What I Would Change in 25.04

[tenplus1]

These are a few things I would change in the 25.04 Kubuntu before release:

- Disable adaptive sync by default (installer blacks out on Try/Install screen with this active, let users enable if needed).
- Have a very basic Kate setup, enough to recognise it's a text editor for new users and not a programming IDE out of the gate with everything enabled.
- Copying anything to flash-drive, especially huge files results in a long wait with no indication it's finished, maybe a lower dirtybytes value would help.

Have I missed anything ? What do you guys thing ?

[claydoh]

Disable adaptive sync by default (installer blacks out on Try/Install screen with this active, let users enable if needed).

test it and report:
https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/...8892/testcases

Current ISO
https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/daily-live/current/

- Copying anything to flash-drive, especially huge files results in a long wait with no indication it's finished, maybe a lower dirtybytes value would help.

That is a KDE thing, Kubuntu has no control over that. This is along running topic of discussion (MANY years -- KDE 3 days) because of users yanking the stick too early and other somewhat normal causes for data loss on USB sticks. I doubt that things will change much, but I myself on current Plasma releases have not had any issues. Either it takes "forever" to copy and sync, or you have to 'eject' and then wait when you want to remove the stick. I admit I only use faster USB3 stick of known quality/speeds.

In any case, the dirty_bytes configuration is set by Ubuntu, so Kubuntu doesn't change that.

Have a very basic Kate setup

kwrite? That is pretty basic, too basic, though
kate's default seems pretty sparse to me. Though I admit toggling off the text menu bar (ctrl-m) most of the time.
As Kubuntu normally keeps to stock KDE settings, this layout is unlikely to change.
What parts make you think that Kate is a bit too much ootb for these new users?
When kwrite was the default, there arguably were more calls to replace it with Kate.
Imo, kate is a decent medium between Notepad or kate and Notepad++. Most of the fluff is turned off but readily discoverable. Turning off or hiding all the UI elements instead of keeping them out of the way but still there is. \
Just my 0.031 AUD,

[Virginio Miranda]

Its just released and only will be supported for 9 Months.

[claydoh]

I somehow lost track of the release date lol.

[kapustin]

I discovered that the screen saver is defective in Kubuntu 25.04: it does not start in any way and the screen lock (with password) does not work either.