Greeting Groovy Gorilla Kubuntu 20.10

[acheron]

Plasma 5.19 beta is now in the beta and staging-plasma ppa for Groovy. Requires Qt in proposed, so please to not try to install unless you are already UNWISELY using it.

The Kontact crash is due to new QtWebEngine which we are trying to fix at the moment.

[jglen490]

Yeah "Groovy Gorilla" is a really cool name, too bad it's not an LTS

[NoWorries]

Plasma 5.19 beta is now in the beta and staging-plasma ppa for Groovy. Requires Qt in proposed, so please to not try to install unless you are already UNWISELY using it.

The Kontact crash is due to new QtWebEngine which we are trying to fix at the moment.

As you know I am using it UNWISELY.

I am impressed how good you guys are at getting it out of the Oven as you are Master Chefs and I deeply respect your capabilities. Probably a few loose ends to fix as I get the following error:

  Error loading QML file: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.systemmonitor/contents/ui/main.qml:30:1: module "org.kde.ksysguard.faces" is not installed
file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.systemmonitor/contents/ui/main.qml:29:1: module "org.kde.ksysguard.sensors" is not installed
file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.systemmonitor/contents/ui/main.qml:30:1: module "org.kde.ksysguard.faces" is not installed
file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.systemmonitor/contents/ui/main.qml:29:1: module "org.kde.ksysguard.sensors" is not installedp, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }

The latest updates have removed this error. So my desktop is now clear with the exception that widgets such as Disk Quota do not work.

I am pleased that Kontact now works like a charm and the Login screen is VERY IMPRESSIVE, and a pleasure to see, ie



I really don't care if this is, or isn't an LTS, as I treat each new version of Kubuntu as the best to use, because it has the latest and best to offer.

[Radcliff]

Dr Konqui 5.18.90

For adventurous only, KDE beta is the occasion to meet Dr.Konqui. Packages are introducing desktop stability issues, but they get fixed with telemetry.

Enabling the ppa comes with 77 packages + 3 + 17. As for 5.18.5, Driver Manager keeps crashing with a Dr.Konqui pop-up (report sent). This issue was also present in KDE 5.18.80. There is no other bug so far.

Is it a Ryzen motherboard issue or we all have it?

Operating System: Kubuntu 20.10
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.70.0
Qt Version: 5.14.2
Kernel Version: 5.7.0-050700rc6-generic
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 8 × AMD Ryzen 7 2700U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
Memory: 7.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD RAVEN

Thanks!

[acheron]

As for 5.18.5, Driver Manager keeps crashing with a Dr.Konqui pop-up (report sent). This issue was also present in KDE 5.18.80.

Looks to be this bug in frameworks 5.70

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421566

[acheron]

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source....70.0-0ubuntu2

kcmutils (5.70.0-0ubuntu2) groovy; urgency=medium

 * Add upstream patch to fix systemsettings crash when attempting to
   launch an external app. https://bugs.kde.org/421566
   - debian/patches: upstream_fix-crash-loading-external-app.patch

[Radcliff]

Software source opens and scans normally from settings now with the last patch (38). Couldn't be better.
Thanks to them,

[NoWorries]

It is now 5 months to the release of Groovy Gorilla.

I am continuing to find this distribution very stable and I am sure that I am not the only user who uses this UNWISELY.

As I have the Pre-release updates with other repositories selected, the difference with the LTS, from which Groovy migrated, is shown below.

	LTS	5 Months to go
KDE Plasma Version	5.18.5	5.18.90
KDE Frameworks Version	5.69.0	5.70.0
QT Version	5.12.8	5.14.2
Kernel Version	5.4.0.29-generic	5.4.0-29-generic

As you can see in this list, how great Groovy is on all major fronts with the exception of the Kernel Version. This table only highlights the major developments, but I am very happy with the progress being made in other areas. 9 times out of 10 I boot up Groovy and fearlessly use its applications.

A GREAT JOB DONE TO ALL DEVELOPERS. THREE CHEERS TO ALL INVOLVED IN PROGRESSING GROOVY, YOU ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED!!!

[NoWorries]

Has anyone noticed that their inbuilt microphone on their Laptop is no longer recognized? I noticed this a couple days ago after updates.

I also have the 19.04 LTS on the same laptop and the inbuilt microphone works OK. So I consider this to be a new "feature" of Groovy. I hope this can be resolved soon.

[oshunluvr]

Has anyone noticed that their inbuilt microphone on their Laptop is no longer recognized? I noticed this a couple days ago after updates.

I also have the 19.04 LTS on the same laptop and the inbuilt microphone works OK. So I consider this to be a new "feature" of Groovy. I hope this can be resolved soon.

I've seen reports of this elsewhere. Try installing and booting to an older kernel.

[NoWorries]

Thanks for your suggestion regarding the kernel change. Yes, I went back to 5.4.0-33 and it worked OK.

My original problem occurred with Zoom and no one could hear me and I had to change to the LTS! I have just been using Skype to test the sound and, on the previous kernel, I could see Skype listed in the System Settings audio, but on 5.4.0-37 it was not shown!

I have had another check of the LTS and it has kernel 5.4.0.38 and this kernel works with my Laptop microphone.

[NoWorries]

It is now 4 months to the release of Groovy Gorilla.

I am continuing to find this distribution very stable and I have the Pre-release updates with other repositories selected. So my current System Information compared with a month ago is listed in the table below.

	Last Month	4 Months to go
KDE Plasma Version	5.18.90	5.18.92
KDE Frameworks Version	5.70.0	5.71.0
QT Version	5.14.2	5.14.2
Kernel Version	5.4.0.29-generic	5.4.0-40-generic

As you can see in this list, how great Groovy is progressing on all major fronts.

I also found it interesting that with the kernel update, my internal Laptop microphone is still not working by default. If I use my Laptop phone jack and plug-in headphones it all comes up and can be selected. This still stays visible when I unplug the headphones and it all works. It is only on reboot that this all disappears.

My main Groovy Grump that I have is with Kdenlive. I had a major video editing session yesterday and I had to use the LTS in desperation. My problem was that on Groovy, it did not show the red moving options for "Position and Zoom" as I had to combine the images from two video cameras.

Otherwise, in all other areas that I use frequently, I am very satisfied with Groovy and very pleased with progress at this early stage of development.

[jglen490]

Yep, LTS is called LTS for a reason

But rock on, you're doing well!

[acheron]

Plasma 5.19.2 just landed in groovy-proposed

[acheron]

Plasma 5.19.2 just landed in groovy-proposed

Now in the release pocket, and on the daily iso.