14 DAY TRIAL // Kubuntu users would be pleased to hear that the first point release of the KDE Plasma 5.10 desktop environment series is now available in the Kubuntu Backports PPA of the Kubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) operating system.
The Kubuntu Backports PPA has been upgraded today with the packages from the KDE Plasma 5.10.1 release, and users can now also update their Kubuntu 17.04 installations to the latest available KDE Plasma desktop environment. So please be aware that this is a major update.
"The Kubuntu Backports PPA already contains from previous updates backported KDE PIM 16.12.3 packages (Kmail, Kontact, Korganiser Akregator etc), plus various other backported applications, and KDE Frameworks 5.34," reads today's announcement.
To update your Kubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) installations to KDE Plasma 5.10.1, open a terminal emulator (e.g. Konsole) and add the Kubuntu Backports PPA to your software sources list by running the first command listed below. Then use the second command to update your KDE Plasma 5 desktop environments.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports -y
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
If the Kubuntu Backports PPA remains enabled on your Kubuntu 17.04 machine, you will continue to receive upcoming point releases of KDE Plasma 5.10 when they become available, so make sure that you are always keeping your installations up to date and follow our news stories for the latest announcements.
