<s>
Kubuntu	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
official	O
flavor	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
that	O
uses	O
the	O
KDE	B-Language
Plasma	I-Language
Desktop	I-Language
instead	O
of	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
environment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
project	I-Operating_System
,	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
underlying	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubuntu	B-Application
shares	O
the	O
same	O
repositories	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
released	O
regularly	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
schedule	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubuntu	B-Application
was	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Canonical	O
Ltd	O
.	O
until	O
2012	O
and	O
then	O
directly	O
by	O
Blue	B-Operating_System
Systems	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
,	O
employees	O
of	O
Blue	B-Operating_System
Systems	I-Operating_System
contribute	O
upstream	O
,	O
to	O
KDE	B-Application
and	O
Debian	O
,	O
and	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
development	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
community	O
contributors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
changeover	O
,	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
retained	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
project	I-Operating_System
servers	O
and	O
existing	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
registered	O
trademark	O
held	O
by	O
Canonical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
prefixing	O
a	O
K	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
KDE	B-Application
platform	O
that	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
is	O
built	O
upon	O
(	O
following	O
a	O
widespread	O
naming	O
convention	O
of	O
prefixing	O
K	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
any	O
software	O
released	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
KDE	B-Application
platforms	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
KDE	B-Application
community	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
ubuntu	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
Bantu	O
term	O
translating	O
roughly	O
to	O
"	O
humanity	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
Bantu	O
grammar	O
involves	O
prefixes	O
to	O
form	O
noun	O
classes	O
,	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
prefix	O
ku	O
-	O
having	O
the	O
meaning	O
"	O
toward	O
"	O
in	O
Bemba	O
,	O
kubuntu	B-Application
is	O
also	O
a	O
meaningful	O
Bemba	O
word	O
or	O
phrase	O
translating	O
to	O
"	O
toward	O
humanity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubuntu	B-Application
typically	O
differs	O
from	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
in	O
graphical	O
applications	O
and	O
tools	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
back	O
in	O
December	O
2004	O
at	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Mataró	O
Conference	O
in	O
Mataró	O
,	O
Spain	O
when	O
a	O
Canonical	O
employee	O
Andreas	O
Mueller	O
,	O
from	O
Gnoppix	O
,	O
had	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
KDE	B-Application
variant	O
and	O
got	O
the	O
approval	O
from	O
Mark	O
Shuttleworth	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
first	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
variant	O
,	O
called	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
evening	O
Chris	O
Halls	O
from	O
the	O
OpenOffice.org	B-Application
project	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Riddell	O
from	O
KDE	B-Application
started	O
volunteering	O
on	O
the	O
newborn	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
was	O
started	O
,	O
Mark	O
Shuttleworth	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
he	O
recognized	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
KDE-based	O
distribution	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
maintain	O
diversity	O
in	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
distributions	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
his	O
belief	O
aligns	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
project	I-Operating_System
's	O
overall	O
purpose	O
of	O
increasing	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
K	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
Environment	I-Language
3	I-Language
was	O
used	O
as	O
default	O
interface	O
until	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
8.04	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
version	O
included	O
KDE	B-Language
Plasma	I-Language
Desktop	I-Language
as	O
unsupported	O
option	O
which	O
became	O
default	O
in	O
the	O
subsequent	O
release	O
,	O
8.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
,	O
Canonical	O
employee	O
Jonathan	O
Riddell	O
announced	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Canonical	O
's	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
sponsorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
,	O
Blue	B-Operating_System
Systems	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
website	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
sponsor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
both	O
developers	O
employed	O
by	O
Canonical	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
–	O
Jonathan	O
Riddell	O
and	O
Aurélien	O
Gâteau	O
–	O
transferred	O
to	O
Blue	B-Operating_System
