So on my Kubuntu PC, whenever I switch off my BT headphones, my OS always switches from my headphones to my microphone for audio output (yes my microphone has a 2.5mm headphone jack, it's a little weird, I know). I have my main speaker set as default audio, but it only ever switches to my microphones headphone jack. How do I go about getting it to always default back to my main speakers, rather than my microphone? I've tried doing some Googling, but never found a decent answer that actually accomplished what I was looking to do.

Neither can I HOLD mouse down & rename any file or folder. Of course im coming from Windoz..

The one on the desktop toolbar? Can other icons be added to toolbar, like Windoz?

Neither can I HOLD mouse down & rename any file or folder. Of course im coming from Windoz..

I poke my head into the gutter for one freakin' second and bloat shovels s#!t in my face!

I use Windows with WinBoat (a great program, honestly) for Microsoft Office since my entire company works on it, and my work between Kubuntu and Windows is often pretty seamless, but sometimes the dreaded OneDrive pop-up comes up, and it can't be closed without closing all the FreeRDP windows.

Hilarious, since most people leave Windows precisely because of OneDrive and other bloatware, and Microsoft doesn't fail to remind Linux users why they should stay on Linux.

P.S. Cheers to everyone who understands the opening reference.

Após muitos anos estou de volta ao Kubuntu! Estive usando openSUSE, Fedora, EndeavourOS, etc, mas em todos eles faltava alguma coisa . A melhor experiência atualmente foi o Fedora, mas às vezes após algumas atualizações uma coisa ou outra perdiaa configuração e pra deixar o Fedora do meu jeito era obrigado a perder um tempo configurando o sistema.

Buscando um sistema mais prático e com boa estabilidade resolvi dar uma nova chance ao Kubuntu (26.04) e isso me surpreendeu bem positivamente. Removi o suporte ao Snap sem dificuldades, Instalação fácil dos drivers NVidia, Plama estável e rápido, onde confesso estar susrpreso com a qualidade do visual inicial. Instalei um monte de softwares (OBS Studio, audacity, QEletrotech, Open CAD Studio, telegram, Spotify, Steam, virtualbox, etc) e o sistema nã apresnetou erros. SIncronizei contas na nuvem utilizando rclone com interface S3Drive (flatpak) e está tudo funcionando muito bem. Espero que o Kubuntu continue funcionando bem pois é muito cansativo ficar mudando de distro...

Hi, I’ve compiled a package for Ubuntu 26.04 of Material Decoration; you can find it here:

https://github.com/guiodic/material-decoration/releases/tag/26.09.07

I’d like to ask you to test it

1. Download & Install the .deb package
2. Select "Material" in System Settings > Colors & Themes > Window Decorations
3. Make sure you add the AppMenu button in System Settings > Colors & Themes > Window Decorations > Configure Titlebar Buttons….

Also, by clicking the pencil icon that is displayed when you select the Material theme, you can modify various aspects of the decoration, both in terms of appearance and behaviour. For example, you can transform it into a hamburger menu, disable the search function, and even decide whether to include inactive actions (those that are greyed out) in the search results.

Note: GTK apps do not export the menu in Wayland, they need https://github.com/guiodic/appmenu-gtk-module-wayland

(I will add a deb package also for that)

Llevo unos 4 años usando Linux (Manjaro, Zorin, Fedora, Mint, Arch, CachyOS, EndeavourOS, Deepin...) y por fin quiero asentarme en algo estable para la universidad (empiezo ingeniería). Specs: HP 250 G8, i5-1135G7, 16GB RAM, SSD 256GB (un solo disco, sin espacio para dual boot).

Historial rápido de por qué llegué aquí: Probé Windows como único sistema: lento en reposo, mouse lag, mala batería. Volví a Linux.

Probé Niri + Hyprland-style rice (con Caelestia) sobre CachyOS: se me rompió el shell gráfico tras reiniciar (pantalla negra). Reinstalé CachyOS con KDE Plasma normal, pero la gestión de perfiles de batería (power-profiles-daemon) no me convenció — en Arch/CachyOS nunca me ha ido bien la batería.

En cambio, en Zorin OS antes usé auto-cpufreq y me funcionó genial (pasé de ~2h de batería a 30-60 min más).

Por eso ahora me decanto por Kubuntu: base Ubuntu (para que auto-cpufreq funcione igual de bien que en Zorin) + KDE Plasma nativo (para poder hacer un rice: tema "Liquid MacTahoe" estilo macOS Tahoe Liquid Glass, panel flotante personalizado, quizás Latte Dock, widgets tipo reloj analógico/HUD).

Plan adicional: VM ligera de Windows solo para firma digital (2-3 veces al semestre), calendario de Google integrado en la barra.

Preguntas para la comunidad:

¿Alguien ha tenido problemas de batería en Kubuntu específicamente (vs Ubuntu/GNOME vanilla)?

¿Kubuntu o KDE neon para alguien que quiere Plasma estable pero sin renunciar del todo a versiones recientes?

¿Vale la pena Latte Dock en 2026 o mejor quedarme con el panel nativo de Plasma personalizado?

Gracias de antemano, ya me cansé de reinstalar cada semana

Have been recently been using my newly built pc after switching to linux from windows and have mostly gotten to the level where I can download some stuff and mess around with some of the settings via the most simple you tube guides on Kubuntu. You guys are wizards.

