Plasma update?

[rikona]

On Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:35:43 +0100
Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 17 Dec 2022 at 05:11, rikona <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:
> >
> > Running Kubuntu, updated recently, Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS.  
> 
> That seems to contain a contradiction. Which, Kubuntu or Ubuntu?

"Kubuntu" was installed, and seems to be fully KDE.
Running lsb_release -a gives:
Description:    Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS
as I mentioned.

> > Plasma Workspace
> > Upgrade available
> > Ubuntu on 22.04.1 LTS.
> > This version will stop receiving updates and security fixes in 125
> > days.
> > [upgrade]
> > --
> >
> > Not sure why I got this.  
> 
> > Does Plasma update more frequently than the
> > 22.04 timing would indicate?  
> 
> Yes.

Thank you VERY much!! I did not realize this - I was assuming the
schedule was the same as Ubuntu. When I was looking around re Kubuntu,
I didn't see anything about that at all, but may have missed it.


> Even the KDE Plasma in 22.10 is already EOL.
> 
> https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/27/kde_5_26_2/
> 
> > Is 20.04.5 LTS really going to stop
> > receiving updates and security fixes in 125 days?  
> 
> No, but KDE is.
> 
> If you use KDE, you should upgrade a lot more frequently.
> 
> If you are on an LTS, then when the next LTS comes out, wait for the
> .1 edition and then that is the time to upgrade.
> 
> That came out some months ago. You are overdue. It is telling you
> this.
> 
> I just checked for you.
> 
> Kubuntu 20.04 uses KDE 5.18. That was an LTS release *of KDE*.
> 
> It is past end of life now:
> https://endoflife.date/kde-plasma

I see that NOW.

> BTW, this goes for all the alternative desktops. Everything except
> GNOME. Only GNOME is officially fully supported.

I wish they would make that more clear, especially the timing....

> (There is a kinda sorta partial exception for Unity, because it was
> the official desktop until 18.04 so it's still getting vital bug
> fixes... in theory. I wouldn't like to rely on it. I upgraded all my
> machines with Unity to 22.04 as soon as 22.04.1 came out.)
> 
> > Do I need to do the
> > update?  
> 
> Yes you do.

Again, THANKS! In the past I've been hanging on to LTS versions as long
as possible. Looks like with KDE I need to do each LTS update. Just to
be clear, 'update' now gets both Ubuntu on 22.04.1 LTS plus the KDE
Plasma 5.24 from '22 - correct?

Would it be worth while to update Plasma more frequently, or can I hang
on to that for a couple of years?

Appreciate the info,
Rik