Writing for Linux Magazine
Exploring Kubuntu 18.04 LTS and the Plasma Desktop
Kubuntu Linux has been my prefered Linux distribution for more than 10 years. My attraction to the KDE desktop and associated application set, has drawn from Kubuntu user, to a tester, teacher, developer, community manager and councillor. I feel really privelidges to have been part of what can only be described as a remarkable example of the free software community development of an exceptional product. This latest release 18.04, effectively the April 2018 release, is a major milestone. It is the first LTS Long Term Support release of Kubuntu running the “Plasma 5” desktop. The improvements are so considerable, and exciting in both performance improvements and modern UI design, that I was really excited about wanting to tell the world about it.
I was completely ecstatic when I was commissioned by Linux Magazine to write a 2000 word article, spanning some 4 pages as a major review centre peice in their magazine. The magazine is published as “Linux Pro Magazine” in the US and Linux Magazine in Europe. In the article I dive into one of the greatest and most unsung features of KDE Plasma 5, “Activities”. The introduction of activities in KDE has been a revelation to me, and completely changed the way that I work on a day to day basis.
Published in the August 2018 edition, from which the introduction is available online at http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/213/Kubuntu-18.04 or of course you can buy the August issue from http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/213.
It is fantastic to see Kubuntu hitting the main stream publishing industry, and to have an indepth review article in one of the global leading Linux magazines is wonderful. To find out more about Kubuntu Linux, visit the website http://kubuntu.org. You can also download the latest edition for use on your own computer from https://kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/ and in the true tradition of free software, the cost is nothing, zilch, zero, nada.
Have fun, and if you decide to try Kubuntu or KDE Activities, post a comment and let me know how you got on.