Revision as of 10:43, 2 June 2016

DUE FOR RELEASE ON TUESDAY 7 June 2016

KDE neon User Edition 5.6 Release Notes

KDE neon user edition 5.6 has been released.

What's in the Release

KDE neon is a way to get the latest KDE Plasma and related software. Our installable images can be installed from a USB drive as an operating system to your hard disk. We are pleased to have implemented the main features of KDE neon and take off the tech preview label.

It is available on a rapidly updated continuous delivery model with installable images and a package archive.

It contains:

KDE Plasma 5.6
KDE Frameworks 5.22
Applications selected by KDE's Visual Design Group to work well with KDE Plasma: Kate, Firefox, Konsole, KDE Connect, VLC, Spectacle, Dolphin, Print Manager. We will now start adding all KDE applications to our package archive.

It uses the stable base of Ubuntu 16.04LTS.

We build our software using modern devops technologies that scan for the latest released sources and automatically integrate that with our packaging to make it available to users quickly and smoothly. Technologies used include Jenkins, Ruby, Aptly, Docker and on demand cloud computers.

Download the installable images now: http://neon.kde.org/download

How to Get News and Help

We use social media channels to give updates to the project and user support forums.

News:

Facebook news, Google+ news, Twitter news

User Support:

Facebook support, Google+ support, KDE Forums support, Telegram support

Notable Issues

For notable problems in Plasma see Plasma 5.6 Errata
Package manager Plasma Discover does not display any content until a package update (apt update) is run
Ratings in Plasma Discover do not work for apps #363611
We ship Qt 5.6 so packages which only work with Qt 5.5 will not install. This includes Calibri and Qt widget themes.

Reporting Bugs

Found a beastie? We are part of KDE so just report it on bugs.kde.org. If the bug is part of the application report it there. If the bug is part of the packaging then report it on neon. Currently the installer is Ubiquity from Ubuntu so you can try reporting bugs on Launchpad.

Minimum Requirements

Installing KDE neon requires:

64-bit PC (Intel or AMD)
2GB memory
10GB disk space

Press Kit

Variants of KDE neon's ever changing logo are on our Nextcloud share
Screenshots are at our Nextcloud share
Contact is Jonathan Riddell +44 7941 938 912 [email protected] Google Talk: [email protected]

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 == What's in the Release ==
-KDE neon is a way to get the latest KDE Plasma and related software.  We are pleased to have implemented the main features of KDE neon and take off the tech preview label.
+KDE neon is a way to get the latest KDE Plasma and related software.  Our installable images can be installed from a USB drive as an operating system to your hard disk.  We are pleased to have implemented the main features of KDE neon and take off the tech preview label.
 It is available on a rapidly updated continuous delivery model with installable images and a package archive.