KDE Software Compilation 4.5 was released yesterday and we told you that we will tell you when it is available in the PPA. Well, it is available now in the Kubuntu Backports PPA. To upgrade your to KDE Software Compilation 4.5 in Kubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, open the Konsole and [...]

The Kubuntu Team have unceremoniously decided to kill off Kubuntu Netbook Remix. When Kubuntu 10.10 is released this September, there will be no Kubuntu Netbook Remix. This does not however mean that Kubuntu will not be available for Netbook. Kubuntu Netbook Remix is basically Kubuntu with the KDE Plasma Netbook interface instead of the KDE [...]

Kubuntu finally has a New Logo and a New Fixed Plymouth Theme both of which look amazing.

Canonical announced intoduced a new Ubuntu branding a couple of weeks ago and Ubuntu got an amazing new plymouth theme. Now it is time for Kubuntu to get its new plymouth theme. Like the Ubuntu branding, Kubuntu is getting a new baranding with new icons and stuffs like that. The branding is not yet complete, [...]

Choqok is a micro-blogging client for KDE and in my opinion, one of the best at that. Recently, the Choqok team released the first beta towards Choqok 1.0. It has various improvements like: Actions to subscribe/unsubscribe and block a user, added to User menu. Support to attach a file (like image) to a dent in [...]

Amarok is an audio player for Linux that needs no introduction. This article will outline how you can install Amarok 2.3 Beta 1 codenamed “Altered State” in Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. So, before you proceed, remember that this is a beta and there is every possibility of it breaking. So, to install Amarok 2.3 Beta [...]

We have reported that K3b 2 Beta has been released. However it is not available in the repository or any PPA. So, in this article we will show you how you can compile and install K3b 2 Beta in Kubuntu. It is really easy if you just follow the steps we will mention. WARNING: THIS [...]

After KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 was released a few days back, it is finally available for Kubuntu. In this post, we will tell you how you can install KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 in your Kubuntu system. So, if you would like to see what is coming in KDE SC 4.4, go ahead and [...]

KDE Software Compilation 4.4 Beta 2 was released a few days back. Now it is available for installation in your Kubuntu Karmic system as well. This article will tell you how to do it. WARNING: THIS IS A BETA RELEASE. SO, PLEASE TREAT IT AS SUCH AND REFRAIN FROM INSTALLATION IN A PRODUCTION MACHINE. Now, [...]

KDE SC 4.4 was released few days back and it came with lots of improvement and some interesting new features including the much talked about and much anticipated - introduction of ‘Tabs’ (similiar to what we have on every modern day browsers) in to mainstream desktop window manager. Recently, the Kubuntu guys added this smoking hot KDE SC release into their Beta PPA. [...]

With the next version of KDE SC to be released early next year, KRunner, one of KDE SC’s most powerful feature since v4.0, is getting some major updates. The hard feature freeze for KDE SC 4.4 is already done. So, in this article, we shall look at some changes that is being introduced to KRunner [...]

After all the waiting, KDE finally has Ubuntu One frontend. For those who does not know Ubuntu One is Canonical’s online file storage and syncing service. When Karmic was released, Ubuntu One has a frontend for GNOME only and KDE users were forced to use the GNOME version.

KOffice 2.1 RC 1 was released some time back. While KOffice has always been an inferior alternative to Open Office, the new release has seen some improvements, most notably in the handling of Microsoft Office documents. In this article, we show you how to install KOffice 2.1 RC 1 in Kubuntu 9.10 (or Ubuntu 9.10). [...]

In Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, there is a new notification system, called Ayatana Notification, in addition to the KDE Notification. The Ayatana Notification is better than the KDE Notification in several ways.By default, however, the KDE Notification is enabled and the Ayatana Notification has to be enabled manually. In this article, we will show you [...]

Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala has been out for a little more than a week now. It is a very solid release and comes with a host of new impressive features – one of them being the Ayatana Notification. Basically, the Ayatana Notification is an alternative to the KDE notification that we are used to by [...]

As you may be aware, Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala comes with the Netbook Plasma Shell. This is not an actual release but rather a technical preview. The Netbook Plasma Shell will officially be released with KDE 4.4, that is with Kubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. However, we decided to try it out in Karmic and it [...]

This is a part of a series of articles called “Getting Ready For Karmic Koala”. You can read the other parts here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. As the date for the release of the final release of Karmic Koala approaches, a big question with everyone is “Do I do a clean install or upgrade [...]

Earlier today we reported about the release of the Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Release Candidate. Now, the release candidate of all the official *buntus, that is Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Mythbuntu and Edubuntu, are now available for download. If everything goes well these release candidates will go on to become the final version to [...]

This is a continuation of our series of articles “Getting Ready For Karmic Koala”. The first article can be found here. Today is the day the release candidates of Karmic Koala is going to be released. And before everything else it seems that Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala is the first one off the block.

The final release of Karmic Koala comes out in a week. Of all the variants of Karmic Koala coming out, Ubuntu is undoubtably the most well know with the largest userbase. While most of the long time users will have no doubts regarding which variant they want to use, new users tend to not know [...]

A lot has been said regarding the upcoming release of Ubuntu, that is Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, – its new looks, new features etc. However, understandably, its KDE counterpart, Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, has been largely ignored and not a great deal of noise has been made about it. Here, in this article, we look [...]

Ubuntu has come a long way to become one of the most popular and user friendly Linux distributions over the years. It’s constant innovations and new features have not only helped in increasing the fan following but also have made Ubuntu the undisputed winner in the Desktop Linux category. The new Ubuntu 9.10 codenamed Karmic [...]

In this article we bring to you 3 amazing countdown banners for the Ubuntu 9.10 that will help you to show off your Ubuntu Love on your websites and blogs.

Amarok 2.2, codenamed “Sunjammer”, is now out of beta and the final version has been released now. The Amarok team has also announced that Amarok 2.2 will now come with Karmic Koala, which is due for release on 29th October. It, however, is not available for Jaunty and as they have said, there is no [...]