All bold texts are what make me excited about this release.
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9.04 RC (but the observed feature list here is final) includes KDE 4.2.2, a bugfix and maintenance release of the latest stable version of their amazing desktop environment. On top of the many bug fixes included, this version also contains many improvements and new functionalities, including:
* Significant refinements of Plasma and KWin, the KDE workspace
* Many new and updated plasma widgets
* New and improved desktop effects (enabled by default)
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The return of the optional "Classic Desktop" motif <----- They never should have removed it in the first place. Now it's back!!!!
* More desktop configuration options
* and more...
For complete details 0n KDE 4.2.2, please consult
http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.2.2.php
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Kubuntu Jaunty now includes a new software manager: KPackageKit, the KDE front-end to packagekit
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I love Amarok and no media player on Linux can come close to it. I would even use it on my Windows if it could (but sadly not) run natively on Windows.
Jaunty Jackalope now comes with the recently-released Amarok 2.0.2, the second bugfix/enhancement release in the Amarok2 series including integration of online services such as Last.fm, LibriVox, Jamendo, Magnatune and more. Amarok gives you a new way to listen to your music, and we highly recommend that you check it out.
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The new plasma-widget-network-manager replaces the old KNetworkManager applet.
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KTorrent has been updated to version 3.2. This version brings new features, a heaping of bugfixes and fixes for memory leaks. It also brings a new KTorrent plasmoid to grace your desktop. (Installable as the plasma-widget-ktorrent package, not installed by default)
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Digikam has been updated to first KDE 4 release: 0.10.0. This version is not a pure port to KDE 4 technologies (Solid, Phonon...), but it includes major functionality improvements:
* Support on multiple root album paths (including basic support for albums on network)
* Geolocation with Marble widget
* XMP support
* New Camera UI with capture support
* Major improvements of Search interface
* Improved image editor with integrated tools
Together with new Digikam, there is also first KDE4 release of KIPI Plugins 0.2.0. It provides new import/export plugins for SmugMug, Facebook and 23 web photo services. Digikam is not installed by default, but can be installed later on at your choice.
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Full feature announcement
here.
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