The KDE team announced a new update to Plasma desktop 5.12 yesterday. The packages are available in Kubuntu Backports PPA for (K)ubuntu 17.10. KDE Plasma 5.12.3 adds a a fortnight’s worth of new translations and fixes from KDE’s contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include: Fix installation of Discover backends. KWin: Fix… Continue reading KDE Plasma 5.12.3 Released! Install it in Kubuntu 17.10
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Plasma 5.12.1 Released with Numerous Bug-Fixes (PPA)
The first bug-fix release for KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS was released a day ago. And it can be installed in (K)Ubuntu 17.10 via PPA. Plasma 5.12.1 adds a one week’s worth of new translations and fixes from KDE’s contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include: System Settings: Fix crash when searching. Fixed… Continue reading Plasma 5.12.1 Released with Numerous Bug-Fixes (PPA)
How to Install Plasma 5.12 LTS in (K)Ubuntu 17.10
KDE Plasma Desktop 5.12, a new long-term support release, was released a day ago. Here’s how to install it in (K)Ubuntu 17.10 via PPA. Plasma 5.12 is the second LTS release from the Plasma 5 team. It features: Many improvements to the Discover in stability and user interface. Add support for interactive previews in the… Continue reading How to Install Plasma 5.12 LTS in (K)Ubuntu 17.10
Plasma Desktop 5.8.8 LTS Available in PPA for KUbuntu 16.04
The latest Plasma desktop 5.8.8 LTS (long-term support) release has been made into Kubuntu Backports PPA for KUbuntu 16.04. Plasma 5.8.8 was released 2 weeks ago with numerous bug-fixes. Fix crash when using Discover during updates. Try to read CPU clock from cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq instead of /proc/cpuinfo. DrKonqi crash handler: make attaching backtraces to existing bug… Continue reading Plasma Desktop 5.8.8 LTS Available in PPA for KUbuntu 16.04
How to Install KDE Plasma 5.10.5 in KUbuntu 17.04
KDE Plasma Desktop 5.10.5 was released almost one week ago. It’s available in the main repository of Ubuntu 17.10. Here’s is how to install it in KUbuntu 17.04 via PPA repository. Plasma 5.10.5 is bug-fix release. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include: A Plasma crash when certain taskbar applications group in a… Continue reading How to Install KDE Plasma 5.10.5 in KUbuntu 17.04