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 Kubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" | |
| Developer | Community-driven, previously Blue Systems[1]/Canonical Ltd. |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open-source |
| Initial release | April 8, 2005 |
| Latest release | 24.04 (Noble Numbat)[2] / April 25, 2024 |
| Marketing target | Home computers, business use |
| Available in | Multilingual (more than 55) |
| Update method | PackageKit or APT |
| Package manager | dpkg and Snap |
| Platforms | IA-32, x86-64, ARM |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | KDE Plasma Desktop Plasma Mobile |
| License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | kubuntu |
Kubuntu (/kʊˈbʊntuː/ kuu-BUUN-too)[3] is an official flavor of the Ubuntu operating system that uses the KDE Plasma Desktop instead of the GNOME desktop environment. As part of the Ubuntu project, Kubuntu uses the same underlying systems. Kubuntu shares the same repositories as Ubuntu[4] and is released regularly on the same schedule as Ubuntu.[5]
Kubuntu was sponsored by Canonical Ltd. until 2012, and then directly by Blue Systems. Now, employees of Blue Systems contribute upstream to KDE and Debian, and Kubuntu development is led by community contributors. During the changeover, Kubuntu retained the use of Ubuntu project servers and existing developers.[6]
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- ^ "Kubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat Released | Kubuntu". Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Canonical. "About the Ubuntu project". www.ubuntu.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Is Kubuntu a fork?". Archived from the original on March 7, 2008.
- ^ "KDE Community Wiki". Kubuntu. March 22, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ Garling, Caleb (April 11, 2012). "Kubuntu Linux Gets New Sugar Daddy". Wired.