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XigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free) is an embedded open-source NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. XigmaNAS supports sharing across multiple operating systems, including Windows, Apple and UNIX-like systems. XigmaNAS is easy to set up in most home and enterprise environments and will allow to manage and share large amounts of data easily across a network. XigmaNAS also incorporates many different streaming features for sharing multimedia with other devices on the network. XigmaNAS includes ZFS v28 (RAIDZ, RAIDZ2 and RAIDZ3) Software RAID (0,1,5), Disk Encryption, S.M.A.R.T / Email Reports, and it supports the following protocols: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, TFTP, AFP, RSYNC, Unison, iSCSI (initiator and target), HAST, CARP, Bridge, UPnP, and BitTorrent. All are highly configurable by using a web interface.
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| 2007-04-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 7.04 |
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This is the big release day for the Ubuntu family of distributions and Kubuntu is the first to announce the new version: "Kubuntu 7.04 has been released and is available for download now. Kubuntu 7.04 stepped over the edge, becoming the feistiest release to date. Improved desktop, updated applications and increased usability features are just a few of the surprises with this latest release. The goal for Kubuntu 7.04 was to continue on the creation of a secure and stable environment, working towards the perfect KDE-based operating system. Starting with the excellent base of Ubuntu and an implementation of KDE, Kubuntu 7.04 set out to smooth the rough edges and polish the future of Kubuntu." Here is the full release announcement with a detailed list of new features. Download (MD5): kubuntu-7.04-desktop-i386.iso (694MB), kubuntu-7.04-desktop-amd64.iso (699MB).
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| Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the Ubuntu operating system. It has a biannual release cycle. Besides providing an up-to-date version of the KDE desktop at the time of the release, the project also releases updated KDE packages throughout the lifetime of each release.
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| 2019-10-18 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 19.10 |
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The Kubuntu team has announced the availability of Kubuntu 19.10. The new version offers nine months of security updates and ships with KDE Plasma 5.16 (Plasma 5.17 can be installed from the distribution's Backports repository). the project's release announcement lists the new updates and features: "Codenamed Eoan Ermine, Kubuntu 19.10 integrates the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.3-based kernel, Qt 5.12.4, KDE Frameworks 5.62.0, Plasma 5.16.5 and KDE Applications 19.04.3. Firefox 69 is the default browser and LibreOffice 6.3 is provided by default in the full installation, along with updates and bugfixes to latte-dock, Elisa 0.4.2, Kdenlive, Yakuake, Krita, Kdevelop and Ktorrent." NVIDIA drivers are now available on the install media, ensuring they will be available when installing Kubuntu off-line. The release notes offer further details. Download: kubuntu-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,195MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-04-19 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 19.04 |
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The Kubuntu team has published Kubuntu 19.04, a new release which ships with KDE Plasma 5.15, Qt 5.12 and Linux 5.0. The new version includes nine months of security updates. The release announcement states: "Kubuntu 19.04 has been released, featuring the beautiful Plasma 5.15 desktop from the KDE community. Code-named Disco Dingo, Kubuntu 19.04 continues our proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.00-based kernel, Qt 5.12, KDE Frameworks 5.56, Plasma 5.15.4, and KDE Applications 18.12.3. Kubuntu has seen some exciting improvements, with newer versions of Qt, updates to major packages like Krita, KDE Connect, Kstars, Latte-dock, Firefox and LibreOffice, and stability improvements to KDE Plasma. For a list of other application updates, upgrading notes and known bugs be sure to read our release notes." Download: kubuntu-19.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,827MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2018-10-19 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 18.10 |
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Continuing the Ubuntu release day news, here is the announcement of the release of Kubuntu 18.10, an official Ubuntu flavour featuring KDE Plasma 5 desktop: "Kubuntu 18.10, featuring the beautiful Plasma 5.13 desktop from KDE, has been released. Code-named 'Cosmic Cuttlefish', Kubuntu 18.10 continues our proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open-source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 4.18-based Linux kernel, Qt 5.11, KDE Frameworks 5.50, Plasma 5.13.5 and KDE Applications 18.04.3. Kubuntu has seen some exciting improvements, with newer versions of Qt, updates to major packages like Krita, Kdeconnect, Kstars, Peruse, Latte-dock, Firefox and LibreOffice, and stability improvements to KDE Plasma. In addition, Snap integration in Plasma Discover software center is now enabled by default." And some good news for the disappointed users who had hoped for the inclusion of Plasma 5.14 in Kubuntu 18.10: "Users who wish to test the latest Plasma 5.14.1 and Frameworks 5.51, which came too late in our release cycle to make it into 18.10 as default, can install these via our Backports PPA." Read the release announcement and the release notes for more information. Download: kubuntu-18.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,781MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2018-04-27 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 18.04 |
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Kubuntu 18.04, an official Ubuntu flavour that features the powerful and customisable KDE Plasma 5 desktop, has been released. The new version introduces a number of notable changes, such as an updated theme, new video and music players, and extensive software upgrades throughout the system: "The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 18.04 LTS has been released, featuring the beautiful KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS - simple by default, powerful when needed. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 4.15-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.44, Plasma 5.12 LTS and KDE Applications 17.12.3. We've made some notable changes since 16.04 LTS. VLC is the default media player and Cantata Qt5 the default music player. Muon is now shipped by default for those who prefer a package manager as an alternative to the Plasma Discover software store. See the release announcement and release notes for additional details. Download: kubuntu-18.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,781MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2017-10-19 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 17.10 |
