What's new in Kubuntu 21.10
Oct 18, 2021
- New features and changes in 21.10:
- Core desktop and applications:
- Plasma 5.22: simple by default, powerful when needed
- Plasma 5.22 has been developed to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup.
- Kubuntu 21.10 ships the 5th scheduled bugfix release of KDE Plasma 5.22 (5.22.5).
- KDE Apps updates, including KDE Gear 21.08 and other updated apps:
- Web browser and office suite:
- Firefox 92 is the default browser, using the native debian (.deb) package from the Ubuntu archive.
- LibreOffice 7.2.1 is provided by default in the full installation.
- Qt:
- Kubuntu 21.10 ships with Qt 5.15.2
- Other new and updated applications in the Ubuntu archive:
- Latte-dock is updated to the new 0.10 with many new features and improvements.
- Krita is now at the latest bugfix release 4.4.8
- Other highlights/notes:
- Plasma Wayland session:
- A Plasma Wayland session is installed, but is not the default. A Wayland session can be started by selecting it at the login screen.
- Known issues:
- Installer and live session:
- (1681144) Clicking on URLs in Kubuntu Installer Slideshow does nothing
- (1681830) Ubiquity installer - No Label shown for where to enter LVM Encryption Passwords fields
- (1706859) Auto-selected keyboard layout no longer matches chosen region on "Where are you" page
- ZFS on root installer support:
- This was not implemented for the KDE front-end to the Ubiquity installer.
- Other issues:
- All bugs tagged with Kubuntu
- (1944468) Electron applications all crash upon launch
- Older bugs:
- (1442512) Apport-kde crash when reporting bugs