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| v#format wiki | ## page was copied from MaverickMeerkat/Alpha3/Kubuntu ## page was copied from MaverickMeerkat/Alpha2/Kubuntu ## page was copied from KarmicKoala/Alpha3/Kubuntu #format wiki |
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| = Draft for serious! Alpha 3'll be next month = | ##TABLE OF CONTENTS ON RIGHT SIDE ||<tablestyle="float:right; width:40%; background: white; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"><<BR>> <<TableOfContents>>|| |
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| Karmic Koala will in time become Kubuntu 9.04. | |
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| The focus for 9.04 for the Kubuntu community will be delivering a clean polished user friendly KDE4 Desktop. The plan is to continue migrating much of our existing Kubuntu software to KDE4 offering a smooth out-of-the-gates KDE 4 interface. Jaunty is the first dazzling steps into the future of desktops with innovation not seen anywhere else. | Kubuntu will release version 10.10, the Maverick Meerkat, in October 2010. With this Beta pre-release, we are introducing some new and interesting things in preparation for the next official version of Kubuntu. Read below for some of the highlights. For more information of what is planned and being worked on, please read the information available on [[https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Todo | this page]]. |
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| Alpha 3, the third in a series of testing CD images that will be released throughout this cycle, represents the very latest snapshot of Karmic Koala. The pre-release images are known to be reasonably free of major undocumented 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: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-3/ |
'''NOTE:''' ''This is a beta (pre-) release. Pre-release versions of Maverick 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 '''__ARE__''' recommended for Kubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.' Please do not use this in a production environment with data or workflows that you cannot do without.'' |
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| '''NOTE:''' ''This is an alpha (pre-) release. Pre-release versions of Jaunty 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 Jaunty '''__ARE__''' recommended for Kubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.' Please do not use this in a production environment with data or workflows that you cannot do without' | = Getting the Beta = Beta images can be downloaded from the following URL: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/maverick/beta/ It is always best to [[HowToMD5SUM|check your cd image]] before you install! The md5sums can be found [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/maverick/beta/MD5SUMS|here]]. |
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| = New or Improved In Alpha 3 = | |
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| Pretty much everything!! | = What's New In the Beta = |
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| The Karmic Koala Alpha 3 CD release brings with it a brand new desktop as well as many new fixes and applications. For this latest release of Kubuntu 9.10, we are adding several interesting features to the desktop experience, building on the latest KDE. 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 new Kubuntu test 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.<<BR>> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+filebug |
== Combined Desktop/Netbook ISO image == For Maverick, Kubuntu have merged the Desktop and Netbook images into one. Ubiquity, Kubuntu's installer, will detect the screen size before the install and use either the Plasma Desktop workplace or the Plasma Netbook workplace as needed. |
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| == KDE 4.3 RC == GRAPHIC GOES HERE |
Users will be able to switch between the two in System Settings. |
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| KDE has recently released the first release candidate of version 4.3 of the amazing desktop environment. There are many changes including bug fixes, new functionality, and more. Some of these changes include, but are not limited to: * Significant refinements of Plasma and KWin, the KDE workspace * Many improvements * Compositing desktop effects * New desktop effects * and more... * New and Improved Applications * and more... For complete details of the KDE 4.3 RC release, please consult http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.2-rc.php. |
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| == Amarok 2.1.1 == *screenie* Amarok 2.1.1 is a robust update that includes many bug fixes, new features, and refinements of old features. |
== Global Menu by default for Plasma Netbook == |
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| == KPackageKit 0.4.1.1 == *interface pic here* Kubuntu 9.10 will include the latest release of KPackageKit. New in 0.4.1.1 are new notifications, sweet animations, a history feature, usability fixes and a more robust overall experience with less bugs. |
Plasma Netbook now sports the [[http://agateau.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/getting-menus-out-of-application-windows/|Global Menu]] by default. |
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| *notification pic here* | == BlueDevil == * [[http://www.afiestas.org/bluedevil-the-new-kde-bluetooth-stack-is-here/|BlueDevil]] has become the defualt bluetooth stack. |
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| == Social from the Start == KDE 4.3 brings with it several new social desktop features spread across the entire desktop. In a world of Microblogging and Facebook, it makes sense for the desktop to integrate with these features from the get-go. |
