https://community.kde.org/Applications/17.12_Release_Notes

We're pleased that the following applications which were based on kdelibs4 are now based on KDE Frameworks 5:

These need to be tested that they run as expected, and install all necessary dependencies if installed in a non KDE/Qt flavour.

Packages in ppa:kubuntu-ppa/staging-kdeapplications

for Bionic and Artful

• juk - works, but tree view in LH pain crashes the app - known upstream. Patch applied. bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389937
• kolf - works but no sound. Same in neon. Maybe another bug.
• kmix - mostly works. the parts that don't require full plasma desktop to be installed, which in unreasonable for a dep
• kimagemapeditor - it runs. **shrug**
• kmouth - works in KDE, but in gnome qtspeech fails to start audio output
• ksirk - works
• palapeli - works
• sweeper - seems to work
• zeroconf-ioslave - no clue!
• kde-dev-scripts - just scripts in /usr/bin

Ideal test plan in VM or other snapshotable system:

1. Install ubuntu or another flavour that pulls in zero or minimal KDE packages.
2. Add 'backports', 'backports-landing' (if on Artful) and 'staging-kdeapplictions' PPAs to system
3. Take system snapshot
4. Install an app from above list
5. Test that it launches, and runs/function as intended as much as is practical.
6. If not, try to determine what is wrong/missing
7. Report issues/solutions here
8. Restore snapshot
9. Repeat