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"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that System Settings' pages become "smart" and can mark themselves as "not relevant" if, for example, you do not have the hardware to use them. They can also export actions to the sidebar, allowing you to quickly toggle devices on and off. And Discover can now be opened directly from Install buttons on FlatHub.

Read about this, and much more in Nate's blog post:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/09/this-week-in-plasma-quick-toggles-in-system-settings/

#Plasma6 #OpenSource #desktop

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

@justin @[email protected] @[email protected] oh LOL, I need to figure out a new nickname, as I don't want to dox this account :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@bonkers @[email protected] @[email protected] if you can please report this on GitLab. Thanks!

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#KDELinux is still in Pre-Alpha stages and it shows. Was gonna make a video about it, but I decided to honor the Dev's request not to since it's still way too early.

But wow 5.2gb updates and 7.6gb images is way too much. Gotta get the sizes under control dudes !!! @[email protected] @[email protected]

https://files.kde.org/kde-linux/?C=M%3BO%3DD

#FOSS #Linux #OpenSource

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Overall, a pretty good impression from KDE Linux #kdelinux . Everything I tried works smoothly. The only hiccup, the user is not a member of audio group by default, so it needed tweaking to make Milkytracker work. Now my kid is testing Roblox and it's quite smooth, as much as the old laptop allows it.

@[email protected] @[email protected] #kde

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KDE dev Joshua Goins aka @redstrate just brought XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro support to Linux 6.17 as part of the We Care About You Input - KDE Goals project. More info:

https://redstrate.com/blog/2025/07/the-xp-pen-artist-22r-pro-works-on-linux-now/

#linux #kdegoals #kde #artiwithopensource

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"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that Plasma 6.5 will have automatic day/night theme switching, that you can choose which Global Themes to show on the Quick Settings page, and that you can set dynamic wallpaper coloration to be based on the background color scheme or the time of day, or always light, or always dark.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/02/this-week-in-plasma-day/night-theme-switching/

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#Plasma6 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #desktop

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In today's Daft Code stream, @AleixPol and @sitter will talk about the latest KDE Goals Plasma Keyboard push, Kirigami, QML and other nifty things. They will be joined by @espidev. Join them live at 18:00 CEST on https://twitch.tv/daft/_code

#kde #osk #kirigami #qml #dbus #coding #virtualkeyboard #kdegoals

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"This week in Plasma" brings the news that you will be able to configure the rotatable dial on your drawing tablet in Plasma 6.5, the Welcome Center gets accessibility improvements, and automatic wallpaper transitions linked to you day/night cycle are coming soon:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/07/12/this-week-in-plasma-tablet-dials-and-day/night-cycles/

#Plasma6 #opensource #freesoftware #desktop

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Love KDE? Now you can wear your love too.

Whether you're customizing your desktop or your hoodie, KDE gear is a fun way to show your support for open-source, creativity, and community. Grab a tee, a mug, or a sticker to let the world know you're Konqi and Katie approved.

Explore the collection:
CafePress: https://www.cafepress.com/shop/KDE
Freewear: https://www.freewear.org/KDE

#KDE #merch #FOSS #OpenSource

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cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/kde/statuses/114812494072554043

KDE devs have been quietly working on Plasma Keyboard, a new on-screen keyboard for desktop and mobile part of the “We Care About Your Input” KDE Goals initiative. Although not ready for texting yet, it has been making progress. Hopefully it'll be in a screen near you soon. Join the effort!

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-keyboard

#kde #plasma #mobile #osk #accessibility #keyboard

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KDE devs have been quietly working on Plasma Keyboard, a new on-screen keyboard for desktop and mobile part of the “We Care About Your Input” KDE Goals initiative. Although not ready for texting yet, it has been making progress. Hopefully it'll be in a screen near you soon. Join the effort!

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-keyboard

#kde #plasma #mobile #osk #accessibility #keyboard

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The latest issue of "This week in Plasma" brings the news that now there's a pop-up preview for folders on the desktop that are empty, that the Plasma Virtual Keyboard is coming along nicely, and that screen recordings of specific windows now capture that window's popups too:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/07/05/this-week-in-plasma-chugging-along/

#Plasma6 #FreeBSD #OpenSource

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Talking of awesome KDE apps, digiKam 8.7.0 has just been released!