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The Kubuntu team has announced the release of a new version of their Ubuntu Community Edition featuring the Plasma desktop. The new release features Plasma 5.10, version 4.13 of the Linux kernel and upgrades to most of the operating system's desktop software. "Kubuntu 17.10 has been released, featuring the beautiful Plasma 5.10 desktop from KDE. Code-named 'Artful Aardvark', Kubuntu 17.10 continues our proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 4.13-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.38, Plasma 5.10.5 and KDE Applications 17.04.3. Kubuntu has seen some exciting improvements, with newer versions of Qt, updates to major packages like Krita, Kdenlive, Firefox and LibreOffice, and stability improvements to KDE Plasma. Additional information and screen shots can be found in the distribution's release announcement and release notes. Download: kubuntu-17.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,676MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2017-09-01 |
Development Release: Kubuntu 17.10 Beta 1 |
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Martin Wimpress has announced the availability of new testing release for participating Ubuntu Community Editions. The new development snapshot, 17.10 Beta 1, provides mostly feature complete installation media for Ubuntu testers. This beta is not recommended for use on production systems. "The first beta of the Artful Aardvark (to become 17.10) has now been released! This milestone features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio and Xubuntu. Pre-releases of the Artful Aardvark are not encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready." Download: kubuntu-17.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,742MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-17.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (982MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-17.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,689MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-mate-17.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,659MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-17.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,448MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntustudio-17.10-beta1-dvd-amd64.iso (2,789MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-17.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,317MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2017-04-14 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 17.04 |
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Valorie Zimmerman has announced the release of Kubuntu 17.04, the latest update from the project which integrates an Ubuntu base system with the latest KDE Plasma desktop and applications: "Kubuntu 17.04 released. Code-named 'Zesty Zapus', Kubuntu 17.04 continues our proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 4.10-based Linux kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.31, Plasma 5.9.4 and KDE Applications 16.12.3. The Kubuntu desktop has seen some exciting improvements, with newer versions of Qt, updates to major packages like Krita, Kdenlive, Firefox and LibreOffice, and stability improvements to the Plasma desktop environment." See the release announcement and release notes for more information, screenshots, known issues and upgrade instructions. Download: kubuntu-17.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,652MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2017-02-24 |
Development Release: Kubuntu 17.04 Beta 1 |
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The first beta release of the upcoming version 17.04 of Ubuntu and its sub-projects is now ready for testing. As usual, Ubuntu itself is absent and Ubuntu MATE has also skipped this round of testing, but Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio and Xubuntu are all providing ISO images for download and testing. Kubuntu was the first to publish a release announcement: "Today the Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu Zesty Zapus (17.04) beta 1 is released. With this beta 1 pre-release, you can see and test what we are preparing for 17.04, which we will be released in April. Note: this is beta 1 release. Kubuntu beta releases are not recommended for: regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues; anyone who needs a stable system...." This set of test releases is the first following a feature freeze effected a week ago. Interested beta testers can download the beta images from here: kubuntu-17.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,661MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-17.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (906MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-17.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,534MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-gnome-17.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,432MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-17.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,566MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntustudio-17.04-beta1-dvd-amd64.iso (2,973MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-17.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,280MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-10-14 |
Distribution Release: Kubuntu 16.10 |
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The Kubuntu development team has announced the release of Kubuntu 16.10, the latest version of the distribution that combines the Ubuntu base system with the KDE Plasma 5 desktop: "We, the Kubuntu team, are very happy to announce that Kubuntu 16.10 is finally here. After 6 months of hard but fun work we have a bright new release for you all. We packaged some great updates from the KDE community such as: Plasma 5.7.5, Applications 16.04.3, Frameworks 5.26.0. We also have updated to version 4.8 of the Linux kernel with improvements across the board such as Microsoft Surface 3 support. Plasma 5, the next generation of KDE's desktop, has been refined to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup. The 7th set of updates to Plasma 5 is the default in this version of Kubuntu. Combined with KDE Frameworks 5.26.0 the Plasma 5.7 desktop brings improved workflows, rewritten and improved task manager and system tray...." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details and screenshots. Download: kubuntu-16.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,525MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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