Comment 3 for bug 1009230

The issue can be reproduced.

Create a Kubuntu installation USB stick with the tool usb-creator-kde and the AMD64 live CD iso.
Boot from the USB stick.
Install kipi-plugins, update related packages.
Recompress a JPEG image, the EXIF data get lost.

Config:
kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ dpkg -l | grep kipi
ii kipi-plugins 4:2.5.0-1ubuntu2 image manipulation/handling plugins for KIPI aware programs
ii kipi-plugins-common 4:2.5.0-1ubuntu2 kipi-plugins architecture-independent data
ii libkipi-data 4:4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1 data files for kipi libraries
ii libkipi8 4:4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1 library for apps that want to use kipi-plugins (runtime version)

My old system disk drive and a netbook in my living room are not affected. Both use the 32 bit version of Kubuntu 12.04.