Install of new KDE Plasma 5.21?

[Keith]

On 3/11/21 3:10 AM, Hund wrote:
> On March 9, 2021 4:23:25 PM GMT+01:00, Keith <keith at caramail.com> wrote:
>> On 3/9/21 1:14 AM, Hund wrote:
>>> On March 8, 2021 5:14:49 PM GMT+01:00, Vince Ackerman <vjackerman at charter.net> wrote:
>>>> Hello everyone!
>>>>
>>>> I have been anticipating installing the newly released *KDE Plasma 5.21*
>>>> on all of my boxes, but it has never released while updating via
>>>> Discover or any other way.
>>>>
>>>> I have 'Googled' it extensively, and found no way to MANUALLY
>>>> install/update to the new KDE!
>>>>
>>>> I am currently running Ubuntu release 20.10, and KDE Plasma version 5.19.5
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any ideas?  Do I need to add a specific repository to my
>>>> machines?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Vince
>>>>
>>>
>>> Canonical release model is point based (or whatever the correct term is). They dont push new major versions in a current release of Ubuntu, only security and stability updates.
>>>
>>> If you want the latest and greatest and can't wait for the next version of Ubuntu, you probably want an operating system with a rolling release model.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hund
>>>
>>
>> That's wrong. Interim releases feature new versions of software all the
>> time. It just depends on whether an upstream project releases their
>> software early enough to be included during Ubuntu's development cycle.
>> Plasma 5.21.2 was added March 2 for 21.04 which is scheduled for final
>> release April 22nd. Of course, nothing is preventing anyone from
>> upgrading now provided they know they're going to be running an OS still
>> undergoing development.
>>
>> --
>> Keith
>>
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>
> You just told me I'm wrong and then said the same thing with other words.
>
> --
> Hund
>

You said that Ubuntu doesn't include new versions of software in their
interim releases. That's wrong.



--
Keith