Checking out Kubuntu 21.04: Full Review

I had a chance recently to check out Kubuntu 21.04, and decided to share my thoughts in this video. In this review, I catch up with the latest Kubuntu release and will talk about the installation process, new features, and more!

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[theena]

Tried a lot of DEs when I was switching to Linux. KDE is what finally worked. Its strength - extreme customizability - is also its weakness because most new users can break their plasma shell, but once you get over that hump, nothing like it. I run KDE no matter what distro I am on. If I change, it'll be for a Window Manager.

[korgalis]

i just switched to it after many years of fighting my windows 10 and i like it, the look is familiar and support plentiful. I don't think i will replace it anytime soon

[surjagain]

I love Kubuntu 21.04, it's vanilla, pretty, quick and slick. It's a perfect fit for me and I've been using it for ages. It's a joy using this distribution 👍🏽 Thank you for the review 🙏🏽

[jineshshah]

I like kubuntu very much, and have been using it since over a year! Very good and stable!👍

[chevyxwon]

I just changed from windows 11 to kubuntu and loving the de tried so many de this works well with nvidia and my creative Audigy

[tooltalk]

I had multiple stability problem with ubuntu/gnome desktop and recently migrated to Kubuntu.. It's very stable/customizable. I mostly work with browser/calibre(pdf, epub) and I approve this.

[igorzkoppt]

So it is as classic as it gets... and it's also by far the most stable desktop distro I have ever used. I have installed it on (very) different computers/laptops of all ages, and haven't had any issue at all. So for me, it's now the go-to distro. It's easy as Mint but even more solid in my opinion, and with better repos :)

I am now at this stage where I can fix about any problem on a Linux system (nothing to celebrate since I have used Linux since 1998), but at the same time, have no patience anymore for wasting my time on unnecessary troubleshooting. And I did bump quite a bit into unnecessary troubleshooting in a number of "rock-solid" systems, during my last distro-hopping session.

[taxaction]

I just finished hopping to Fedora 34 KDE and Jay drops this lolz. Kubuntu 21.04 is the more stable of the two according to my hardware. 👍

[evilvc]

You don't know how much I've learned from your videos. Thank you!

[Ranblv]

I prefer plasma and use mint. if mint goes crazy or treat us bad kubuntu or pop os will be my next options. kub for the plasma or pop os for the tiling.

[Ja.KooLit]

i think the only distro customizes kde is manjaro. I like really kde. I have it installed on my desktop and 2 laptops. All kde but arch

[priit]

Still not released for upgrade via do-release-upgrade 😒
Kudos for real hardware usage, unlike many other "reviewers" do.

[ArniesTech]

Since the GNOME Ubuntu 22.04 is kinda of heavy on my ressources and actually glitchy here and there, I am really thinking about KDE 🙏

[zeniktorres]

Switched to Kubuntu after 15 years of gnome Ubuntu. KDE is so much better for a PC. Installation was a breeze, everything works out of the box, only made a few tweaks to window buttons, and that's it. The default KDE apps are so much better than the gnome apps I used. I find the gnome Ubuntu is ideal for my TV instead as I don't want a PC experience on a TV, so the dumbed-down interface of gnome works well.

[louistournas]

I'm surprised that the GNOME DE is not as customizable as KDE. I thought that Linux was suppose to be all about customization?
Since I have a Windows background, once MS dropped Win 7, I had to switch to something familiar and KDE seemed to be the best. So, I used Kubuntu.

They should probably ship KolourPaint with Kubuntu which is like MS Paint.
They should ship Onboard, which is like the virtual keyboard of Windows.

I wish the system monitor offered more options.
Other DE seem to have a very limited system monitor.

The other thing is that they need to get rid of the dog food. mibibyte and kikibytes. Just write KB, MB, GB, TB.

[mwurslin]

Installed Kubuntu to try it out and I like how it looks and runs. One of the things I really like about it is it doesn't seem to have the same challenges discovering and sharing files with my Windows PC's that other distros seem to have. It finds my Windows PCs and my other Linux PCs easily. The only problem I've run into that I can't seem to figure out is that I can't install any apps on it. Either thru terminal or the resident discover software manager. I've tried to find out why but I have yet to find an answer. And there are lots of people with the same complaint.

[viarnay]

I'm actually using kubuntu 21.04 and is a rock solid workhorse

[adriancoanda]

Grean even on mac hardware for example on macbook pro mid 2010 runs everything out of the box steam inclusive native gaming in Linux it will take around 3 days till you configured to your needs like installing a slimbook power management for laptops seens to be missing but most of the apps are there

[kirankumarsukumar]

Are there any customizations that the kubuntu team puts in the distro for packaging ?

[Khader]

It's the calamaris installer most of Distros use it for installation.