Kubuntu Changelog
What's new in Kubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Feb 27, 2023- The second point release update to Kubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) is out now. This contains all the bug-fixes added to 22.04 since its first point release in August 2022. Users of 22.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bug-fixes.
New in Kubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Aug 20, 2022)
- This is a brief summary of bugs fixed between Ubuntu 22.04 and 22.04.1. This summary covers only changes to packages in main and restricted, which account for all packages in the officially-supported images; there are further changes to various packages in universe and multiverse. Some of these fixes were by Ubuntu developers directly, while others were by upstream developers and backported to Ubuntu.
- In addition to the bugs listed below, this update includes all security updates from the Ubuntu Security Notice list 43 affecting Ubuntu 22.04 LTS that were released up to and including August 9, 2022. The last update included was USN-5551-1 (mod-wsgi vulnerability).
- More information here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/jammy-jellyfish-point-release-changes/29835
New in Kubuntu 22.04 LTS (May 5, 2022)
- NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES IN 22.04:
- Core desktop and applications:
- Plasma 5.24: simple by default, powerful when needed:
- Plasma 5.24 has been developed to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup.
- Kubuntu 22.04 ships the 4th scheduled bugfix release of KDE Plasma 5.24 (5.24.4).
- KDE Apps updates, including KDE Gear 21.12 and other updated apps
- Web browser and office suite:
- Firefox 99 is the default browser, using a snap from the Ubuntu archive.
- LibreOffice 7.3.2.2 is provided by default in the full installation.
- Qt:
- Kubuntu 22.04 ships with Qt 5.15.3:
- Other new and updated applications in the Ubuntu archive:
- VLC Media Player is upgraded to version 3.0.16
- kio-fuse is now installed by default since 21.10
- kdevelop is updates to the latest version
- DigiKam 7 is now packaged
- labplot is updated and now builds with cantor support
- OTHER HIGHLIGHTS/NOTES:
- Plasma Wayland session:
- A Plasma Wayland session is available for testing by installing the plasma-workspace-wayland package, but is not supported. A Wayland session can then be started by selecting it at the login screen.
- KNOWN ISSUES:
- Installer and live session:
- (1967015) Release notes link in KDE frontend launches Kate
- (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