Systems	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubuntu	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
naming/versioning	O
system	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
each	O
release	O
having	O
a	O
code	O
name	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
number	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canonical	O
provides	O
support	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
for	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
components	O
that	O
are	O
shared	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
for	O
18	O
months	O
–	O
five	O
years	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
long-term	O
support	O
(	O
LTS	O
)	O
versions	O
–	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
a	O
desktop	O
version	O
and	O
an	O
alternative	O
(	O
installation	O
)	O
version	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
x86	B-Operating_System
and	O
AMD64	B-Device
platforms	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubuntu	B-Application
CDs	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
ShipIt	B-Operating_System
service	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
discontinued	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VersionRelease	O
dateCode	O
nameSupported	O
untilLinux	O
kernelKDE	O
PlasmaQtNotes5.042005-04-08Kubuntu	O
5.04	O
[	O
LWN.net ]Hoary	O
Hedgehog2006-10-31Initial	O
release	O
including	O
KDE	B-Application
3.4	O
and	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
useful	O
KDE	B-Application
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
KDE	B-Application
itself	O
,	O
including	O
Amarok	B-Language
,	O
Kaffeine	B-Language
,	O
Gwenview	B-Language
,	O
and	O
K3b	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
Adept	O
Package	O
Manager	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
debtags	O
for	O
easier	O
searching	O
(	O
replacing	O
the	O
Kynaptic	B-Language
package	O
manager	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
release	O
)	O
;	O
System	O
Settings	O
,	O
a	O
re-organised	O
kcontrol-like	O
centre	O
and	O
KDE	B-Application
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
;	O
Graphical	O
boot	O
process	O
with	O
progress	O
bar	O
(	O
Usplash	B-Language
)	O
;	O
OEM	O
Installer	O
Support	O
;	O
Launchpad	O
tracking	O
;	O
GCC	B-Application
4.0.6.06	O
LTS2006-06-01Kubuntu	O
6.06Dapper	O
Drake2009-06Long	O
Term	O
Support	O
(	O
LTS	O
)	O
release	O
;	O
Live	O
CD	O
and	O
Installer	O
on	O
one	O
disc	O
;	O
Ubiquity	B-Language
installer	I-Language
;	O
Adept	O
Notifier	O
and	O
Simplified	O
Installer	O
;	O
X	O
Display	O
Configuration	O
from	O
Guidance	O
;	O
Better	O
Asian	O
language	O
support	O
;	O
Avahi	B-Language
networking	O
software.6.102006-10-26Edgy	O
Eft2008-04KDE	O
3.5.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
adds	O
the	O
photo	O
management	O
application	O
digiKam	B-Language
and	O
accessibility	O
profiles	O
–	O
benefiting	O
people	O
with	O
disabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
features	O
automated	O
problem	O
reports	O
and	O
Upstart.7.042007-04-19Feisty	O
Fawn2008-10KDE	O
3.5.6	O
;	O
Migration	B-Operating_System
assistant	I-Operating_System
;	O
KVM	B-Application
;	O
Easy	O
codec/restricted	O
drivers	O
installation	O
;	O
System	O
Settings	O
restructured	O
into	O
General	O
and	O
Advanced	O
categories	O
;	O
Improved	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
printer	O
management	O
;	O
KNetworkManager	B-Protocol
included	O
;	O
WPA	O
support	O
;	O
Topic-based	O
help	O
system	O
;	O
OEM	O
installer	O
update	O
;	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
support	O
officially	O
dropped.7.102007-10-18Gutsy	O
Gibbon2009-04-18New	O
background	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	O
with	O
Strigi	B-Language
and	O
Dolphin	B-Application
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qt	B-Language
port	O
of	O
GDebi	O
graphical	O
installer	O
for	O
package	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
kubuntu-restricted-extras	O
package	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
repositories.8.04	O
&	O
2008-04-24Hardy	O
Heron2009-10It	O
has	O
two	O
versions	O
:	O
KDE	O
3.5	O
and	O
KDE	O
4.0	O
(	O
With	O
community	O
support	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
intends	O
to	O
provide	O
feature	O
parity	O
with	O
GNOME-based	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
system-config-printer	O
to	O
Qt	B-Language
to	O
enable	O
printer	O
auto-detection	O
,	O
easy	O
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
installation	O
in	O
Kaffeine	B-Language
,	O
a	O
simple	O
Compiz	B-Language
setup	O
tool	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Bulletproof	O
X	O
in	O
KDM	B-Language
,	O
and	O
automatic	O
grabbing	O
and	O
releasing	O
of	O
the	O
mouse	O
cursor	O
when	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
VMware	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
8.04	O
is	O
a	O
long-term	O
support	O
release	O
but	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
8.04	O
is	O
not.8.102008-10-30Intrepid	O
Ibex2010-04-30KDE	O
4.1.2	O
desktop	O
environment	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
Linux	O
2.6.27	O
,	O
Xserver	B-Operating_System
1.5	O
,	O
Adept	O
Manager	O
3	O
,	O
KNetworkManager	B-Protocol
0.7	O
,	O
KWin	B-Language
desktop	O
effects	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
various	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
tool	O
integration.9.042009-04-23Jaunty	O
Jackalope2010-10KDE	O
