Tbh, I'm still super impressed with smoothness of :kdenew: KDE Plasma5 on :postmarketos: PostMarketOS on such an old phone (Samsung Galaxy A300FU). Truly an achievement. Of course it is far from optimal (e.g notifications can clutter the screen and their close button are out of bound of the display).
#Kalpa users, you will have been upgraded to #Plasma6 in your standard overnight updates. It is recommended, that before rebooting, you create a new user, and login there on reboot, just to make sure everything is working, there are some incompatibilities between your existing Plasma5 configurations and Plasma6, particularly if you've heavily modified your plasma desktop.
#Plasma6 should be hitting #Tumbleweed in the next released Snapshot. That being said, upgrading your #Kalpa installs should technically be possible, just as it is on Tumbleweed, but it's not something that the Kalpa team is ready to "bless" as supported, until we do some testing.
Upgrade at your own risk, use a VM, do whatever it is that you normally do, when you want to try out the new and shiny.
@msdropbear42 We're in no rush to update #Kalpa to #Plasma6. Not because it's overly buggy, or that we don't want to, but we track Tumbleweed, and It hasn't hit there just yet. We appreciate the work that the #openSUSE-KDE team is putting in, getting everything together.
One of the KDE Plasma features I use almost in daily basis is the MouseMark.
Go to your settings, in Desktop Effects, Enable the MouseMark (you can change the settings of it in the button in front of it). Then press Meta+Shift and move your mouse to doodle, or press and release Meta+Shift+Ctrl to define beginning and end of an arrow (it will draw the rest.
Interestingly enough, it have been in Plasma for the past 16 years:
@Pantherina I don't know what you mean by Autoremove, but here are some tips:
Undo the last line by Meta+Shift+F12
Clean everything by Meta+Shift+F11
In the latest version (at least the one that is in KDE's git repo, users can change all those keybindings. Checkout mousemark.kcfg and mousemark_config.ui files in this link:
KDE releases today Plasma Mobile 6. Check out its renewed base system and apps.
This version comes with a new and improved shell, a new home screen with heaps of new features, enhancements of the base system, improvements in apps like Clock, Kasts and Photos, and much more.
I don't think #Plasma6 is ready for prime time. When I open apps, the title bar goes above the screen space and I can't move or close the app or use the menus.
So far, I have to say that my #KDE#Plasma6 experience sucks.
The theme I was using doesn't work. The icons all suck. EventCalendar, which was synced to my Google calendar is dead. Vivaldi looks like crap. The panel at the bottom of my screen is floating up probably 100 pixels, leaving useless space below it, I can't find a way to sink it to the actual bottom of the screen. I had increased all my font sizes because my eyes are bad, they have all shrunk and changing the font sizes and the interface percentage doesn't fix it.
Will I be able to upgrade my #Kalpa installation from #plasma5 to #plasma6 in situ or will I have to reinstall?
I also can't answer that question with any real certainty. In testing, I think it's going to be possible, based on the pre-release images, but I won't know until it gets fully accepted into #Tumbleweed.
Stay tuned, I will let folks know, when I know, and can speak with any kind of authority that it's going to work.
Well, When #Tumbleweed gets it. The packages have all been submitted, and are currently going through #openQA testing and the review process for #openSUSE Factory.
So I can't tell you that. We are downstream of Tumbleweed, and Kalpa will roll Plasma6 sometime after it's accepted into Factory.
KDE Plasma 6 is available in the next version of Fedora Kinoite today!
Warning! This is a pre-beta Fedora release that may have bugs. Feedback welcomed!
To try it, you can install Fedora Kinoite 39 and rebase to Fedora 40 on the command line or directly install it using the Kinoite dvd-ostree ISO from: https://openqa.fedoraproject.org/nightlies.html
How KDE made IT classes for underprivileged youths possible in Providence
KDE has been working with the Capeverdean American Community Development (CACD) of Providence, Rhode Island, to provide IT lessons to underprivileged teens.
To make more things like this happen, to help those that the IT industry left behind or consider mere fodder for the data-grinding machine, to return control over technology to the common people, and protect the environment, we need your help.
Become a supporter. Help us reach the landmark number of 1000 supporters before the launch of #Plasma6.
ATTENTION PLASMA WIDGET, THEME AND ADD-ON DEVELOPERS:
KDE loves all your stuff, but you need to port it for it to work in #Plasma6. We have created a handy, easy-to-follow guide for extensions and widgets at
The KDE Slimbook V, first laptop 💻 with Plasma 6, has arrived!
Make the most of KDE's upcoming #Plasma6 desktop thanks to the KDE #Slimbook V's AMD 7840HS CPU, AMD 780M GPU and beautiful 16'' WQXGA (2560 × 1600) screen, all packaged in a stylish sleek aluminium chassis.
The KDE Slimbook V, first laptop 💻 with Plasma 6, has arrived! Make the most of KDE's upcoming #Plasma6 desktop thanks to the KDE #Slimbook V's AMD 7840HS CPU, AMD 780M GPU and beautiful 16'' WQXGA (2560 × 1600) screen, all packaged in a stylish sleek aluminium chassis. https://kde.slimbook.es/@kde
Linux Magazine dedicates the cover and their main article of their latest issue to Plasma 6.
@linuxmagazine's 5000-word 8-page feature dives deep into why the version number jump (and why now), the current state of Plasma and KDE's ecosystem of apps and frameworks and what it has to offer, and the changes pushing KDE's software to new levels of efficiency, customization, and enhanced user experience.