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| New social features include: * The KDE microblogging Plasma widget as part of the default desktop experience for all of your identi.ca and Twitter needs * The openDesktop (FIXME: need link) Plasma widget as part of the default desktop experience * The Facebook Kopete plugin so that you can chat with your Facebook contacts from the comfort of the default chat client |
== KPackagekit == [[http://dantti.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/kpackagekit-new-userinterface/|KPackageKit updates]] bring a faster backend and an updated UI that provides a new Categories page, and new features such as a backup/restore tool for the list of installed packages. |
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| Also to be included on the DVD is choqoK, for a more in-depth microblogging experience. | == Ubiquity Installer == Kubuntu's installer now has updated look and layout. |
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| == GTK+ Integration == == QtCurve 0.64.2 == *needs screenshot* QtCurve 0.64.2 brings a refinement of the Oxygen-like widget style so that your GNOME apps will look more at home in KDE. |
== Qapt-batch == [[http://jontheechidna.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/qapt-in-maverick/|Qapt-batch]] now replaces install-package as the update/batch-installer utility |
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| == kcm-gtk 0.5 == *need screenshot* Kubuntu 9.10 offers further control over the look of your GNOME apps in KDE. The GTK+ Appearance System Settings module from previous releases makes a comeback, as it had been removed from distribution because it was tied to the obsolete gtk-qt-engine. We have made it standalone software so that you can configure the GTK+ widget style and fonts for your favorite GNOME apps in KDE. |
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| = K3b 1.66.0 (alpha 2) = *needs screenshot* One of the last KDE3 mainstays of previous releases, K3b has now been ported to KDE4. Kubuntu 9.10 will be shipping the KDE4 version of K3b. |
= Known Issues = |
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| == Known Issues == * We are too awesome * Place them here |
Due to Bug (Bug:608382), if you intend to burn an iso of the Beta to a usb device, you will need to make sure you have ubuntu-updates ( "Recommended Updates" in [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu|KPackageKit's repository settings]]) enabled to install the bugfix release of usb-creator-kde |
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| We want to hear what you think about the current release of Kubuntu 9.04, The Karmic Koala, 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 [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct|Ubuntu Code of Conduct]] we would like to hear it. | We want to hear what you think about this Beta release of Kubuntu 10.10. 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 [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct|Ubuntu Code of Conduct]] we would like to hear it. |
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| So what are you waiting for, head on over to the [[JauntyJackalope/Alpha3/Kubuntu/Feedback|Feedback Page]] and let us know! | So what are you waiting for; head on over to the [[MaverickMeerkat/Beta/Kubuntu/Feedback|Feedback Page]] and let us know! |
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Introduction
Kubuntu will release version 10.10, the Maverick Meerkat, in October 2010. With this Beta pre-release, we are introducing some new and interesting things in preparation for the next official version of Kubuntu. Read below for some of the highlights. For more information of what is planned and being worked on, please read the information available on this page.
NOTE: This is a beta (pre-) release. Pre-release versions of Maverick 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 ARE recommended for Kubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.' Please do not use this in a production environment with data or workflows that you cannot do without.
Getting the Beta
Beta images can be downloaded from the following URL:
It is always best to check your cd image before you install! The md5sums can be found here.
What's New In the Beta
Combined Desktop/Netbook ISO image
For Maverick, Kubuntu have merged the Desktop and Netbook images into one. Ubiquity, Kubuntu's installer, will detect the screen size before the install and use either the Plasma Desktop workplace or the Plasma Netbook workplace as needed.
Users will be able to switch between the two in System Settings.
Global Menu by default for Plasma Netbook
Plasma Netbook now sports the Global Menu by default.
BlueDevil
BlueDevil has become the defualt bluetooth stack.
KPackagekit
KPackageKit updates bring a faster backend and an updated UI that provides a new Categories page, and new features such as a backup/restore tool for the list of installed packages.
- == Ubiquity Installer ==
Kubuntu's installer now has updated look and layout.
Qapt-batch
Qapt-batch now replaces install-package as the update/batch-installer utility
Known Issues
Due to Bug (608382), if you intend to burn an iso of the Beta to a usb device, you will need to make sure you have ubuntu-updates ( "Recommended Updates" in KPackageKit's repository settings) enabled to install the bugfix release of usb-creator-kde
Feedback
We want to hear what you think about this Beta release of Kubuntu 10.10. 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!
MaverickMeerkat/RC/Kubuntu (last edited 2010-09-30 23:31:16 by d-65-175-172-80)