Plasma 6.1 is here!
Plasma 6.1 is here!
Plasma 6.1 is here!
New features include a cool take on Plasma's edit mode, keyboard LEDs that sync with accent colors, an inbuilt Remote Desktop Server that let's you access Plasma desktops over a network, lots of bug corrections and improvements.
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:
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social No way! The most important thing!
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social The wallpaper "Reef" was unable to "ship" for this release.
@textovervideo @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social It's beautiful, but a shipwreck seems like a strange choice for a flagship wallpaper.
(Yes, pun intended - easy target.)
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social The wallpaper looks awesome!
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Reminds me of Spongebob Squarepants.
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social is it cc by-sa?
Plasma 6.1 on Wayland now has a feature that "remembers" what you were doing in your last session like it did under X11. Although this is still work in progress
Well, prepare your butts. I've got 20+ virtual desktops and I'm only mildly afraid to log out of them.
To maybe prevent a catastrophe: The system is not able to restore virtual desktop assignments yet, it only starts the apps you had open before.
Ah, that's a pity, but I half-expected that to be what's still work-in-progress, especially since I'm also using Activities to group my workspaces.
I do hope the new system allows creating something more reliable in the long-term, though.
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Remote desktop server! Is that RDP compatible, for connections from Windows machines?
I've been waiting for this release, because of the first item on the first TWiK after the release of Plasma 6.0:
Thereโs a new KWin effect called โHide Cursorโ (off by default for now, but try it!) that will automatically hide the pointer after a period of inactivity (Jin Liu, Plasma 6.1. Link)
https://pointieststick.com/2024/03/02/this-week-in-kde-a-smooth-release/
I can hardly wait for this plus the v555 Nvidia driver to come to Fedora
I can't wait for it to come to arch!
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Plasma 6.1 is absolutely beautiful.
I've had a sweet spot for KDE ever since I managed to get KDE 1 running on an SGI Indy running IRIX 6.5 at university and on my Pentium 233MMX running Slackware '96.
Congratulations on the release!
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Maybe we passed from the "Bronze Age" and are entering the "Iron Age" of Linux.This new and refined and modernized Plasma 6 arrives at the same time that many fundamental things behind the scenes are being "fixed" and evolved.
Isn't lagging behind Windows anymore in a few key areas, there's more support from big corporations, and even Gnome is "getting got" finally.This next half decade seems promising.
ooooh yeah โฅ๏ธ
OK, I'm excited about built in remote desktop. Now add a button to integrate that with Tailscale.
Edge barrier! Finally!
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Paaaarty-time! Woo-hoo, KDE team!@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social looking great! Congrats on the release ๐
Plasma 6.1 on Wayland now has a feature that "remembers" what you were doing in your last session like it did under X11. Although this is still work in progress, If you log off and shut down your computer with a dozen open windows, Plasma will now open them for you the next time you power up your desktop, making it faster and easier to get back to what you were doing.
Maybe I'm just a boomer but this feature is so incredibly annoying to me and is one of the first things I disable on new installs
Alternate perspective: I use the heck out of session restore, and it has driven me nuts that it hasn't worked properly under Wayland.
I tend to use different virtual desktops for different projects, so being able to reboot (because of a kernel update and needing to load a module or something) without losing and having to rebuild that state is is super valuable.
Always fun to try new software, but how the bleep do I disable the screen edge between monitors? the little "catch" is driving me crazy.
@Genom
Look under workspace behaviors. I believe it is hotcorners that are bothering you. Let me know if my quick guess is wrong.
It's looking great, kudos to the whole @kde team ๐ !
Sounds like it's gonna be real cool. When does it hit the Neon User repos?
Can I have touchpad configuration on Wayland please..
Does tripple buffering make a noticeable difference for desktop animations? The overview feels pretty choppy for me on 6.0 at 144hz.
I'm still mind blown that you actually have official support for OpenBSD ๐คฏ๐ก
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Man, I want to try this. But ever since I went fill tiling, scripted WM any DE that forces me to use a mouse just annoys me, no matter how pretty it is.
It's like when you get really comfortable in vim; any other editor feels like you've been given a Studebaker.
Well I think it was pretty toxic how people hit you with downvotes but reflecting on it, your comment was not meant for this thread.
I do believe with a bit more info and some images, your post can be a completely new thread. I don't know what fill tiling is or whatever that scripted WM could mean. I like your counterargument against DEs that focus on the dual interaction of mouse and keyboard that emphasizes the cursor control(inclusive of tablets and touchscreens)
I firmly believe Linux currently is much more powerful than the other major OSes is due to the fact that it can be heavily automated. So if you do end up making a thread on your DE, let me know
Thanks! Downvotes don't bother me. I was a big KDE fan, a couple of decades ago, and plasma has been exciting to watch; I was just saying that I wish it'd been as far along when I was still interested in DEs.
There are tiling communities, so I don't feel a deep need to expound on this; it came across my feed only because I browse World occasionally, - in the name of Eris - and I still get curious almost every announcement. And, every time I try it, it looks very pretty, but I find it counter-productive and fussy, and I end up back in herbstluftwm.
You are absolutely right about the script-ability strength of Linux, and I think KDE of pretty scritpt-able, too. It's just not a core value, like it is in bspwm or herbstluftwm, and that makes all the difference.
Anyhoo, cheers and have a great day!
