{"id":9447,"date":"2019-10-16T12:30:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T12:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9447"},"modified":"2019-10-16T12:30:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T12:30:26","slug":"kde-plasma-5-17-released-install-ubuntu-19-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/kde-plasma-5-17-released-install-ubuntu-19-10\/","title":{"rendered":"KDE Plasma 5.17 Released! How to Install it in (K)Ubuntu 19.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kde-icon2.jpg\" alt=\"KDE Plasma 5.16\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5897\" \/><\/p>\n<p>KDE Plasma desktop 5.17 was released yesterday. Now you can install it in (K)Ubuntu 19.10 via <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~kubuntu-ppa\/+archive\/backports\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KUbuntu Backports PPA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Plasma 5.17 release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Night Color for X11.<\/li>\n<li>Fractional scaling support on Wayland.<\/li>\n<li>Faster startup performance.<\/li>\n<li>New panel in System Settings for configuring Thunderbolt devices<\/li>\n<li>Improved widget resizing, settings panels, and many other small feature additions.<\/li>\n<li>For more details, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/kde.org\/announcements\/plasma-5.17.0.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">release note<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/plasma-5.17.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/plasma-5.17-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/plasma-5.17-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/plasma-5.17-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/plasma-5.17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/plasma-5.17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Plasma 5.17 in (K)Ubuntu 19.10:<\/h4>\n<p>Open terminal either via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> keyboard shortcut or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from application menu. When it opens, do:<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Add Kubuntu Backports PPA:<\/b><\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa\/backports<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kubuntuppa-eaon-600x119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"119\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kubuntuppa-eaon-600x119.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kubuntuppa-eaon-450x89.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kubuntuppa-eaon.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Install Plasma 5.17 in Kubuntu 19.10:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Either install all system update via Update Manager, or run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade<\/pre>\n<p><b>3. For non-Kubuntu user:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Run command to install Plasma desktop:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update && sudo apt install plasma-desktop<\/pre>\n<p>or install full KDE desktop environment via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update && sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>You can purge the Kubuntu Backports PPA, which also downgrade Plasma desktop to the stock version (5.16.5) in Ubuntu 19.10 repository.<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:kubuntu-ppa\/backports<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KDE Plasma desktop 5.17 was released yesterday. Now you can install it in (K)Ubuntu 19.10 via KUbuntu Backports PPA. Plasma 5.17 release highlights: Night Color for X11. Fractional scaling support on Wayland. Faster startup performance. New panel in System Settings for configuring Thunderbolt devices Improved widget resizing, settings panels, and many other small feature additions. 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