Kubuntu

Release Notes: New in this release are KDE Plasma desktop and KDE applications 4.8, Amarok 2.5 music player, Calligra 2.4 office suite, KDE Telepathy instant messaging, Kubuntu Active Technology Preview of interface for tablets, updated Rekonq Web browser, updated ownCloud, and improved Muon software management center and updater. Linux kernel 3.2.14 was included. This is a long-term support (LTS) release, which means it is supported for 5 years.

Release Notes: This release includes KDE 4.7.1, Amarok 2.4.3, a new suite of tools for installing and managing software (Muon Software Center and Muon Package Manager), Linux kernel 3.0, Upstart 1.3, GCC 4.6, and many other updates to software packages. All ISO images are now hybrid CD/USB images that can be written directly to a USB disk. This version also introduces Kubuntu-Low-Fat-Settings: a collection of configuration options that reduce memory usage and even speed up KDE's loading time.

Release Notes: The Linux kernel was updated to 2.6.38.2. KDE software compilation 4.6.2 is used. Other features include a new Samba filesharing system, a new language selection module, printer configuration improvements, remote file storage server ownCloud, the Phonon GStreamer multimedia backend, the GTK+ Oxygen theme, games on the CD, and enhanced DVD installation.

Release Notes: There are two versions for this release: one with KDE 3, which is more stable, and one with KDE 4, which has newer features.

Release Notes: This release, codenamed Edgy Eft, is the first distribution to include KDE 3.5.5. It includes improved power management and laptop button support, and adds a client for the Ubuntu hardware database. Zeroconf setup was made easier. Accessibility profiles on install were added.