4.2.2	O
desktop	O
environment	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
2.6.28	O
,	O
Xserver	B-Operating_System
1.6	O
,	O
Adept	O
superseded	O
by	O
KPackageKit	B-Language
,	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
ext4	B-Application
filesystem	I-Application
,	O
faster	O
boot	O
time	O
,	O
addition	O
of	O
community-supported	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
images9.102009-10-30DistroWatch	O
Weekly	O
,	O
Issue	O
331	O
,	O
30	O
November	O
2009Karmic	O
Koala2011-04-28KDE	O
4.3.2	O
desktop	O
environment	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
GRUB	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
init	B-Operating_System
system	O
moved	O
to	O
Upstart	B-Device
,	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
2.6.3110.04	O
LTS2010-04-29Lucid	O
Lynx2013-05-09Long	O
Term	O
Support	O
(	O
LTS	O
)	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KDE	B-Application
4.4.2	O
desktop	O
environment	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
2.6.32	O
,	O
KPackageKit	B-Language
0.5.4	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
KDE	B-Application
integration	O
,	O
touchpad	B-Application
configuration	O
module	O
by	O
default.10.102010-10-10Kubuntu	O
10.10	O
reviewDistroWatch	O
Weekly	O
,	O
Issue	O
376	O
,	O
18	O
October	O
2010Maverick	O
Meerkat2012-04KDE	O
Software	O
Compilation	O
4.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Default	O
browser	O
changed	O
to	O
rekonq	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
stack	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
PulseAudio	B-Library
inclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
KPackageKit	B-Language
with	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
menu	O
for	O
netbook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combining	O
of	O
the	O
Desktop	O
and	O
Netbook	B-Device
Editions	O
(	O
autodetection	O
)	O
.11.042011-04-28Weekly	O
,	O
Issue	O
413	O
,	O
11	O
July	O
2011Kubuntu	O
Natty	O
Narwal	O
review-KDElicious	O
!	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
reviewNatty	O
Narwhal2012-10-282.6.38KDE	O
SC	O
4.6	O
,	O
GStreamer	O
multimedia	O
backend	O
for	O
Phonon	B-Language
,	O
GTK	B-Application
Oxygen	O
theme	O
,	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
default	O
install	O
,	O
UDisks	O
and	O
UPower	B-Application
replace	O
HAL.11.102011-10-1211.10	O
reviewDistroWatch	O
Weekly	O
,	O
Issue	O
428	O
,	O
24	O
October	O
2011Oneiric	O
Ocelot2013-05-093.0.3KDE	O
SC	O
4.7	O
,	O
replacing	O
KPackageKit	B-Language
with	O
Muon	O
Software	O
Centre	O
,	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
low	O
fat	O
setting	O
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
Powered	O
Desktop	O
Effects	O
,	O
KDE-PIM	B-Language
4.7.212.04	O
LTS2012-04-25Precise	O
Pangolin2017-04-283.2.0The	O
third	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
LTS	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KDE	O
SC	O
4.812.102012-10-18Quantal	O
Quetzal2014-04LibreOffice	O
3.6.2.2	O
,	O
rekonq	B-Language
1.1	O
,	O
KDE	O
SC	O
4.9.213.042013-04-25Raring	O
Ringtail2014-01KDE	O
SC	O
4.10	O
,	O
Muon	O
Suite	O
2	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Optional	O
Homerun	O
launcher	O
,	O
out-of-the-box	O
MTP	O
support13.102013-10-17Saucy	O
Salamander2014-06KDE	O
SC	O
4.11.2	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
rc314.04	O
LTS2014-04-17Trusty	O
Tahr2019-04-25KDE	O
SC	O
4.13.0	O
,	O
LibreOffice	O
4.2.3.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Default	O
browser	O
changed	O
back	O
to	O
Firefox.14.102014-10-22DistroWatch	O
Weekly	O
,	O
Issue	O
587	O
,	O
1	O
December	O
2014Utopic	O
Unicorn2015-06KDE	O
SC	O
4.14	O
,	O
KDE	B-Language
Plasma	I-Language
5	I-Language
as	O
technical	O
preview.15.042015-04-23DistroWatch	O
Weekly	O
,	O
Issue	O
611	O
,	O
25	O
May	O
2015Vivid	O
Vervet2015-125.2.2KDE	O
Plasma	O
5.2.2	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
default	O
desktop	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adaptation	O
to	O
systemd	O
and	O
to	O
SDDM	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behind-the-scenes	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
change	O
to	O
Wayland.15.102015-10-22Wily	O
Werewolf2016-075.4.1Firefox	O
41.0	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
5.0.16.04	O
LTS2016-04-21Xenial	O
Xerus2019-04-215.5Firefox	O
45	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
5.116.102016-10-13Yakkety	O
Yak2017-074.85.7.5KDE	O
Applications	O
16.04.3	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.26.0	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
5.2	I-Application
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
4917.042017-04-13Zesty	O
Zapus2018-014.105.9KDE	O
Applications	O
16.12.3	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.31	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
5.3	I-Application
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
5217.102017-10-19Artful	O
Aardvark2018-074.135.10KDE	O
Applications	O
17.04.3	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.38	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
5.4.1	I-Application
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
56	O
,	O
Cantata	B-Language
replaces	O
Amarok	B-Language
as	O
audio	O
player	O
,	O
VLC	B-Application
media	I-Application
player	I-Application
replaces	O
Dragon	O
Player	O
as	O
media	O
player18.04	O
LTS2018-04-26Bionic	O
Beaver2021-05-015.12	O
LTSLibreOffice	O
6.0	O
and	O
