Kubuntu 7.04 Beta Released

[23 March 2007]

The Beta for Kubuntu 7.04 is now available for download.

Kubuntu is a user friendly operating system based on KDE, the K Desktop Environment. With a predictable 6 month release cycle and part of the Ubuntu project, Kubuntu is the GNU/Linux distribution for everyone.

Download Kubuntu 7.04

If you are running Kubuntu 6.10 and want to upgrade to 7.04 Beta please test our new upgrade tool.

• https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuDistUpgrade

For new installs, download the ISO CD image. Please download using bittorrent if possible.

Europe:

• http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (Sweden)
• http://es.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (Spain)
• http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (The Netherlands)
• http://ie.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (Ireland)
• http://it.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (Italy)
• http://de.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (Germany)
• http://bg.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (Bulgaria)

Australia:

• http://au.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04

Africa:

• http://za.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (South Africa)

Rest of the world:

• http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/7.04 (Great Britain)

A DVD is also available.

What is in This Release?

This release comes with the latest KDE 3.5.6 desktop. It includes a re-written partitioner in the desktop CD installer. Network setup is now easier with knetworkmanager included by default. Our Adept package manager includes several improvements to make it easier to select your software sources, view changes and configure packages graphically. The advanced but easy to use Kexi database manager is now included by default and for your photos we ship with the latest Digikam 0.9.1. Finding other computers and printers on the local network is easier with zeroconf configured by default. There have also been improvements to the Guidance power manager to control your CPU speed.

These and other changes are detailed at

• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FeistyFawn/Beta/Kubuntu

Feedback and Helping

If you have comments on this release please leave them on this wiki page:

• https://wiki.kubuntu.org/FeistyFawn/Beta/Kubuntu/Feedback

Please report bugs through the Launchpad bug tracker:

• http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs

If you need help see the community and commercial support options listed at:

• http://kubuntu.org/support.php

Kubuntu is the product of many artists, testers, programmers, packagers and others. Everyone is welcome to help out

• https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HelpingKubuntu

Contact

For more information about Kubuntu visit our website:

• http://kubuntu.org

Press contacts are listed at:

• http://kubuntu.org/contact.php