kde , 5 months ago to KDE

Welcome to FOSDEM! Visit our booth, try Plasma 6, draw pictures with @Krita, grab some merch! Find us in building H.

@kde

#FOSDEM #event #merch #Plasma6

kde , 5 months ago to KDE

Plasma 6 RC2 is now out! Ask Us Anything about this release and the upcoming Megarelease in general TODAY, Jan. 31, on Reddit and Lemmy at 6 pm UTC

This is the final test release before KDE publishes Plasma 6.0, Gear 24.02, Frameworks 6 on February 28.

https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/rc2/

If you would like to find out more, developers of all these things will be answering questions today, Jan 31, live on Reddit and Lemmy at 6 pm. Join us!

https://reddit.com/r/kde
https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde

@kde
#Plasma6

A view of Plasma 6 with a dark theme, and windows showing the system settings.
KDE developers David Redondo, Nate Graham, and Josh Goins.

kde , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to KDE

Come meet the KDE team at FOSDEM!

KDE's booth will be located in Building H:

https://fosdem.org/2024/stands/

Visit us and chat with contributors, try out #Plasma6, play with the #SteamDeck, watch a demo of KDE software on embedded, paint pictures with #Krita, and much more. See you there!

#FOSDEM #FODEM2024

@kde

kde , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to KDE

Plasma 6 - RC 2 is landing on Wednesday. Get ready to Ask Us Anything!

Want to know what's going on behind the scenes? Have a pressing question about Wayland, or the new interfaces and shortcuts?

Join David, Nate and Joshua for our Plasma 6 AUA special on Lemmy and Reddit on Wednesday 31 at 6 pm UTC.

@kde
https://reddit.com/r/kde

Doors open 5 pm UTC. Watch this space for links.

#Plasma6AUA #Plasma6

kde , 5 months ago to KDE

And the Winner of the Plasma 6 Wallpaper Competition is... “Sun/Comet”! 🏆

Congratulations to the winner 🖌️ and we look forward to enjoying your work on our #Plasma6 desktops.

https://discuss.kde.org/t/winner-announcement/9608

@kde

kde , 5 months ago to KDE

Plasma 6 Release Candidate 1 has landed.

We are less than 50 days away from the final version of #Plasma6.

Along with Frameworks 6 and KDE Gear 24.02, the Megarelaease on the 28th of February will be one of the biggest and more complex upgrades in KDE's history.

One more RC will be released on the 31st of January and then it will be (hopefully) clear sailing until the final release.

https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/rc1/

@kde

Screencap of Plasma 6, showing Settings app, System monitor and the Discover software manager.
Screencap of Plasma 6 showing the Settings app open on the KDE Connect page, and an open KDE Connect widget.

kde , 6 months ago to KDE

Happy Holidays everyone! And thanks for all the bugs🪲🪲🎄!

Seriously: Hurrah for team bug testers! The bug #reports you are sending in are great! #Tests are thorough and insightful, and your contributions will help make #Plasma6, when it arrives in February, so much better.

Thank you for your time, have a great holiday, and keep the #bugreports coming!

https://bugs.kde.org

@kde

XeroLinux , 6 months ago to KDE

With every update of #Plasma6 new issues to fix appear.. I am happy that it's evolving, following development closely (in a VM) .. #KDE #KDEPlasma #Linux #ArchLinux #FOSS @kde

kde , 6 months ago to KDE

Plasma 6 Beta 2 released! We are nearly there, but more testing needed.

Just in time for the Winter Holidays 🎄, Happy New Beta 🎉!

https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/beta2/

After this second Beta, there will be two Release Candidates, one on the 10th and the other on the 31st of January. All these releases are not final, they are for testing and should not be used in production...

@kde

#Plasma6

Animations showing of the multiple desktops and wallpapers available for Plasma 6

kde , 6 months ago to KDE

Plasma and apps for mobile also getting overhauled for 6.

It's not only Plasma on the desktop that is getting a new version, as Devin Lin explains in his blog post,

https://espi.dev/posts/2023/12/plasma-mobile-towards-6/

developers are working hard on getting #PlasmaMobile 6 ready for the #megarelease scheduled for February.

#Plasma6

@kde

Plasma Mobile 6 screen with most used apps and a clock app in the lower right corner

kde , 7 months ago to KDE

One of these 6 beauties will become the wallpaper for Plasma 6. Which one do you prefer?

#Plasma6 #wallpaper #desktop

@kde

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Want to contribute to KDE? Become a Supporting Member:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

Or donate to our community:

https://kde.org/community/donations/

kde , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to KDE

With only 91 days left before launch, today we are releasing the 1st Beta of Plasma 6.

https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/beta1/

This is the time when we call on all testers to download and install it, and stress-test all its features.

#Plasma6 #testing #beta

@kde

kde , 7 months ago to KDE

Embrace the #GivingTuesday spirit and support #Plasma6!

💙 Giving Tuesday is next week, but why wait? Start giving today and join us in making Plasma 6's launch a spectacular success by becoming a supporting member.

Contribute now: https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

@kde

kde , 7 months ago to KDE

Send us your wallpaper design and make Plasma 6 look awesome!

Submit your art before midnight (UTC) November 14 and you could win a @frameworkcomputer Laptop 13 DIY Edition.

https://discuss.kde.org/t/wallpaper-competition-announcement/3773

#Plasma6 #wallpaper #competition

@kde

kde , 7 months ago to KDE

The alpha versions of Plasma 6, Gear 24.02 and Frameworks 6 are now available.

Note that "Alpha" means NOT ready for production! Use for testing and reporting bugs only. End users: keep clear.

This is a testing version of KDE's 6th Megarelease. The final version is scheduled to be available in February.

Read the full announcement to get more details on how to get this software onto your test machine and contribute feedback to the devs.

https://kde.org/announcements/kdes-6th-megarelease-alpha

@kde

Animation showing cartoon hands folding a piece of paper into an origami 6, that is then incorporate into the text "Building Plasma 6"

kde , 8 months ago to KDE

We are nearing the halfway mark on our Plasma 6 drive to get 500 Supporting Members

Will you push us over that line?

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

#Plasma6 #fundraiser

@kde

kde , 8 months ago to KDE

Final date for Plasma 6 release confirmed!

Our countdown clock will reach zero on the 28th of February 2024:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

Check out the full #Plasma6 timeline until release at

https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2023/10/kde-february-mega-release-schedule.html

@kde

Animation of a ticking clock with the Plasma logo on the face.

kde , 9 months ago to KDE

Become a Plasma 6 Supporter!

#Plasma6 is coming in February 2024. Support KDE with an official membership and your name will be recorded in the release of our brand new desktop environment.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

@kde

kde , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to KDE

Plasma developer David Edmundson demonstrates how a desktop using Wayland, Qt6 and KWin can recover from a catastrophic crash as if nothing had happened.

http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/qt6_wayland_robustness/

You will lose no data, the video you were watching will not skip a frame, and the contents of your clipboard will remain intact.

https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/5C7uct72cxGnEQJn6LqdSn

@kde

#Plasma6

PSA: Plasma Wayland on laptop could still be a pain to use ( bugs.kde.org )

I thought it would be great to spread awareness about this issue, hence I’m sharing it with you here....

kde , 9 months ago to KDE

It's coming! The date for the big release of KDE's new desktop environment has been set.

#Plasma6 should land on your computer in February 2024 🤞.

https://pointieststick.com/2023/09/06/september-plasma-6-update/

@kde