Plasma 5.6 should be available today for all Kubuntu 16.04 users through backports ppa: ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
Upgrade and tell us few words how you like it :)
[UPDATE] How can you upgrade:
1. sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
2. sudo apt update
3. sudo apt full-upgrade -y
Upgrade and tell us few words how you like it :)
[UPDATE] How can you upgrade:
1. sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
2. sudo apt update
3. sudo apt full-upgrade -y

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+Marcin Sągol uuups, sorry, G+ hid the repository at my first curious glance, seeing it right now, thank you!23 May 2016
Since this upgrade to 5.6, I lost the possibility to associate some files to a specific activity. I used it to display on a "folder view" (on my desktop) some carefully selected files located in misc locations on my hard drive.
Now the "folder view" does not even has the possibility to select files of a given activity.
Anyone knows what happened or if it's possible to reinstall this feature ?23 May 2016
Really happy with the update - desktop seems snappier and several known bugs (still present in stock 16.04) are fixed!23 May 2016
+Francois Marot OK, after reading this ( https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=132105 ) I understand that the code regarding Dolphin/activities has moved to kio-extras 16.04. Which is not upgraded in backports (at least yet, I got v 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1). Any info on this ?23 May 2016
+Francois Marot Kubuntu devs are trying to package Applications 16.04 for Yakkety. There are problems with PIM (as always). After they land in Yakkety, backporting will start - no eta though.23 May 2016
+Marcin Sągol
OK thanks !23 May 2016