Kubuntu 17.04 was also released today as part of the Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) operating system, and since it’s an official flavor, we’re gonna take a quick look at its new features.
Kubuntu 17.04 debuts with the latest, new generation KDE Plasma 5.9 desktop environment customized with some of the goodies coming to the KDE Plasma 5.10 release next month, such as the Folder View instead of the Desktop widget that was used in all previous Kubuntu releases.
The new Folder View mode also features a spring-loading functionality that lets users navigate folders just by hovering the mouse cursor over them during a drag and drop operation. Besides KDE Plasma 5.9, Kubuntu 17.04 comes with the latest KDE Applications 16.12.3 software suite and KDE Frameworks 5.31.0.
“Folder view is now the default setting for the Plasma Desktop for new installations and new user accounts,” said the devs. “Kubuntu comes with KDE Applications 16.12.3 containing all your favorite apps from KD… (read more)
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