Η team of Kubuntu announced today that the KDE Plasma 5.22 packages are available in the Kubuntu Backports PPA repository, along with the latest releases from the KDE Frameworks and KDE Gear software suites.
Let's see how you can upgrade:
First you should add the Kubuntu Backports PPA. For that, you need to open one terminal (Konsole) and run the following command.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
Press the Enter key when prompted and wait for the command to complete.
Once the installation of the command is completed, you can request the update with the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
Alternatively, you can use the package manager Discover to install these updates if you don't like terminal commands.
Whichever method you choose, you will have to wait for all the new packages to be downloaded and installed.
After downloading and installing all the packages, you will need to restart it computer and you will have KDE Plasma 5.22. From now on you will continue to receive newer releases as they are published by the KDE Project.
The next scheduled release, KDE Plasma 5.22.1, is scheduled for June 15, 2021 and will be available at Kubuntu Backports PPA repository shortly after its release.
