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> Kubuntu 19.04 is built on and ships with Qt 5.12.2 === KDE Applications 18.12.3 === {{attachment:KDEApps18-12.png||width=800}} Kubuntu comes with [[https://kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-18.12.0.php|KDE Applications 18.12.3]] containing all your favourite apps from KDE. Provided is the 18.12.3 update with bugfixes and translation updates. All applications included in KDE Apps 18.12 have been ported to [[https://dot.kde.org/2013/09/25/frameworks-5|KDE Frameworks 5]]. === Web browser and office suite === * [[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/66.0/releasenotes/|Firefox 66 ]] is the default browser * [[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/6.2|LibreOffice 6.2.2]] is provided by default in the full installation. == Other new and updated applications == * latte-dock - The latest stable bugfix [[http://psifidotos.blogspot.com/2019/04/latte-bug-fix-release-v088.html|release 0.8.8]] is now in the ubuntu archive * KDevelop - Now the latest [[https://www.kdevelop.org/news/kdevelop-532-released|5.3.2 release]] in the archive. * Krita - Updated to latest [[https://krita.org/en/item/krita-4-1-7-released/|stable 4.1.7]] in the archive. * kde-config-tablet - is now back on the ISO and default install, which implements a KDE configuration GUI for the Wacom drivers. = Other highlights/notes = === Plasma Wayland session - Can be installed for testing, but is not supported for 19.04 === * 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 = * (Bug:1681144) Clicking on URLs in Kubuntu Installer Slideshow does nothing * (Bug:1681830) Ubiquity installer - No Label shown for where to enter LVM Encryption Passwords fields * (Bug:1681830) No wireless networks displayed for broadcom BCM43142 [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.searchtext=&orderby=-importance&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&assignee_option=any&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.bug_commenter=&field.subscriber=&field.structural_subscriber=&field.component-empty-marker=1&field.tag=kubuntu+disco&field.tags_combinator=ALL&field.status_upstream-empty-marker=1&field.has_cve.used=&field.omit_dupes.used=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.affects_me.used=&field.has_no_package.used=&field.has_patch.used=&field.has_branches.used=&field.has_branches=on&field.has_no_branches.used=&field.has_no_branches=on&field.has_blueprints.used=&field.has_blueprints=on&field.has_no_blueprints.used=&field.has_no_blueprints=on&search=Search|All bugs tagged with Kubuntu]] Older bugs: * (Bug:1442512) Apport-kde crash when reporting bugs * (Bug:1706859) Auto-selected keyboard layout no longer matches chosen region on "Where are you" page = Feedback = You can give us feedback on [[https://www.facebook.com/kubuntu.org|Facebook]][[https://www.facebook.com/kubuntu.org|{{attachment:Kubuntu-FB.png}}]] or [[https://twitter.com/kubuntu|Twitter]][[https://twitter.com/kubuntu|{{attachment:Kubuntu-Twitter.png}}]].