Firefox	B-Application
59	O
;	O
double-click	O
is	O
now	O
default	O
to	O
open	O
files	O
;	O
file	O
indexing	O
default	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
basic	O
"	O
only	O
(	O
not	O
file	O
content	O
)	O
.18.102018-10-18Cosmic	O
Cuttlefish2019-07-184.185.13KDE	O
Applications	O
18.04.3	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.50	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
6.1.2	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
63	O
;	O
snap	B-Application
integration	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
software	O
centre	O
,	O
Plasma	O
Wayland	B-Language
session-can	O
be	O
installed	O
for	O
testing	O
(	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
)	O
,	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
support	O
,	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
64-bit	B-Device
ISO	B-General_Concept
images19.042019-04-18Disco	O
Dingo2020-01-235.05.15.45.12.2KDE	O
Applications	O
18.12.3	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.56	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
6.2.2	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
66	O
,	O
KDE	B-Language
Connect	I-Language
1.3.4	O
,	O
KDevelop	B-Language
5.3.2	O
,	O
Krita	B-Application
4.1.7	O
,	O
Latte	O
Dock	O
0.8.819.102019-10-17Eoan	O
Ermine2020-07-175.35.16.55.12.4KDE	O
Applications	O
19.04.3	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.62	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
6.3	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
6920.04	O
LTS2020-04-23Focal	O
Fossa2023-045.45.18	O
LTS5.12.8KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.68.0	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
6.4.2.2	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
7520.102020-10-22Groovy	O
Gorilla2021-07-225.85.19.55.14.2KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.74.0	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
7.0.2	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
8221.042021-04-22Hirsute	O
Hippo2022-01-205.115.215.15.2KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.80	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
7.1	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
8721.102021-10-14Impish	O
Indri2022-07-145.135.22.55.15.2KDE	O
Gear	O
21.08	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.86	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
7.2	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
9222.04	O
LTS2022-04-21Jammy	O
Jellyfish2025-045.175.24	O
LTS5.15.3KDE	O
Gear	O
21.12.3	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.92	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
7.3.2.2	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
9922.102022-10-21Kinetic	O
Kudu2023-075.185.255.15.5KDE	O
Gear	O
22.04.1	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
7.4	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
103	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.9523.042023-04-20Lunar	O
Lobster2024-016.25.275.15.8.KDE	O
Gear	O
22.12	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
7.5	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
111	O
,	O
KDE	O
Frameworks	O
5.104Legend	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
currently	O
supports	O
the	O
AMD	B-Device
64	I-Device
architectures	O
,	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
x86	I-Operating_System
support	O
was	O
discontinued	O
after	O
the	O
18.04	O
release	O
and	O
existing	O
32-bit	O
users	O
will	O
be	O
supported	O
until	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubuntu	B-Application
rollouts	O
include	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
desktop	O
deployment	O
,	O
that	O
includes	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
desktops	O
in	O
Brazil	O
(	O
in	O
42,000	O
schools	O
of	O
4,000	O
cities	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
of	O
the	O
14,800	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
workstations	O
of	O
Munich	O
was	O
switched	O
to	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
LTS	O
12.04	O
and	O
KDE	O
4.11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Taipei	O
City	O
Government	O
decided	O
to	O
replace	O
Windows	O
with	O
a	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
distribution	O
on	O
10,000	O
PCs	O
for	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
French	O
Parliament	O
announced	O
in	O
2006	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
switch	O
over	O
1,000	O
workstations	O
to	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
by	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
distribution	O
,	O
by	O
La	O
Laguna	O
University	O
,	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
3,000	O
computers	O
spread	O
in	O
several	O
computer	O
labs	O
,	O
laboratories	O
and	O
libraries	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
internal	O
projects	O
in	O
the	O
Canary	O
Islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
is	O
now	O
used	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
1,100	O
state	O
schools	O
in	O
the	O
Canary	O
Islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
point	O
release	O
update	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
to	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
20.04.2	O
LTS	O
(	O
Focal	O
Fossa	O
)	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
bug-fixes	O
added	O
to	O
20.04	O
since	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
