Releases
| Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Red | Release no longer supported |
| Yellow | Release still supported |
| Green | Current release |
| Blue | Future release |
Kubuntu follows the same naming/versioning system as Ubuntu, with each release having a code name and a version number (based on the year and month of release). Canonical provides support and security updates for Kubuntu components that are shared with Ubuntu for 18 months – five years in case of LTS versions – after release. Both a desktop version and an alternative (installation) version (for both x86 and AMD64 platforms) are available. Kubuntu CDs were also available through the ShipIt service (discontinued as of April 2011).
| Version | Release date | Code name | Supported until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.04 | 2005-04-08 | Hoary Hedgehog | 2006-10-31 | Initial release including KDE 3.4 and a selection of the most useful KDE programs. Some of these are not in the official KDE itself, including Amarok, Kaffeine, Gwenview, and K3b. Inclusion of update-manager/upgrade-notifier; Kickstart compatibility. |
| 5.10 | 2005-10-13 | Breezy Badger | 2007-04-13 | KDE 3.4.3 and the Guidance configuration tools. It also comes with the Adept Package Manager, the first to make use of debtags for easier searching (replacing the Kynaptic package manager used in the previous release); System Settings, a re-organised kcontrol-like centre and KDE Bluetooth; Graphical boot process with progress bar (USplash); OEM Installer Support; Launchpad tracking; GCC 4.0. |
| 6.06 LTS | 2006-06-01 | Dapper Drake | 2009-06 | Long Term Support (LTS) release; Live CD and Installer on one disc; Ubiquity installer; Adept Notifier and Simplified Installer; X Display Configuration from Guidance; Better Asian language support; Avahi networking software. |
| 6.10 | 2006-10-26 | Edgy Eft | 2008-04 | KDE 3.5.5. This release adds the photo management application Digikam and accessibility profiles – benefiting people with disabilities. System Settings is also redesigned, and power management, laptop button support & networking are improved. Also features automated problem reports and Upstart. |
| 7.04 | 2007-04-19 | Feisty Fawn | 2008-10 | KDE 3.5.6; Migration assistant; KVM; Easy codec/restricted drivers installation; System Settings restructured into General and Advanced categories; Improved Hewlett-Packard printer management; KNetworkManager included; WPA support; Topic-based help system; OEM installer update; PowerPC support officially dropped. |
| 7.10 | 2007-10-18 | Gutsy Gibbon | 2009-04-18 | New background art. Ships with Strigi and Dolphin by default. Qt port of GDebi graphical installer for package files. Includes Restricted Drivers Manager for the first time. New kubuntu-restricted-extras package is available for download from the repositories. |
| 8.04 | 2008-04-24 | Hardy Heron | 2009-10 | It has two versions: KDE 3.5 and KDE 4.0 (With community support only). This version intends to provide feature parity with GNOME-based Ubuntu. This includes a port of system-config-printer to Qt to enable printer auto-detection, easy video codec installation in Kaffeine, a simple Compiz setup tool and inclusion of Bulletproof X in KDM, and automatic grabbing and releasing of the mouse cursor when running on a VMware virtual machine. |
| 8.10 | 2008-10-30 | Intrepid Ibex | 2010-04-30 | KDE 4.1.2 desktop environment by default, Linux 2.6.27, Xserver 1.5, Adept Manager 3, KNetworkManager 0.7, KWin desktop effects by default, various Kubuntu tool integration. |
| 9.04 | 2009-04-23 | Jaunty Jackalope | 2010-10 | KDE 4.2.2 desktop environment by default, kernel 2.6.28, Xserver 1.6, Adept superseded by KPackageKit, implementation of the ext4 filesystem, faster boot time., Community Supported PowerPC images added |
| 9.10 | 2009-10-29 | Karmic Koala | 2011-04-28 | KDE 4.3.2 desktop environment by default, GRUB 2, init system moved to Upstart, kernel 2.6.31 |
| 10.04 LTS | 2010-04-29 | Lucid Lynx | 2013-04 | Long Term Support (LTS) release. Security updates will be available for three years for desktops and five years for servers. KDE 4.4.2 desktop environment by default, kernel 2.6.32, KPackageKit 0.5.4, Firefox KDE integration, touchpad configuration module by default. |
| 10.10 | 2010-10-10 | Maverick Meerkat | 2012-04 | KDE Software Compilation 4.5. Faster login. Default browser changed to Rekonq. New bluetooth stack. Pulseaudio inclusion. Updated Kpackagekit with categories. Global menu for netbook. Updated Installer. Combining of the Desktop and Netbook Editions (autodetection). |
| 11.04 | 2011-04-28 | Natty Narwhal | 2012-10-28 | KDE SC 4.6, kernel 2.6.38, GStreamer multimedia backend for Phonon, GTK Oxygen theme, games in the default install, UDisks and UPower replace HAL. |
| 11.10 | 2011-10-13 | Oneiric Ocelot | 2013-04 | KDE SC 4.7, kernel 3.0.3, replacing kpackagekit with Muon Software Centre, kubuntu low fat setting, OpenGL ES Powered Desktop Effects, Kdepim 4.7.2 |
| 12.04 LTS | 2012-04-26 | Precise Pangolin | 2017-04 | The third Kubuntu LTS release. KDE SC 4.8, kernel 3.2.0. |
| 12.10 | 2012-10-18 | Quantal Quetzal | 2014-04 | |
| 13.04 | 2013-04 | Raring Ringtail | 2014-10 |
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