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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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Average visitor rating: 8.25/10 from 100 review(s).


Kubuntu Summary
Distribution Kubuntu
Home Page https://kubuntu.org/
Mailing Lists https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users
User Forums https://www.kubuntuforums.net/
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Documentation https://community.kde.org/Kubuntu
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Bug Tracker https://bugs.launchpad.net/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-10-17: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 23.10
 • 2023-04-20: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 23.04
 • 2022-10-21: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 22.10
 • 2022-04-22: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 22.04
 • 2021-10-15: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 21.10
 • 2021-04-23: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 21.04
 • 2020-10-23: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 20.10
 • 2020-04-23: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 20.04
 • 2019-10-18: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 19.10
 • 2019-04-19: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 19.04
 • 2018-10-19: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 18.10
 • 2018-04-27: Distribution Release: Kubuntu 18.04
 • More Kubuntu releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2020-01-21 Kubuntu has an official laptop
 • 2019-04-29 Kubuntu 14.04 reaches EOL
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Table Notes and Explanations
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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
Feature 23.10
mantic
23.04
lunar
22.10
kinetic
Release Date 2023-10-12 2023-04-20 2022-10-20
End Of Life 2024-07 2024-01 2023-07
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 3700-3800 4700-4800 4000-4100
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma
Package Management DEB (apt), Snap DEB (apt) DEB (apt)
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes
Full Package List 23.10 23.04 22.10
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.9 1.2.8 1.2.7.2
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 23.0.0 22.0.0
bash (5.2.21) 5.2.15 5.2.15 5.2
bind (9.18.21) -- -- --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) -- -- --
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.6 2.4.2 2.4.2
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3-P1 4.4.3-P1 4.4.3
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.46.5
firefox (122.0) snap snap snap
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.1 2.12.1 2.12.1
gcc (13.2.0) -- -- --
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- --
glibc (2.39) 2.38 2.37 2.36
gnome-shell (45.3) -- -- --
gnucash (5.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.06 2.06
gtk (4.12.5) 3.24.38 4.10.1 3.24.34
httpd (2.4.58) -- -- --
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- --
k3b (23.08.4) -- -- --
kmod (31) 30 30 30
krita (5.2.2) -- -- --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) 7.6.2 7.5.2 7.4.2rc3
linux (6.7.3) 6.5 6.2 5.19
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- --
mesa (24.0.0) 23.2.1 23.0.2 22.2.1
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- --
openjdk (21.0.2) -- -- --
openssh (9.6p1) 9.3p1 9.0p1 9.0p1
openssl (3.2.1) 3.0.10 3.0.8 3.0.5
perl (5.38.2) 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.34.0
php (8.3.2) -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) 5.27.8 5.27.3 5.25.5
postfix (3.8.5) -- -- --
postgresql (16.1) -- -- --
Python (3.12.1) 3.11.4 3.11.2 3.10.6
qt (6.6.1) 5.15.10 5.15.8 5.15.6
samba (4.19.4) 4.18.6 4.17.7 4.16.4
systemd (255.3) 253.5 252.5 251.4
thunderbird (115.7.0) 115.3.1 102.10.0 102.3.3
vim (9.1) 9.0 9.0 9.0
vlc (3.0.20) -- -- 3.0.17.4
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.7 21.1.7 21.1.4


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Version: 23.10
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-01-09
Votes: 0


this is NOT an overall review of Kubuntu, kindly, please don't treat it as one
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first thing first, The installer's GUI is daunting and messy, could you be extremely generous with us and let us -at least- resize the GUI and the installer tabs? I guess "sda..", "free spa..." isn't that informative, you know?

Another thing that's common nowadays in many distros, which is the demand of an efi partition with a size of 300+ megabytes (if your bios type is UEFI of course)
some distros demand an even more ridiculous 600+ megabytes efi partition, this is not much, but it's pointlessly too much for an efi partition that can -and did- fit 3 distros and Windows booting options in less than 100 megabytes efi partition.

we can argue about if that's too much or barely sufficient size, but a little notice/warning would be nice instead of blocking the installation from proceeding unless the efi partition met that size criteria.


the very first step and it's that messy, do I even need to proceed? I shouldn't but I did only because I was excited to see how much of that 300+ mb efi partition is used. spoiler: I wasn't surprised.

I'm starting new development projects that require me to use an Ubuntu-based distro with KDE environment, I thought Ubuntu's "official" spin would be the pinnacle of what I'm looking for, but things starting this way is less likely to end well.
guess I should look somewhere else, and I hope whoever maintains this "official spin/flavor" do us a favor and work on reliability instead of making my icons dance smoother.


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Version: 23.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-12-29
Votes: 8


Kubuntu is my one and only. Like most people I've tried many different distributions seeking the holy grail of the Linux world. Out of all, Kubuntu has given me the least amount of issues. First and foremost, KDE Plasma is awesome. Everything I need comes built in. No need to 3rd party extensions or themes. So upgrading is a Breeze...

Snaps (currently) are easy to remove, block and replace with flatpaks and Flathub. With backports I can enjoy the newer stuff rather waiting longer than I want to.

It helps that Ubuntu is popular as well cause support and software just makes it the easiest for me out of the lot.

Thanks!



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Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-10-31
Votes: 47


Kubuntu is very stable for me, I just love it as an OS and have minimal issues. I always chose KDE over Gnome just as a personal preference. However its cliche but I try not to use Snaps if possible but it's not a deal breaker for me. I use an AMD GPU and Freesync monitor for gaming with Wayland, also minimal issues. I was on Nobara(Fedora based) just previous to this, it was fine being close to the edge but came back to Ubuntu(Debian based) for the stability, along with more helpful resources and never looked back.


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