available for testing by installing the package plasma-workspace-wayland , however this is not supported. Users needing a stable desktop experience should select the normal 'Plasma' (without Wayland) option at login.

Known Problems

KDE Bugs:

Ubuntu/Kubuntu bugs:

Search other Bugs tagged Kubuntu 18.10

Older bugs:

  • (1442512) Apport-kde crash when reporting bugs

  • (1706859) Auto-selected keyboard layout no longer matches chosen region on "Where are you" page

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