The latest version of Kubuntu can be downloaded from the official website

Jun 27, 2013 22:21 GMT  ·  By

Canonical announced the immediate availability for download and testing of the first Alpha release for the upcoming Kubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) operating system.

Kubuntu 13.10 Alpha 1 (Saucy Salamander) has been launched along with a number of other Ubuntu flavors, incorporating a lot of new features.

Highlights of Kubuntu 13.10 Alpha 1 (Saucy Salamander):

• KDE Plasma and Applications 4.11 Beta 1 has been integrated in the distribution; • Muon Discover, a new tool to discover and install applications, has been added; • Linux kernel has been updated to version 3.9.0.7 Ubuntu Linux kernel, which is based on the upstream v3.9.7 Linux kernel.

Check out the official announcement for a complete list of changes and improvements.

Download Kubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) from the official website. Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.