KDE's full-featured image and photo managing software enhances its face detection and recognition feature, improves support for GPU actions, and updates its RAW decoder, G'MIC plugin, and more.

https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-06-30-8.7.0/_release/_announcement/

#photography #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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"This Week in KDE Apps" brings the news that Dolphin gets new looks, and its connectivity to Samba shares improves; Photos, the image viewer that works both on desktops and mobiles, can share photos again; and KRetro, the app for retro gaming, gets one step closer to being incubated as an official KDE app, among many other things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/06/29/this-week-in-kde-apps/

#apps #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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🌟 Hablando de Falkon, descubrí que KDE también tiene su propia suite de oficina: Calligra. ¡Es increíble! Incluye herramientas como Words para textos, Sheets para hojas de cálculo y Stage para presentaciones.
Me sorprende que exista una solución tan completa. Si no lo has probado, ¡te animo a que lo hagas! Me encantaría saber qué piensan quienes ya lo han usado. ¡Déjenme sus comentarios! Siempre es genial compartir descubrimientos.😍
#KDE #Calligra #Falkon #SoftwareLibre 🚀 @[email protected] @[email protected] @kde_espana

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"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that QtQuick-based KDE software acquires inertial scrolling using touchpads, the inbuilt RDP service supports syncing clipboard text between client and server, and session restore (Plasma remembering the position and size of windows) is coming to Wayland, among many other things:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/06/28/this-week-in-plasma-inertial-scrolling-rdp-clipboard-syncing-and-more-session-restore/

#desktop #linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Plasma6

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🌐✨ ¡Falkon es el navegador que deberías probar! 🚀 Desarrollado por KDE, se destaca por su ligereza y rapidez, siendo ideal para Haiku. 🖥️💨

**Ventajas:**
- Interfaz limpia y sencilla. 🧘‍♂️
- Velocidad impresionante. ⚡
- Experiencia sin complicaciones. ❌

Si buscas una navegación fluida y sin distracciones, ¡Falkon es la opción perfecta! 🙌

#Falkon #Haiku #Navegación #Tecnología #Alternativas #Antimozilla @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #antifirefox #español #hoy #today

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a huge problem that makes me still stick in X11 is the lack of allow make an app receive mouse events instead tablet events.

Wayland by design needs the clients handle tablet events otherwise it would be broken unlike X11 and Win32 that only make usage of tablet events when you enable it.

This could be a problem for some apps (mostly proprietary ones) that use GUI toolkits (very older versions of Qt or GTK) lacking proper support of graphics tablet protocol.

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Do you use a drawing tablet with Linux? You can share your device info in two easy steps - no coding skills required! 💙

Help KDE devs like @redstrate build driver support.

More info at:

https://github.com/linuxwacom/wacom-hid-descriptors?tab=readme-ov-file#contributing

#linux #tablet #wacom #huion #stylus #artwithopensource #kde #freesoftware

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"This week in Plasma" brings the news that Discover's list views can now be navigated with the keyboard, and that we met another accessibility standard by improving the readability of graph axis labels, as well as of selected items in KRunner and Discover, among many other things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/06/21/this-week-in-plasma-plasma-6.4-has-arrived/

#plasma6 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #desktop

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La Akademy-es arranca de nuevo esta mañana a las 10 CEST

https://www.kde-espana.org/akademy-es-2025

Estaremos atendiendo al público malagueño para instalar #Linux en sus ordenadores y tendremos más actividades en el stand.

¡Ven y libera tu ordenador!

#EndOf10 #OpenSource #events #FreeSoftware

@kde_espana
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@opensouthcode

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fjärrinlägg från: https://floss.social/users/kde/statuses/114698356431760230

Plasma 6.4 is out and it's' more welcoming than ever!

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/

Check out the tweaked tiling that lets you have different layouts for every virtual desktop; the overhauled Spectacle that makes capturing your desktop faster; how KRunner now understands color; and in general the literally dozens of other fixes and features that make Plasma friendlier and easier to use.

#freesoftware #opensource #desktop #linux #plasma6

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Preparando la fiesta de instalación de Linux que se celebrará en Málaga el sábado en al marco del Akademy-es:

https://www.kde-espana.org/akademy-es-2025

¡Malagueños, liberemos esos ordenadores!

#EndOf10

@kde_espana
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cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/kde/statuses/114704078345498916

Plasma Mobile News📳!

@NGIZero Core is funding work on the power management stack; the task switcher gets gestures back; the lockscreen and notifications were redesigned; KDE's very own convergent web browser, Angelfish, has been overhauled and now supports gestures; and look forward to improvements to Discover, Clock, Dialer and more.

https://plasma-mobile.org/2025/06/18/dev-log/

#plasmamobile #mobile #freesoftware #opensource

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Plasma Mobile News📳!

@NGIZero Core is funding work on the power management stack; the task switcher gets gestures back; the lockscreen and notifications were redesigned; KDE's very own convergent web browser, Angelfish, has been overhauled and now supports gestures; and look forward to improvements to Discover, Clock, Dialer and more.

https://plasma-mobile.org/2025/06/18/dev-log/

#plasmamobile #mobile #freesoftware #opensource

@[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/kde/statuses/114698356431760230

Plasma 6.4 is out and it's' more welcoming than ever!

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/

Check out the tweaked tiling that lets you have different layouts for every virtual desktop; the overhauled Spectacle that makes capturing your desktop faster; how KRunner now understands color; and in general the literally dozens of other fixes and features that make Plasma friendlier and easier to use.

