📰 Garuda Linux Temeraire Released with New CachyOS-Based Kernel, Plasma Login Manager

Garuda Linux Temeraire arrives with a new CachyOS-based kernel, Plasma Login Manager, revamped Hyprland setup, and major tooling changes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/garuda-linux-temeraire-released-with-new-cachyos-based-kernel/

#kernel #linux #plasma

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 to Make Auto-Hide Panels 10x Faster

KDE developers continue shaping Plasma 6.8 with smarter automatic brightness, faster panels, improved lock screen authentication, and performance gains.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-8-to-make-auto-hide-panels-10x-faster/

#kde #plasma

📰 Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.8 Released with Linux 7.2, COSMIC 1.6, and More

PorteuX 2.8 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7.4, GNOME 50.4, COSMIC 1.6, Cinnamon 6.6.9, new union filesystem, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-8-released-with-linux-7-2-cosmic-1-6-and-more

#gnome #kde #kernel #linux #plasma

📰 KDE Remote Desktop Experience Improving For Closing The X11 vs. Wayland Gap

KDE developer David Edmundson is out today with a blog post around improvements that have been ongoing for the Plasma 6.8 release in improving the KDE remote desktop experience. As part of ensuring a good Wayland experience and hitting all the needs fulfilled by X11, Plasma 6.8 is seeing improvements for its remote desktop functionality...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-68-Better-Remote-Desktop

#kde #plasma #wayland

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 Lands Dwell Clicker Support To Improve Accessibility On Wayland

In preparations for Plasma 6.8 going Wayland-exclusive in abandoning the X11 session, another feature gap compared to X11 has been addressed...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.8-Dwell-Clicker

#kde #plasma #wayland

📰 KDE Plasma 6.7.5 Desktop Environment Is Out with Many Improvements and Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.7.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update to the KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment series with more improvements and bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-7-5-desktop-environment-is-out-with-many-improvements-and-fixes

#kde #plasma

📰 Slackware 16 Alpha 1 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, GCC 16.2, and Plasma 6

by George WhittakerOne of Linux's oldest surviving distributions is moving closer to its next major release. Slackware 16 Alpha 1 became available on September 5, 2026, marking the first formal alpha milestone on the road toward Slackware Linux 16. The release follows a major rebuild of Slackware-current using a substantially newer GNU toolchain and brings together several upgrades that have accumulated since Slackware 15.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/slackware-16-alpha-1-released-linux-618-lts-gcc-162-and-plasma-6

#gnu #linux #plasma

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing

KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is now available for public beta testing with various new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-8-desktop-environment-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing

#kde #plasma

📰 KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposal

Akademy talk imagines Plasma assembling itself around a personal model of each user.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/18/kde-turns-30-and-someones-brought-an-ai-native-desktop-proposal/5297282

#kde #plasma

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 goes into maintenance mode as an October release seems highly likely

Well, it's almost time. The good folks over at KDE are dotting the i's and crossing the t's as they're getting ready for the big Plasma 6.8 launch. The bad news is, the developers don't often have time to code fully fleshed-out features, so we're in bug-fixing mode right now. The good news is...well, we're getting KDE Plasma 6.8 on October 14th, which is a huge plus. Regardless, the KDE community has published patch notes detailing all the fixes...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-68-goes-into-maintenance-mode-as-an-october-release-seems-highly-likely/

#kde #plasma

📰 Konveyor Brings Niri-Like Scrolling Tiling to KDE Plasma

Konveyor introduces a scrollable column-based tiling workflow for KDE Plasma users running Wayland and Plasma 6.4 or newer.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/konveyor-brings-niri-like-scrolling-tiling-to-kde-plasma/

#kde #plasma #wayland

📰 KDE Plasma developers squeeze a few more features into 6.8 just weeks before release

Usually, when a new version of KDE Plasma is on the horizon, its developers stop making new features and start fixing bugs. Polishing existing features instead of adding new ones is a great way to keep the final product from becoming a buggy mess. Now, with just over two weeks remaining until KDE Plasma 6.8 launches, developers have snuck in a few more features before the submission door closes.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-developers-squeeze-a-few-more-features-into-68-just-weeks-before-release/

#kde #plasma

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 Continues With Last Minute Tweaks & Fixes

Even with this week's KDE Akademy conference and releasing KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta 2, KDE developers still found time to land last minute changes for Plasma 6.8 plus ongoing early work toward Plasma 6.9...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.8-Last-Minute-UI-Fixes

#kde #plasma

📰 Klassik Revives the KDE 3 Desktop on Modern Plasma 6

Klassik is a modern KDE Plasma 6 project recreating the look and feel of KDE 3 while supporting Wayland and fractional scaling.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/klassik-revives-the-kde-3-desktop-on-modern-plasma-6/

#kde #plasma #wayland

📰 Chromium 154 is causing havoc with people's KDE desktops, but there's a fix

If you use KDE for Linux and you've noticed that it has been crashing on you more often than usual, you're not alone. As it turns out, a bug caused people using a Chromium-based browser with KDE Plasma to run into some pretty nasty issues. Fortunately, it seems a patch has just been pushed out, so give your system an update and see if that fixes the problem.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/chromium-154-is-causing-havoc-with-peoples-kde-desktops-but-theres-a-fix/

#chromium #kde #linux #plasma

📰 KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, but the X11 session isn't invited

Plus, Klassik recreates the KDE 3 desktop experience on Qt 6.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/30/kde-turns-30-with-plasma-68-but-the-x11-session-isnt-invited/5299781

#kde #plasma

📰 Q4OS 6.10 “Andromeda” Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity Desktop 14.1.5

Q4OS 6.10 distribution is now available for download based on Debian 13.7 "Trixie" and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) 14.1.5 desktop environments.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/q4os-6-10-andromeda-is-out-with-kde-plasma-6-3-6-and-trinity-desktop-14-1-5

#debian #kde #plasma

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 Ready For Release Next Week, Sees Last Minute NVIDIA Fix

KDE Plasma 6.8 is gearing up for its official debut next week in coinciding with the 30th anniversary since the KDE project began...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.8-Next-Week

#kde #plasma

📰 LumineCapture Is a New Screenshot Tool Built for Speed on Linux

Written in Rust, LumineCapture offers fast screenshots on Linux Wayland, with built-in editing, OCR, and support for KDE Plasma and COSMIC.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/luminecapture-is-a-new-screenshot-tool-built-for-speed-on-linux/

#kde #linux #plasma #rust #wayland

📰 KDE hits 30, decides it's time to move out of the X11 era

Wayland-only Plasma 6.8 heads for Kubuntu 'Tenacious T-Rex' early next year.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/15/kde-hits-30-decides-its-time-to-move-out-of-the-x11-era/5303293

#kde #plasma #wayland