Comment 1 for bug 72558

The 0.9-b* releases have their own issues (well, it's beta
software ;) See the NEWS files that come with sources
and lists what was fixed since last beta.

For the impatient ;), in case you use dapper you can download inofficial 0.9-b3 pkgs from

http://www.mpe.mpg.de/~ach/kubuntu/dapper/Pkgs.php#digikam
http://www.mpe.mpg.de/~ach/kubuntu/dapper/Pkgs.php#libexiv2-0.10

For 0.9 RC1 released today or tomorrow I'll create inofficial edgy and and dapper pkgs.

If and only _if_ rc1 proves in feisty it's stability, an upload to edgy-backports can be considered. Until this happens you'll
have to rely on an unofficial repo like mine.