The Kubuntu Focus is a premium notebook with a 16.1 inch display, an Intel Core i7-9750H hexa-core processor, and NVIDIA RTX graphics. But the most unusual feature is that rather than Windows, it ships with Kubuntu — a version of Ubuntu Linux with the KDE desktop environment. First announced in December, the Kubuntu Focus is […]
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Kubuntu Focus premium Linux laptop coming in 2020
There are a growing number of options for folks who want to buy a high-end laptop that comes with a GNU/Linux distribution rather than Windows, Mac, or Chrome OS. And next year it looks like there may be at least one more. The upcoming Kubuntu Focus notebook has the kind of specs you’d expect to […]
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Plasma Mobile: Linux-based smartphone operating system
There’s a new player in the smartphone operating system space: the folks behind the KDE desktop environment for Linux-based desktop computers have just unveiled Plasma Mobile. Plasma Mobile is basically a mobile version of the desktop Plasma user interface. It’s free and open source software, and while there aren’t any phones that ship with Plasma Phone […]
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Lilbits (3-20-2015): Amazon Unlocked could be Prime for Android apps and games
Amazon Prime is a service that lets you pay an annual fee to get free 2-day shipping and access to thousands of streaming movies, TV shows, eBooks, songs, eBooks, and other content. Soon it could also include access to Android apps that would normally cost money. Or maybe Amazon plans to launch a standalone service […]
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Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet Alpha 2 released
The next version of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system is due in April. Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet is currently under development, but you can take a recent nightly build for a spin if you want to test it out before the official launch. Or if you’re looking for something a little more stable you […]
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Lilbits (9-06-2013): Ubuntu 13.10 approaches, KDE Plasma Active 4 is here
The KDE desktop environment may have started out as a Windows-like user interface for Linux-based operating systems. But over the past few years part of the KDE team has been working on the Plasma Active user interface which is designed to run on a range of devices including tablets, phones, televisions, and more. This week […]
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Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail released (along with Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu)
Canonical has released Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail. If you’ve used the popular Linux operating system in the last year or two, it should look pretty familiar. But the new version is faster, features user interface tweaks, and a number of subtle changes. Ubuntu 13.04 is available for download, and comes in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. […]
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Kubuntu finds new sponsorship, keeps paid staff
Kubuntu is a variant of Ubuntu Linux for folks who can’t stand the default Unity user interface… or those who just prefer the KDE desktop environment. (Actually, Kubuntu’s been around almost as long as Ubuntu, and predates Unity by quite a few years). For a long time, the Kubuntu project was funded by Canonical, the […]
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Canonical pulls the plug on funding for Kubuntu Linux
The company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux software have decided to end funding for the Kubuntu variation of the operating system. Kubuntu is basically what you get when you take Ubuntu’s core software and tack on a custom version of the KDE desktop environment in place of the Unity user interface that the main branch […]
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Kubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04.1 ready for download
The folks behind Kubuntu Linux have decided to drop the separate Netbook Edition once Ubuntu and Kubuntu 10.10 are released in a few months. Instead, netbook-friendly code will be baked into the main operating system and Kubuntu will automatically determine the best settings to use for your computer upon installation. But that doesn’t mean the […]