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<article id="art-kubuntu-releasenotes" status="help" lang="&language;">
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<title>Kubuntu 5.10 Release Notes</title>
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<subtitle>Kubuntu &kdistro-version; &kdistro-rev;</subtitle>
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<para>This document contains the release notes for Kubuntu
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&kdistro-version; &kdistro-rev;.</para>
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<authorgroup>&author-sean-wheller; &author-troy-williams;
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<firstname>Jonathan</firstname>
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<surname>Jesse</surname>
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</author> </authorgroup>
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<sect1 id="document" status="review">
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<sect2 id="releasenotes-introduction" status="review">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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Kubuntu is a GNU/Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases,
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a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, and every other package you can imagine available
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from the network. Kubuntu also provieds security updates for 18 months after each releasea, and professional
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technical support is available from many companies around the world.
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These Release Notes cover new features in Kubuntu 5.10, download and installation notes, known issues, and
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frequently asked questions. Please read these notes before, during and after installation and configuration
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We hope you enjoy the release of Kubuntu 5.10
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<sect2 id="releasenotes-new" status="help">
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<title>What's New</title>
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<para>Here's what's new with Kubuntu 5.10</para>
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<sect3 status="review">
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<title>On the Desktop </title>
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<term>Adept and Adept-Updater</term>
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<para>Adept is a new package manager for KDE. With advanced search facilities using debtags, hunting for packages is now easier than ever.
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<para>To help keep your system current, adept-updater checks to see which packages
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have changed and makes it easy to download and install the latest fixes.
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<term>KDE System Settings</term>
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<para>Kawabunga! The traditional KDE Control Center has been replaced with
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KDE System Settings. This change is not part of KDE, but is unique to
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Kubuntu. The new interface is cleaner, faster, simpler and comes with
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improved usability features such as quick search.</para>
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<term>KDE Language Packs</term>
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<para>Kubuntu now includes KDE translations on the CD for the most popular languages, over 50 languages are supported.</para>
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<term>KDE Bluetooth Framework</term>
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<para>The KDE Bluetooth tools aim to provide easy access to Bluetooth
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profiles and facilitate the communication between Bluetooth enabled
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devices such as cell phones and PDAs.</para>
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<term>OpenOffice.org 2</term>
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<para> The OpenOffice.org 2 is installed by default and now comes with KDE integration.
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<term>GStreamer for Kaffine and AmaroK</term>
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<para>Our Kaffine video player and AmaroK music player now use the GStreamer media framework, a large range of GStreamer plugins are available for many different media file formats.</para>
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<para> A new advanced image editor program that is has been added to the
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mix by default</para>
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<term>KLaptopDaemon</term>
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<para>To help out our laptop users, KLaptopDaemon now works for hibernation and uses acpi.</para>
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<term>Locate File Search</term>
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<para>Having problems finding that file? In Konqueror just type locate:/ followed by what you
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are looking for. Konqueror will search for it.</para>
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<para>Searching for something on the web? Use Konqueror's search bar and Google suggest to help find exactly
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what you are looking for.</para>
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<term>Automounting</term>
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<para>If you are sick of hunting for where your CD-ROM and Memory stick are setup, in Kubuntu 5.10, these are
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automounted for ease of use.
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<term>KOffice 1.4 and Kexi</term>
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<para>KOffice 1.4 is now included in the main repository. This lightweight but powerful office suite includes
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Kexi, a powerful database frontend.
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<term>X.org 6.8.2</term>
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<para>For better hardware support Kubuntu 5.10 has updated X.org to version 6.8.2</para>
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<term>Katapult</term>
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<para>Katapult is used to start applications and bookmarks. Just press Alt+Space then type the name of the program you are interested in, it will quickly become the most useful tool on your desktop.</para>
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<title>On the Server</title>
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<term>LVM Volumes</term>
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<term>Support for thin client devices</term>
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<term>Support for 4 GB of RAM</term>
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<title>Hardware Support Improvements</title>
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<term>Linux 2.6.12.6</term>
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<term>Changes for laptop users</term>
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To help out our laptop users, a lot of enhancements have been made to improve their
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experience (hot keys, working supsend/resume on many models)
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<term>HP All-in-one devices</term>
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Out of the box support is enabled for many HP all-in-one printer/scanner
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<term>Bluetooth</term>
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Using a Bluetooth enabled devices? Input devices such as a keyboards and mice
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are also supported out of the box
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<term>64-bit PowerPC</term>
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Do you have a 64-bit PowerPC? Use the kernel for that architecture
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<title>Downloading and Installing</title>
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<title>Where do I download Kubuntu 5.10?</title>
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Kubuntu 5.10 can be download from http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/5.10 and
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then burned onto a writable CD
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<title> How do I install Kubuntu 5.10?</title>
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It is extremly easy to install Kubuntu 5.10. Make sure your computer can boot
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from a CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM and then follow the screens.
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<sect2 id="releasenotes-upgradenotes" status="writing">
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<!-- Jonathan Jesse: Writing this Part -->
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<title>Upgrade Notes</title>
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<sect3 id="upgradenotes-pre" status="writing">
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<title>Pre-Upgrade</title>
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<para>The easiest way to make the switch between Hoary HedgeHog and Breezy
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Badger is to simply change the source list that is currently being used.
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From the K Menu go to run and type kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list. This
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will bring up the list and then it is a simple apt-get update to fetch the
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new package information.
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Before starting the actual upgrade login to failsafe
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mode, this will prevent problems with chances to X and the easy installation
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of the latest version of KDE. Replace each instance of Hoary with Breezy and close
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the file, saving changes. After doing this, a simple sudo apt-get dist-upgrade from
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the command prompt. The system will check for the updated packages and will prompt
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for a response on whether or not these need to be installed. Answer yes to the
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question and sit back while Brezy Badger is installed.
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<sect3 id="upgradenotes-post" status="help">
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<title>Post-Upgrade</title>
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<para>After the upgrade is finished, logout to restart your session
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with the new version of KDE and everything else upgraded. No reboot
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<sect2 id="releasenotes-credits" status="help">
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<title>Credits</title>
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<emphasis role="bold">Kubuntu Documentation</emphasis>: Greg Taylor,
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Jerome Gotangco, Jonathan Jesse, Sean Wheller, Troy
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