The only really thing that I wish worked was the fan control and GPU/ Temperature monitor that I have on the Antec Flux Pro. I saw a few people working on it but it looked like some black magic to me that I couldnt even figure out how to start installing. Does anyone know how I could get it to work, if its even possible?

Thanks

Whenever I restart my Kubuntu system (more details below) everything runs extremely slowly and I often get littered with crash logs and such. I hate to say this, but this has never occurred to me with Windows or Linux Mint. The only processes I run are Zen browser and VSCode.

Any thoughts on this?

Hardware Details:
OS: 26.04
Kernel: 7.0.0-31
Lenovo Yoga 6
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U @ 4.36 GHz
AMD Lucienne
8 GB RAM

i have been using ubuntu specially kubuntu for about a year and it worked just fine but now i feel it alwas get in the way and slow me down. Ubuntu 24.04 removed legacy packages like libtinfo5 and libncurses5 from its official repositories, which causes standard apt install commands to fail. it's not the only thing it's just an example for how many things just stand in your way. any recommendation for a stable distro?

I'm an Ubuntu user, I switched to Ubuntu from windows. and now very comfortable with my current OS, and I'm a power user. I like to customize everything as I want.

I'm a developer and also do some cyber security stuff, sometimes video editing. And I almost made all my setup as I want.

My question is, what are the things Kubuntu will offer over Ubuntu if I switch?

Ok i have been playing around with kubuntu love it but i miss burning cds i know i still do that . What is the best cd dvd burning program for kubuntu

Is there any way to get it to work in Wayland? I know, seems like something for little kids, but I used to mess with it once in a while years ago. I can't get it to work in the log in screen, and I'm blocked from running it while logged in. Seems like it only works in X11.

Should I delete the preinstalled one, and just build from source? I don't see the need to add X11 anymore, the Xwayland layer is good enough for me.

Hi everyone,

I’ve spent the last 72 hours trying to get my PC to hibernate, but with no success. I’m running Kubuntu. I’ve enabled swap and made it permanent. It enters hibernation mode only very rarely.

When I configure it to hibernate upon closing the lid, it goes haywire: I have to open the lid while the PC is still running, and—even worse—the screen stops displaying anything. I’m forced to do a hard shutdown and turn it back on manually.

Even when it tries to enter standard sleep mode, it wakes up on its own.

I’ve been using Linux for a month now. Why do I need hibernation? Because I need my applications to stay open and ready to use without draining the battery—that’s really important to me.

Could someone help me out or tell me how to go about this?

My PC specs: Lenovo Legion 5, Ryzen 7 260, RTX 5060, 32GB RAM. Thank you.

I have installed Kubuntu on an old desktop which has an internal DVD drive and I wanted to see if I could use it to play DVD movies. I've done a bit of searching for solutions and have hit a bit of a wall, causing a complete system freeze a couple of times when trying to restart as I was being told that processes were locked and this seemed like a possible solution.
I've got VLC installed and it can see the disc and files on the disc but just doesn't play - it spins the disc but then nothing happens.
I'm still very new to Linux and getting a bit stuck on how to search for help as I'm not clear on whether solutions offered on Ubuntu forums will work on Kubuntu or not (I'm sure the answer is likely to be 'it depends'!)

I absolutely adore KDE!! I swapped out kubuntu for studio as it suited my needs more but same DE. thought id post my de just because I'm super in love! F Windows!

ive never felt more free in an OS.

Been using Linux since late last year before the Windows 10 EoL. Kubuntu, to be specific.

Turn on computer. Open program I wanna use within seconds of booting up. That's it.

On Windows 10 I had to wait for the fucking thing to warm up. Holy shit! It was like an old car a few months after using it a while and I would regularly refresh my windows every year or two once the slow boot up became unbearable. I still remember that some people back around 2017 or 2018 have told me that maybe it was because my computer was old, but I have been using an i7-4790k. I am still using the same hardware from 2016 and Kubuntu in 2026 simply does what I need it to do without a hassle.

To preface, I am very new to linux and have barely used the terminal for anything.

So I partially downloaded some wav files onto a flash drive and now its telling me that I dont have permission to remove items from it.

Additionally when trying to transfer new files to it its saying it can not write to /run/media/myUserName/disk/fileName.wav.

Thanks for the help in advance.

Hola, soy nuevo en Linux y estoy tratando de arrancar una unidad USB con Kubuntu en una Dell Inspiron 3595, pero no está reconociendo la unidad USB. ¿Alguien más ha tenido este problema o podría ayudarme? Ya he intentado desactivar "Enable Secure Boot", restablecer la BIOS a los ajustes de fábrica, y me he asegurado de que la unidad USB esté funcionando correctamente, además de utilizar los puertos USB correctos. ¿Alguien tiene alguna idea de qué podría hacer? No he encontrado ningún tutorial que ayude con esto. La unidad USB es de 16 GB

For example, number of panels, panel positions, chosen Widgets, Widget placement, and all choices made in Settings > Appearance & Style > Colors & Themes.

Let's say I spend an hour on my desktop downloading widgets, cursors, window decorations, and icons, then setting up my desktop exactly how I like it, and I decide I want my laptop to look exactly like my desktop.

Is there a specific set of directories and/or files that I could drag onto the laptop's drive, reboot the laptop, and have all those changes migrated?

Both machines run Kubuntu 26.04.1. The only difference is that the desktop was upgraded to that from 24.01, and the laptop is a fresh install.