Full Circle Magazine #229

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Latest edition has come out:

Likely of key interest are the articles about

  • review of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (GNOME standard)
  • review of Kubuntu 26.04 LTS

Standard ISO for each of those is

  • ISO is 6.4 GB for Ubuntu
  • ISO is 5.1 GB for Kubuntu

From the Ubuntu article (p. 40):

With the desktop being
upgraded to the Wayland-only
GNOME 50, there are very few
older holdover applications. Almost
everything is new.

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The GNOME Files (nautilus) 50.0
file manager introduces a number
of changes including a more refined
interface and improved
performance. Google Drive
integration in Files has been
removed, though, meaning you can
no longer mount Google Drive
storage, although Google Drive is
still accessible though Firefox of
course. The Google Drive
integration was removed because
the libgdata library, used for the
integration, is unmaintained so
posed a security risk.


From the Kubuntu article (p. 46):

The KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop also
includes some big improvements to
themes and configurations. This
accounts for the significant
upgrade to how Kubuntu looks and
is a definite improvement. KDE is
often thought of as a rather
technical desktop, so it is nice to
see some effort being put into
aesthetics.

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While almost all of the KDE
applications provided have been
updated to their KDE Gear 25.12.3
versions, there is no change to the
actual mix of default applications
provided. It is a pretty extensive
suite of applications so there is
really not much more to add for
most desktop users, except perhaps
a video editor. For that role, I
recommend Kdenlive, as it is from
the KDE desktop, so it integrates
nicely and works really well.


For those not familiar with Full Circle Magazine, it has a different HOW-TO article, at every issue, focused on some aspect of using Inkscape.

Back issues are available online.

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@ericmarceau Thanks for this article. While I don’t personally work with or use any of the *buntu variations much any more, at one time I had both Kubuntu and Xubuntu in my collection. At one time I believe that Kubuntu was a featured distribution for KDE Plasma, a distinction that I believe goes to KDE Neon. To that end, some time not too far from the Debian Trixie release I snagged a copy of KDE Neon. A buddy of mine loves eye candy and the hottest laptops he can get his hands on; last I checked he had 8 recent vintage laptops, all with some recent version of KDE Plasma. I remember him mentioning Franken Debian, because the stock Debian was WAY too far behind with KDE Plasma to suit him; I think he may have settled with either KDE Neon, Endeavour OS or Cachy OS to “scratch” his KDE Plasma itch.

He also used to be a big fan of performance vehicles; someone cracked one of his Vettes so he moved to fast Ford Mustangs, but recently, I noticed a combination of him getting a bit older, plus not wanting to constantly fill up at the pump, so he found a smaller displacement engine in some still pretty fancy BMW model; needless to say this guy is a committed bachelor, with his cars and computers. He tried marriage, and I found out that this didn’t last very long; apparently his “love” is in mechanical and electrical equipment, and he makes those “pretty” instead of a pretty human partner! To each their own I suppose!

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