Kubuntu

derivative of the Ubuntu operating system

Kubuntu is a version of the free Linux distribution Ubuntu.[1] It uses the desktop environment KDE instead of GNOME. Most of the software used in Kubuntu, is part of the KDE project, but all other software used in Ubuntu can also be used.[2]

Kubuntu
Kubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla"
DeveloperCanonical Ltd and community contributors
OS familyLinux
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release20.10 / October, 2020
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel
Default
user interface
KDE
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official websitehttp://www.kubuntu.org/

Because the only difference of Kubuntu and Ubuntu is the default software, an Ubuntu system can turn into a Kubuntu system, or a Kubuntu system into an Ubuntu system, only by installing some software.

Some examples of changes in software:

  • Adept is used instead of Synaptic
  • Konqueror is used instead of Firefox
  • Kopete is used instead of Gaim
  • KTorrent is used instead of Transmission

Related pages change

Other websites change

References change

  1. "Kubuntu". DistroWatch. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. Riddell, Jonathan. "Ten years of Kubuntu". lwn.net. Retrieved 20 February 2016.