Upgrade Ubuntu/Kubuntu or install the latest KDE Plasma 5.12.0

Upgrade Ubuntu/Kubuntu or install the latest KDE Plasma 5.12.0

KDE Plasma 5.12 is a new long-term support version. The following describes how to use PPA in KUbuntu 17.10/17.04/16.04, install and upgrade the latest version of Plasma 5.12.0 in Ubuntu 17.10 Artful/17.04 Zesty/16.04 Xenial.

For more information about available new features, see the official Plasma 5.12 release notes and release videos.

KDE Plasma 5.12.0 released to provide Wayland Integration

KDE is an international technical team that creates free and open-source software for desktop and portable computing. KDE products include modern desktop systems for Linux and UNIX platforms, a comprehensive suite of office productivity and components, and Internet and network applications, multimedia, entertainment, education, hundreds of software types, such as graphics and software development. KDE software has been translated into over 60 languages and takes into account the ease of use and modern accessibility principles. KDE's full-featured applications can run on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Windows, and Mac OS X.

Features of Plasma 5.12.0:

• Many improvements in stability and user interface.
• Add support for interactive preview in the notification system.
• More available Wayland support.
• The global menu has been regression in Plasma 5.12.
• The folder view is now the default desktop layout.
• Media control is added to the screen lock.
• New system settings page
• There are many other changes.

On the Kubuntu 17.10 Artful/17.04 Zesty/16.04 Xenial terminal, upgrade the terminal to the latest KDE Plasma 5.x desktop, and copy the following command in the terminal:

Sudo add-apt-repository ppa: kubuntu-ppa/backports

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Install the latest KDE Plasma in Ubuntu 17.10. x Desktop Artful/17.04 Zesty/16.04 Xenial/Linux Mint 18 open the terminal (Press Ctrl + Alt + T) and copy the following command in the terminal:

Sudo add-apt-repository ppa: kubuntu-ppa/backports

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

During installation, you will be prompted to select the Display Manager, for example:

How to uninstall:

To undo the change and restore it to the Plasma inventory version in the main Ubuntu repository, run the following command to clear the PPA:

Sudo apt install ppa-purge & sudo ppa-purge ppa: kubuntu-ppa/backports

More KDE Plasma 5.12.0: