Amarok 2.5 has been recently released and is now available in the Kubuntu Backports PPA for Kubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot users.
Amarok 2.5 comes with a many improvements like re-written USB Mass Storage support, GPodder.net podcast synchronization, many iPod plugin fixes as well as an integrated Amazon MP3 store.
- Auto-save the playlist so that it is not lost if Amarok crashes
- Last.fm neighbour / friend avatars are now loaded on demand
- Ability to disable or enable browser widget backgrounds
- Tracks can now be dropped in Saved Playlists' empty area to create a new playlist
- Ability to make TagGuesser presets
- Total rewrite of Automated Playlist Generator algorithm
- Improved the playlist synchronisation feature
- iPhone 3G (and perhaps later models) should be correctly recognized by Amarok now
- Fixed various crashes for Wikipedia applet, MusicBrainz search, Qt 4.8
