KDE neon Rebased on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Quoting: KDE neon Rebased on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS – KDE neon Developers' Blog —
We have just switched on the upgrade for KDE neon to rebase on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
We do this every two years and the 22.04 LTS base was getting increasingly crusty with old Pipewire causing problems and packages like Krita not compiling at all.
Follow the Noble Upgrade instructions or just click the notification that should appear soon.
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KDE neon transitions to Ubuntu 24.04 for newer software - Neowin
KDE neon, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution spun by the KDE project to include the latest KDE software has been rebased on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. While Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will be supported until 2027 by Canonical, it has older software and KDE thinks it's time to rebase KDE neon.
In its announcement, the KDE project said that it updates neon every two years. It noted that the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS base "was getting increasingly crusty with old Pipewire causing problems and packages like Krita not compiling at all."
Moving to the new version of KDE neon isn't too difficult. Just open up Plasma Discover and install the latest update then restart the system to install the update. When you use the system, you should get a pop-up telling you an upgrade to KDE neon 24.04.1 LTS is available, if you go ahead with it you'll put in your password and then go through the upgrade process.
KDE neon Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 - OMG! Ubuntu
For those unfamiliar with it, KDE neon is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that is something of a reference platform for KDE Plasma. It’s available in User, Testing, Unstable, and Developer editions.
KDE neon (User Edition) is the ‘stable’ version but still described as suiting ‘adventurous KDE enthusiasts’ rather than those seeking a rock-solid, totally-reliable distro. KDE neon isn’t tested as a distro as throughly as, say, Kubuntu.
But if you want the benefits of the Ubuntu 24.04 package set with the latest KDE Plasma 6.2 release on top (plus guaranteed upgrades to KDE Plasma 6.3, 6.4, etc as they’re release) then KDE neon is where you can go to get it.