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Introduction to Kubuntu 8.04

Kubuntu 8.04, the Hardy Heron, is the next release of Kubuntu, scheduled to be released towards the end of April 2008. This release will introduce the future of desktop computing by incorporating the new KDE 4 desktop as well as providing continued maintainenance and support for the KDE 3.5 desktop. With the news concerning the release of the KDE 4 desktop, it was decided by Canonical that Kubuntu 8.04 would not be a Long Term Support (LTS) release.

Previous Kubuntu 8.04 Releases

The following is a list of the previous Kubuntu 8.04 releases during the Hardy Heron development cycle:

  • [:HardyHeron/Alpha1/Kubuntu: Alpha 1]
  • [:HardyHeron/Alpha2/Kubuntu: Alpha 2]
  • [:HardyHeron/Alpha3/Kubuntu: Alpha 3]
  • [:HardyHeron/Alpha4/Kubuntu: Alpha 4]
  • [:HardyHeron/Alpha5/Kubuntu: Alpha 5]
  • [:HardyHeron/Alpha6/Kubuntu: Alpha 6]

New Since Alpha 6 Release

Guidance

Info: https://launchpad.net/bugs/203378 BR Kickoff Menu -> Favorites -> System Settings -> Display & Monitors (displayconfig) BR

Some modern video systems are configured automatically by Kubuntu Hardy's X system. These systems lack the traditional xorg.conf configuration file that displayconfig is designed to work with. Previously (in Gutsy and Hardy Alpha releases), displayconfig was non-functional for these types of systems. To setup displayconfig to work with automatically configured displays, the following steps are required:

  1. Open Monitor & Display from within System Settings window

  2. Obtain administrator rights by clicking on the Administrator button
  3. Select the appropriate monitor
  4. Apply the changes
  5. Restart X (logout and then select Restart X from the login menu)

  6. Open Monitor & Display from within System Settings window

  7. Obtain administrative rights by clicking on the Administrator button
  8. Configure the display settings to your liking
  9. Apply the changes

See https://launchpad.net/bugs/203378 for further details as well as the current status on the work to the displayconfig module of Guidance.

Kubuntu Default Settings

Fixes and updates to kubuntu-default-settings include:

  • New wallpaper (screenshot below)
  • Tango theme added to Konversation and also made the new default theme
  • The system tray icon and notifier has been re-enabled for Konversation
  • KDE 4 default settings have been fixed and re-added
  • Flash Player 9 installer removed from the Konqueror Plugins due to the file no longer existing

  • QtCurve style set for KDE 3 desktop

  • German translation for the the email menu item added to the Konqueror profile
  • KDE 4 now uses the Oxygen mouse cursor theme (screenshot below)

  • Dolphin now defaults to preview view and also includes the information bar

Konqueror Shortcuts for Kubuntu

Updates to kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts include:

  • Ability to search for people on https://launchpad.net/people by typing lp:name_to_search_for in the URL bar

  • Ability to go direct to an Ubuntu Brainstorm item by typing either:

    • brainstorm:item_number

    • bstorm:item_number

    • idea:item_number

Jockey

Info: http://www.kubuntu.org BR Menu -> Submenu -> Application # show how to start the app if necessary

Fixes to the Jockey version 0.3.2 include:

  • Added an oxygen icon
  • Resizes columns to text accordingly
  • Nodes are now expanded by default

Katapult

Info: http://katapult.kde.org BR Alt + F1

Fixes to the latest Katapult include:

  • Updated Slovak translations
  • Katapult now links against Qt
  • Fixed the issues with MySQL 5 BC Breaks

KDE 4 Libs

Info: http://www.kde.org BR

Fixes to the latest kde4libs include:

KDE 4 Base

Info: http://www.kde.org BR

Fixes to the latest kde4base include:

  • Konqueror Home now hidden in the apps menu due to the new Computer menu

KDE 4 Workspace

Info: http://www.kde.org BR

Fixes to the latest kdebase-workspace include:

  • KDE 4 KDM fixed to allow reconfiguration (Closes LP bug [https://launchpad.net/bugs/190375 #190375])

  • Fixed issue with blank wallpapers (Closes LP bug [https://launchpad.net/bugs/198470 #198470])

  • KTip will no longer pop up and annoy users as it is now hidden by default
  • KMenuedit hidden from the apps menu
  • Klipper hidden from the apps menu

KDE 4 Multimedia

Fixes to the latest kdemultimedia-kde4 include:

  • KMix for KDE 4 now autostarts

KDE 4 Network

Fixes to the latest kdenetwork-kde4 include:

  • KPPPLogView now hidden from menu

KEuroCalce for KDE 4

Info: http://opensource.bureau-cornavin.com/keurocalc/ BR

KEuroCalc is a universal currency converter and calculator for KDE (both KDE 3 and KDE 4). It has the ability to convert to and from various world currencies either with a fixed or variable conversion rate. All of the latest conversion information is downloaded, ensuring that calculations are correct. The latest release, version 1.0.0, is for KDE 4 and includes a new D-Bus currency conversion service.

KDE 3 Libs

Info: http://www.kde.org BR

Fixes to the latest kdelibs include:

  • New icon for Documents folder in home directory
  • Proper folder names now listed in the speedbar

  • Issue with cursor position after pasting in Kate fixed (Closes KDE bug [http://bugs.kde.org/158069 #158069])

KNetworkManager

Fixes to the latest knetworkmanager include:

  • KNetworkManager only shows up in the KDE desktop now

Konversation

Fixes to the latest konversation include:

  • OSD issues when using Konversation in KDE 4 have been fixed

Current Issues or Bugs

The following are issues or bugs that the development team is aware of:

Downloads

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