Kubuntu 18.04.2 LTS -> Ubuntu 19.04

[Volker Wysk]

Am Sonntag, den 16.06.2019, 14:41 +0200 schrieb Ralf Mardorf via
ubuntu-users:
> On Sun, 16 Jun 2019 14:16:42 +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
> > What I'm not sure about: Is a KDE version contained in Ubuntu (no
> > "K"),
> > or is it only in Kubuntu?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm not on 19.04. However, regarding the package search at least
> the meta-packages are provided, for 19.04, too.
> 
> kubuntu-desktop is a hard dependency of kubuntu-full
> 
> https://packages.ubuntu.com/disco/kubuntu-full
> 
> https://packages.ubuntu.com/disco/kubuntu-desktop
> 
> you might want to install one of those meta-packages.
> 
> Likely 19.04 also provides the tasks. I don't know if it makes a
> difference, if you install a task or a meta-package. AFAIK by
> installing the meta-package, you automatically install the task,
> since
> tasksel is installed by default and IIUC if it is installed, then apt
> automatically installs the task.
> 
> You don't need to add a PPA to get the regular Kubuntu packages,
> since
> thy are provided by the official "universe" repository.
> 
> [weremouse at moonstudio ~]$ lsb_release -d
> Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS
> [weremouse at moonstudio ~]$ tasksel --list-task | grep kubu
> u kubuntu-live	Kubuntu live CD
> u kubuntu-desktop	Kubuntu desktop
> u kubuntu-full	Kubuntu full
> [weremouse at moonstudio ~]$ apt list '*kubu*'
> Listing... Done
> kubuntu-active/xenial 1.338 amd64
> kubuntu-debug-installer/xenial 16.04ubuntu2 amd64
> kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg/xenial 16.04ubuntu2 amd64
> kubuntu-desktop/xenial 1.338 amd64
> kubuntu-docs/xenial,xenial 15.04ubuntu2 all
> kubuntu-driver-manager/xenial 15.10ubuntu3 amd64
> kubuntu-driver-manager-dbg/xenial 15.10ubuntu3 amd64
> kubuntu-full/xenial 1.338 amd64
> kubuntu-notification-helper/xenial 15.10ubuntu2 amd64
> kubuntu-notification-helper-dbg/xenial 15.10ubuntu2 amd64
> kubuntu-patched-l10n/xenial,xenial 14.04ubuntu1 all
> kubuntu-restricted-addons/xenial 23 amd64
> kubuntu-restricted-extras/xenial 65 amd64
> kubuntu-settings-desktop/xenial,xenial 1:16.04ubuntu2 all
> kubuntu-web-shortcuts/xenial,xenial 15.04ubuntu1 all
> ldm-kubuntu-theme/xenial,xenial 2:2.0.47 all
> libkubuntu-dbg/xenial 15.04ubuntu2 amd64
> libkubuntu-dev/xenial 15.04ubuntu2 amd64
> libkubuntu1/xenial 15.04ubuntu2 amd64
> plymouth-theme-kubuntu-logo/xenial,xenial 1:16.04ubuntu2 all
> plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text/xenial,xenial 1:16.04ubuntu2 all
> ubiquity-slideshow-kubuntu/xenial-updates,xenial-updates 113.1 all

This looks good. I guess I'll set up a new 19.04 vanilla-Ubuntu system,
using both the provided Gnome and KDE versions. I won't setup any new
Kubuntu-PPAs.

For my regular work I'll use Gnome (which I've alread come to like) and
some KDE programs, such as K3b, Kdenlive, Konqueror, Amarok.

Cheers
Volker