What's new in Kubuntu 20.04 LTS
Sep 19, 2021
- NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES:
- CORE DESKTOP AND APPLICATIONS:
- Web browser/email client and Office suite:
- Firefox 75 is the default browser. This will receive security/version updates throughout 20.04 LTS lifetime.
- Thunderbird is now the email client provided on the default install, replacing Kmail.
- LibreOffice 6.4 is provided by default in the full installation.
- Qt LTS RELEASE:
- Kubuntu 20.04 LTS ships with Qt LTS 5.12.8
- Plasma 5.18 LTS: simple by default, powerful when needed
- Plasma 5.18 LTS has been developed to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup.
- Kubuntu 20.04.1 includes the 5.18.5 scheduled bugfix release of Plasma 5.18 LTS.
- KDE Apps updates, including 19.12.3 release service and other updated apps
- OTHER NEWS AND UPDATED APPS:
- Elisa 19.12.3 music player is now the default, replacing cantata.
- latte-dock is updated to 0.9.10
- KDEConnect is updated to 1.4.0
- Krita is updated to 4.2.9
- Kdevelop is updated to 5.5.0
- Digikam is updated to 6.4.0
- OTHER HIGHLIGHT NOTES:
- KDE PIM Suite/Applications:
- 11The KDE PIM Suite/Applications are not longer provided in the default install. They remain installable from the Ubuntu archive.
- Plasma Wayland session:
- A Plasma Wayland session can be added by installing the package plasma-workspace-wayland, but is not supported. This will add a Plasma (wayland) session option at the login scree. Users needing a stable desktop experience should select the normal 'Plasma' (without Wayland) option at login.
- KDE4 and Qt4 support removed:
- All KDE4 and Qt4 libraries and applications have been removed from the 20.04 archive, and are therefore not supported.