#freesoftware #opensource #desktop #linux #plasma6

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago (1 children)

KDE is part of the #EndOf10 campaign and we are on a mission to convert as many users over to Linux as we can.

https://kde.org/for/w10-exiles/

This is the perfect time to ditch Windows and get the new and shiny Plasma 6.4 for your machine!

Check out the upcoming events where you can get Linux installed on your computer:

https://endof10.org/events/

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"End Of 10" campaign logo.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

@[email protected] @Endof10 @[email protected]
This action finally spurred me to install vanilla Linux with KDE, and wow. KDE is so good nowadays. Thank you for your great work!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (13 children)

@leeloo @[email protected] @[email protected] so you can use your Steam deck as a full blown PC with an external monitor, keyboard, if you want .. 2 devices in one.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

On KDE's 28th anniversary, it is worth looking back to see how we got here. Check out our timeline 🕰️:

https://timeline.kde.org/

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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Note that due to unforeseen circumstances, we have been unable to ship the new wallpaper, "Reef", with this version of Plasma. However, a new wallpaper will be coming soon in the next 6.2 version of Plasma.

If you can't wait, you can download "Reef" from here:

https://cdn.kde.org/promo/Announcements/Plasma/6.1/Reef.png

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (18 children)

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I support people trying new things! I hate Adobe!

However, all of the tools here, save for Blender and maybe Kdenlive, are lacking somewhat in either features or UX. Inkscape is not comparable to Illustrator in my recent experience, and even Krita, while decent, has some weird decisions that don't make much sense from a workflow perspective.

I commonly hear criticism met with either "Add the feature yourself, it's open source" (I am a visual artist with experience using digital art tools, not a C++ programmer) or "It's not supposed to replace <comparable software>" (then your software might as well not bother competing if it's not going to work much better than the other options). I have a necessity to switch, but I can't use these tools yet if they don't behave how I need them to, often how swaths of other competing software behaves. I'm willing to curb my expectations, I don't expect things to be *perfect*, but the amount of configuration I need to do to get similar workflows like comparable software is rough. I think once that gets addressed, more people will be interested in switching.

I'm so convinced it isn't even a feature issue, more of a look and feel with sane defaults sort of issue.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@enigma @[email protected] @[email protected]

As I recall:
Microsoft Windows used to have good online help, circa 1991-1994 (Windows 3.1).
It was based on the Rich Text Format (RTF).
Then Microsoft added a web browser, and called it Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer really wasn't very good for exploring the internet, apparently because its development had been rushed and it didn't display some things like other browsers would.
Then Microsoft argued in court that its web browser was an integral part of Windows, which Windows could not work without.
Then the judge removed the web browser from his own Windows-based computer and experienced no problems.
Then Microsoft changed its online help to HTML and made us use its web browser to access it.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago

@enigma @[email protected] @[email protected]

During the Clinton era Microsoft was a hair's breadth away from being broken apart for all its anti-competitive monopolistic shenanigans -- including the browser war thing that you mention.

But then Bush Junior got into power (I resist using the words "was elected") and he swept all that away.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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I remember decades ago when a US court convicted Microsoft to seperate their browser from windows. The court wrote the verdict that Microsoft ilegally tried to prevent competion . Since Microsoft lost it shouldn't be difficult to file the next suit .
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

@[email protected] @[email protected] Also no spyware and bloat. and all the source code freely available.. Million times better. 💙

[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 year ago (6 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected] the ultimate jab would be shelling out an ad on Windows so to advertise the adlessness of KDE 😁

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (14 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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KDE provided the software that allowed to recover machines that had been obsoleted by the successive updates from Microsoft Windows, and this made possible for the CACD to carry out the program.

https://cacd.nationbuilder.com/programs_at_cacd

We provided support and advice so that the teens could familiarise themselves with open source software, saving them from being trapped in the proprietary cycle of buy new hardware, update, be forced to buy new hardware, update, rinse and repeat.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @linuxmagazine @[email protected]

I have been very happy using KDE for at least 5 years now (maybe more, time is flying for me).

I am very much looking forward to the release of 6!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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We are also nearing completion of the Supporting Members campaign. Only 16 more to go!:

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

We are completely floored by your generosity, and thank you for helping us keep KDE running and producing free software for the world.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago (5 children)

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IMPORTANT

Please note that release candidates, although often called "sneak peeks", are still work in progress and must be installed and used with extreme care. They will contain bugs, some of which may still be critical. Do not use this software in production environments. Use for testing only.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

... But many people are confirming that the current version is already very mature and quite stable. Ultimately it is your choice. Use at your own risk -- and report all those bugs to

https://bugs.kde.org

The final release is only 10 weeks away!

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

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Bottom right one is the one for me, epic!

[–] [email protected] 99 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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The bottom right is great. Modern, warm, enough contrast, ... . Imho going with plain blue or green backgrounds are becoming a cliche in KDE and tbh a little bit old-fashioned.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (15 children)

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2023 will be the year of the linux desktop

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