please note that Kubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, has reached End-of-
lifecycle EOL
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
This version is not supported any longer here.
/OT
We regret this is not the right place for seeking support, since you are
suffering issues installing newer versions of Kubuntu -
I just installed kubuntu 14.10 (the newer one doesn't work at ALL for me, not
even as 'try out' from CD)
and ran into the same thing at some point. That is: the mouse can be moved and
interact with open
terminals and the keyboard works. Also auto hiding panels appear when the mouse
touches
