Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 1
Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 1 is available for testing. Try it out now if you want to help debug before our release in October 2014.
Upgrading from 14.04LTS |
Download a Stable Disk Image |
Download a Tech Preview Disk Image |
To upgrade to Kubuntu 14.10 pre-releases from 14.04LTS, run kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade from a command line. |
Download a Bootable image and put it onto a DVD or USB Drive |
Download a Bootable image and put it onto a DVD or USB Drive |
Choose Stable Plasma 4 or Tech Preview of Plasma 5
Plasma 4 is our recommended stable offering and what you get from the default download, but is now in maintenance mode. It runs the software you are familiar with and will be getting updates and bugfixes but not new features from now on. |
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Plasma 5 a work in progress. The next generation of KDE Software is still a work in progress. You can test it and install it from the Kubuntu Plasma 5 image but beware it will remove your stable software. |
KDE Applications and Platform 4.14
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The KDE Applications and Platform 4.14 includes a bunch of bugfixes. |
Plasma 5
This is the first Beta release of our Technical Preview of Plasma 5. It has plenty of known bugs, see below, and is only available for amd64, but also plenty of lovely new features. The Plasma 5.0 release announcement has more information.
Kubuntu Known Problems
(1182784) Install with non English language fails
(1334189) syslinux offers no OEM mode on Kubuntu Utopic Alpha 1
Kubuntu Plasma 5 Known Problems
(1362598) No Install icon on desktop
(1362599) ubiquity-dm does not run on kubuntu plasma5 images
(1362746) permissions issue
(1362747) No web browser in app menu
(1362750) qt and gtk themes not set up by default
(1362751) powerdevil makes kded have 100% CPU
(1362752) no SDDM autologin even if ubiquity box is set
(1362753) khelpcenter docs misses any themeing
(1362754) plasma5 phonon kcm misses icons
(1362756) powermanagement kcm broken
(1362757) no sddm kcm
(1362759) libreoffice not themed
Feedback
Development of Kubuntu 14.10, the Utopic Unicorn, 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/laptops/netbooks.
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