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… KDE Plasma's virtual desktop update is over two decades in the making I hope the original bug reporter still cares about it As announced over on This Week in Plasma , version 6.7 will bring a nice little fix to virtual desktop behavior. …
… KDE Plasma is a desktop environment that factors modularity and control. It anticipates that a user switching from a mainstream operating system needs a certain level of control and customization with the desktop environment. …
… Related I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6.6 and it fixed all my complaints about the Linux desktop It's time to move on from GNOME These two desktops have pulled away from the pack These days, I tell people to pick either KDE Plasma or GNOME , and don't waste time overthinking it. …
… GNOME takes the choice away from you entirely, whereas KDE Plasma at least gives you the option. Three desktops later, KDE is where I stopped looking Going from GNOME to COSMIC to KDE wasn't a straight path, but it helped me understand what I was looking for in a desktop. …
… Notable fixes: system tray Qt widget glitch, laptop brightness OSD loop, disappearing renamed desktop files. Plasma 6.7 launches June 16; wait for your distro to package the update. It's always a fun time keeping tabs on the development of a Linux kernel, distro, or desktop environment. …
… Related I tried out these 5 Linux desktop environments that aren't GNOME or KDE, and they're surprisingly decent But KDE Plasma is still the king of desktop environments A great example is COSMIC, which was born after the developers of Pop! …
… KaOS, a 12-year partner of KDE Plasma, shook the Linux world last month after it dropped the desktop environment in exchange for Niri and Noctalia . The development team cited issues with systemd and stated that, because "Plasma pretty much demands Systemd," it would scrap Plasma in favor of Niri. …
… If you've been avoiding a Wayland session because of bad experiences with it a few years ago, the latest version of Plasma is worth another look. A lot has changed since then, and KDE has become one of the only Linux desktops worth recommending .
… Related I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6.6 and it fixed all my complaints about the Linux desktop It's time to move on from GNOME Framework lends its support to KDE by becoming a patron It joins a range of donors that are helping keep the lights on As announced on the KDE blog , Framework has … …
… The result can be a desktop that feels unusually calm because it isn’t carrying features you never asked for. Hyprland is a Wayland compositor, not a complete desktop environment in the same way GNOME or KDE Plasma is. …