KDE Plasma Desktop Reviews and details

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• Unlocking the Cutting Edge: Exploring Plasma 6 Beta, Secure Knowledge Management, and the Latest Tools for Linux Enthusiasts

  Plasma 6 - Beta 1 is the latest iteration of the KDE desktop environment, known for its flexibility and customization options. Beta releases are crucial for ironing out bugs and streamlining new features before the final release. - Source: dev.to / 5 months ago

• Apps cannot read files from Google Drive on KDE Neon

  Recently I installed KDE Plasma. I was pleased to see the KDE-KIO integration for Google Drive. Source: 10 months ago

• Should i switch?

  I'm glad to hear that you use Krita (and I may assume you use Blender for animations). Both are free and open source software that is available on Linux (even better, Krita is made by the KDE project, makers of all sorts of open source projects, including Plasma, one of the most complete user interfaces for Linux out there). Source: 11 months ago

• Gamer migrating to Linux

  Because of this, I recommend using Fedora (either the default edition, which uses the GNOME desktop, or Fedora KDE, which uses the KDE Plasma desktop, like the Steam Deck). It ships up-to-date software, and it's very polished. (Note that, due to the US software patents, support/hardware acceleration for some media codecs isn't included by default. You should add the RPMFusion repo and set up the codecs after... Source: 11 months ago

• Questions I have about Linux, from someone who wants to switch from Windows 10

  KDE Plasma is developed by KDE, another international group of developers that make all sorts of cool software for Linux, macOS, Windows, and mobile platforms. Plasma is their flagship project. Their motto is "simple by default, powerful when needed". At first glance it may seem a copy of Windows, with a bottom panel sporting a start menu on the left and a system tray with a clock on the right, but don't get... Source: 11 months ago

• Can we rid of these ads that lead to p**n sites?

  Consequently, if it is only a gaming machine, you might not need Windows anymore if you want to keep your old PC secure. https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/ is just like Windows. Source: about 1 year ago

• Packagecloud customer success story: Nitrux

  Nitrux provides an eponymous Linux desktop distribution based on Debian. It uses the Calamares installer and includes the NX Desktop built on the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment and MauiKit Applications. Source: about 1 year ago

• Should I Switch Linux Distributions? A Guide...

  If you're frustrated with the way Gnome Desktop (https://www.gnome.org/) works, then looking at KDE Plasma (https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/) may be a good idea and vice-versa. Source: about 1 year ago

• Should I Switch Linux Distributions? A Guide...

  This one's a bit trickier. Usually, what newer Linux users are told is that what they're probably after is a new Desktop Environment or Window Manager. If you're frustrated with the way Gnome Desktop (https://www.gnome.org/) works, then looking at KDE Plasma (https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/) may be a good idea and vice-versa. Some users find that they prefer working almost solely with the keyboard rather than a... Source: about 1 year ago

• Why do you hate us, Microsoft? Biggest mistake was "upgrading" to Windows 11 in the first place

  Also, KDE manages everything being customizable just fine and it's written by volunteers. Source: about 1 year ago

• Why do you hate us, Microsoft? Biggest mistake was "upgrading" to Windows 11 in the first place

  KDE manages it just fine, and it is literally written by volunteers. No reason a multibillion dollar company can't do it, stop giving michealsoft the benefit of the doubt. Source: about 1 year ago

• Its not opinion, its fact!

  You might like https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/, it's more similar to windows. Source: about 1 year ago

• A good day, and, a noob day

  Plasma: Made by the KDE Community, is the competition of GNOME because not only has a big ecosystem of companion apps tailored to feel integrated with the environment like GNOME, but it is the opposite of it: While GNOME has few options, the minimal amount of buttons, does not like that you apply a theme and uses the GTK graphical library, Plasma has all the options, apps allow you to add and remove buttons and... Source: about 1 year ago

• Valent Is A KDE Connect Client For GTK-Based Desktops (Cinnamon, Xfce, MATE, Pantheon)

  Your sentence makes no sense. It's called KDE Connect because the developer community is called KDE. It's not Plasma Connect. Source: about 1 year ago

• [Hobby Scuffles] Week of January 23, 2023

  Enter blendOS. Also immutable OS, but based on Arch instead of Ubuntu (which... Kinda not great for immutable unless you approach it like Valve's SteamOS due to how Arch normally wants frequent updates). Also by a famous dev, who has done projects such as Unity revival and Gamebuntu. It uses nearly which is a fork of almost. It uses Crystal Linux's jade installer which allows it to set what Desktop Environment... Source: over 1 year ago

• Use Your Phone as a Mouse and Keyboard on Steam Deck

  KDE Plasma is the desktop environment which the Steam Deck uses, and has been supported directly by Valve, KDE's patrons includes the likes of Google, and has been around as a project since 1996. In fact, Valve themselves have been pushing development targets within KDE of late. Source: over 1 year ago

• Need Mentorship

  Plasma: developed by KDE, an international community of developers. It is the opposite of GNOME, because it has a metric ton of options, tweaks and settings so you can practically make the UI you want. At first glance it looks like the windows UI, but as I said, you can pretty much move and tweak everything you see. Source: over 1 year ago

• yo mamma so fat

  Windows 11's GUI? That's because they copied Linux and straight up stole KDE Plasma. Source: over 1 year ago

• Valve is Paying 100+ Open-Source Developers to work on Linux Technologies

  This is how it was years ago, but since 2009 KDE does not expand into anything anymore. KDE is the name of the community and umbrella brand. The actual "desktop" environment is since then called Plasma. Desktop is in quotes since Plasma is also available on other form factors, e.g. Mobile devices. Source: over 1 year ago

• Plasma and sway working together ish

  Oh right that actually makes sense. Installing just the plasma package doesn't install everything you need... There are package groups listed by Arch which install other packages needed to properly have Plasma installed and working, listed as kde-* here. kcm-colorful-git is a theme for Plasma, not the dock. That dock is most likely the default KDE Plasma panel, as shown in basically every screenshot of the DE... Source: over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: HN what text editor do you use for notes?

  I use Kate since this is the default text editor on KDE Plasma. It just works and fits my needs. https://apps.kde.org/kate/ https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago