Kubuntu

Introduction

On August 29th, 2007, Jono Bacon announced the next release, version 8.04, codenamed the Hardy Heron, on the Ubuntu Developer Announce mailing list.

It was recently announced that Kubuntu 8.04 will not be an LTS release. Due to this news, the goals for the release have been revised, with more effort focused on the newly released KDE 4.0. Kubuntu Hardy will now ship two CDs: one with KDE 3.5, supported for the standard 18 months, and one with KDE 4.0, supported by the community for 6 months. Users upgrading from Kubuntu Gutsy will get the KDE 3.5 desktop.

The focus for 8.04 with KDE 3.5 for the Kubuntu community will be stability. Following the stability portion of our goals, the Kubuntu developers plan on implementing a new strategy which will allow Kubuntu to catch-up with some of the functionality of Ubuntu. For the KDE 4 version, the goal is to create a usable KDE 4.0 distribution, with some KDE 3 applications to fill in the holes where parts are missing from KDE 4.0.

Alpha 3, the third in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Hardy development cycle, represent the very latest snapshots of Hardy. The pre-release images are known to be reasonably free of CD-build or installer bugs, however they are not recommended for use in stable environments. These releases will be for those who are developing, documenting, and testing. Alpha releases can be downloaded from the following URL:

NOTE: This is an alpha (pre-) release. Pre-release version of Hardy are NOT encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or for anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent, breakage. Pre-release versions of Hardy ARE recommended for Kubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Screenshots will be available at: http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/?q=node/55

Previous Kubuntu 8.04 Releases

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000367.html

New In Alpha 3

Hardy Heron Alpha 3 CD release brings with it many updated, new, and exciting applications. For this latest release of Kubuntu 8.04, the usability standards have improved and there have already been some aesthetic changes. Besides these changes, there have been updates to many common applications as well as bug fixes to some of those annoyances you may or may not have run into. With every new pre-release, updates will be documented allowing you to thoroughly test your Kubuntu 8.04 installation. Remember that all of these features are part of a pre-release version of Kubuntu, and may still have issues. We ask that any problems you come across that you file a bug, if one has yet to be filed for your problem.
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+filebug

KDE 4.0.0 Release

INFO:http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.0/

KDE 4.0.0 was released on January 11th and promptly packaged for both Hardy Heron and the Gutsy Gibbon. With this latest release comes numerous amounts of bug fixes, a new Plasma panel which replaces the familiar Kicker looking style.

http://kubuntu.org/images/kde-4.0.png

http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce_4.0-rc2/dolphin.jpg
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http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce_4.0-rc2/konqueror.jpg
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http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce_4.0-rc2/systemsettings.jpg
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http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce_4.0-rc2/krunner.jpg
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Feedback

We want to hear what you think about the current release of Kubuntu 8.04, The Hardy Heron, Alpha 3 CD Release. We want to know if it Rocks, if it is just OK, or it is flat out wrong. No matter the feedback, as long as it is in line with the Ubuntu Code of Conduct we would like to hear it.

So what are you waiting for, head on over to the Feedback Page and let us know!

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