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Introduction
We are preparing Kubuntu Oracular Oriole (24.10) for release in October, 2024. With this Beta pre-release, you can see what we are testing in preparation for our next version.
NOTE:
This is Beta Release. Kubuntu Beta Releases are NOT recommended for:
- Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues
- Anyone who needs a stable system
- Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system
- Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable
Kubuntu Beta Releases are recommended for:
- Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs
- Kubuntu, KDE, and Qt developers
Please report your installation results on the Release tracker.
General bug reporting guidelines can be found here: ReportingBugs and KubuntuBugTriage.
Getting Kubuntu 24.10 Beta
Upgrading from 24.04
To upgrade to a Kubuntu 24.10 pre-release version, run sudo do-release-upgrade -d from a command line.
Download a Disk Image
Download a Bootable image. Direct downloads, torrents, and zysnc are available as options.
New features and changes in 24.10 Beta
A detailed description of the changes in the Ubuntu base can be found in the main Oracular Oriole release notes.
Kubuntu core desktop and applications
Plasma 6.1: Replacing Plasma 5 in Kubuntu.
The Kubuntu team have been working hard to ship 24.10 with the new Qt6 based Plasma 6 KDE desktop.
Included is Plasma 6.1 which is the 2nd feature release of the 6 series. 24.10 Beta ships with the 5th bugfix release of 6.1 (6.1.5).
More details of what was new with Plasma 6 can be found in the original announcement for the first 6.0 release.
Plasma Wayland session
The Plasma wayland session is now the default option in sddm (display manager login screen). An X11 session can be selected instead if desired. The last used session type will be remembered, so you do not have to switch type on each login.
Qt and KDE Frameworks
Kubuntu 24.10 Beta ships with Qt6 6.6.12 and KDE Frameworks 6 version 6.5.0.
For applications that are still based on Qt5/KF5, Qt5 5.15.13 and Frameworks 5.116.0 are still in the archive.
KDE Applications updates
In this interim Kubuntu release many core applications have been updated to the latest KDE Gear 24.08. Others may remain at 23.08.
Web browser and office suite
Firefox 130 snap is the default browser from the Snap Store.
LibreOffice 24.8 is provided by default in the full installation.
Kernel
Kubuntu 24.10 ships with the 6.11 Linux kernel.
Known issues
Installer and live session
(2080620) Semitransparency of Plasma panel/widgets broken using llvmpipe on x11 since mesa 24.2.2
(2080925) Kubuntu 24.10: Installer graphics and slideshow still show 24.04 references and screenshots
Other issues
Feedback
Development of Kubuntu 24.10, Oracular Oriole, is ongoing and bugs are fixed every day. Before reporting bugs, please ensure your system is up to date. For verifying installation related bugs, updated disk images are available from Daily bootable images for standard PCs and laptops.
