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The Kubuntu community is proud to announce the release of 12.04 LTS, the Precise Pangolin: the next Long Term Support version of our friendly OS.

Built on Ubuntu's core and polished with KDE’s applications and workspaces, Kubuntu 12.04 LTS is a grand example of friendly, fast, and beautiful software. We recommend it as the perfect OS for casual users, students, Linux gamers, software developers, professionals, and anyone interested in a free, open platform that is both beautiful and useful.

Getting Kubuntu 12.04 LTS

Upgrading from Previous Versions

Direct upgrades to 12.04 are only possible from 10.04 LTS and 11.10.

To upgrade from 10.04 LTS, detailed instructions can be found here. Users of 11.10 can find them here.

Download a Disk Image

Instructions for burning the image to a CD/DVD or USB flash drive can be found on the Burning ISO Howto.

We recommend you learn how to check your CD image so your pre-release is as its supposed to be. Compare your MD5 checksum with the correct ones found alongside the CD images.

12.04 Highlights

Updates from the KDE community

Plasma and Applications 4.

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The latest stable release of KDE's Plasma Workspaces and Applications brings new features and improvements all around. Highlights include:

More details can be found here and here.

Amarok 2.4.

This new and improved version of the default music player features native support for remote NFS & SMB/CIFS collections, a better looking user interface, support for gpodder.net, as well as vastly improved reliability.

For more information have a look at the release announcements of Amarok 2.4.1 and 2.4.3

New from Kubuntu

Muon Suite

The Kubuntu team is proud to present our new suite of tools for installing and managing software. Installing of .deb packages, updating, and software management is all part of this new, integrated suite, specifically designed to work with Debian style package management. Check out Jonathan Thomas’s Blog for more info.

Muon Software Center

Accessing thousands of free applications for your computer has never been easier. The Muon Software Center provides an easy-to-use way to access extra applications, games and accessories to further customize your desktop. Applications come with ratings and reviews for each application from the wider Ubuntu community, as well as with screenshot previews to help you make informed decisions.

Muon Package Manager

For the budding system administrator, the Muon Package Manager provides a powerful feature set with a usability-driven interface. With its lightning-fast quick-search and extensive filtering abilities, you should have no trouble finding exactly the right package. From selective upgrades to package pinning to mass package removal, the Muon Package Manager should give you every tool you need to quickly and efficiently administer your system.

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From the Ubuntu Community

Read the Common Infrastructure page for changes and features found in the Ubuntu core for 12.04 LTS.

Known Problems

Feedback

We want to hear your opinions about Kubuntu 11.10.

  • Do we “Amarok”?

  • Did a feature make or break your day?
  • What do you flat-out dislike?

Take a look at the Ubuntu Code of Conduct, try Kubuntu 12.04 LTS and head on over to the Feedback Page. Your input is an invaluable resource, so do take the time to write down your thoughts and let us know what you think!