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KDE Plasma 6.6.7 Adds Intel A380 GPU Usage Monitoring Support

KDE Plasma 6.6.7 was released today, October 17, 2026. This marks the seventh maintenance update for the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment, introducing various improvements and bug fixes. A key featu...

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KDE Plasma 6.8 Released: Default Triple Buffering for NVIDIA, Wayland-Only Session

KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment was officially released today, marking the project's 30th anniversary. This release introduces triple buffering enabled by default for NVIDIA GPUs, aiming to enhance...

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KDE Plasma 6.8 Set for Next Week Release, Includes Last-Minute NVIDIA Fix

KDE Plasma 6.8 is set for its official release next week, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the KDE project. The development team has finalized the update, incorporating a last-minute fix specif...

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KDE Plasma 6.8 Lands Dwell Clicker Support, Enhancing Wayland Accessibility

KDE Plasma 6.8 development now includes Dwell Clicker support, as reported by Phoronix today. This new accessibility feature aims to improve user interaction on the X11 on Linux.">Wayland display server. The additio...

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KDE Plasma 6.8 Enhances Full-Screen Performance & Efficiency, Integrates Union QtWidgets

KDE Plasma 6.8 is receiving improved performance and efficiency for various full-screen content, with several enhancements integrated into its development codebase in late July. These updates aim to o...

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KDE Plasma 6.8 to Introduce kscreenctl Display Management Tool

KDE developers are preparing for the upcoming Plasma 6.8 release, which is set to introduce a new display management utility named kscreenctl. This tool is being developed as a replacement for the exi...

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KDE KWin Integrates Server-Side Drop Shadows for Plasma 6.8

KDE's KWin window manager has recently merged support for compositor renders the shadow around a window, instead of the individual client application.">server-side drop shadows. This new feature is slated for inclusion in the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment. Integrating drop shadow...

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Phoronix Benchmarks KDE Plasma 6.7 X11 vs. Wayland NVIDIA Gaming Performance

Phoronix recently published a review benchmarking NVIDIA Linux gaming performance across X11 and Wayland display server sessions within KDE Plasma 6.7.2. The tests were conducted using the Arch Linux-...

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KDE Plasma 6.7.2 To Fix KWin's Most Common Crash; Plasma 6.8 Shifts to Wayland-Only

KDE Plasma 6.7.2, anticipated for release in July, is set to resolve KWin's most prevalent crash. This update follows the stable debut of Plasma 6.7.1, which shipped earlier this week. For the upcomin...

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KDE Plasma 6.7.1 Released Today, Delivers Initial Bug Fixes for Plasma 6.7

KDE Plasma 6.7.1 has been released today, June 23, 2026. This point release delivers an initial assortment of bug fixes for the major Plasma 6.7 desktop environment, which debuted last week. The updat...

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KDE Plasma 6.7 Release Includes Per-Monitor Desktops, HDR/ICC Support

KDE Plasma 6.7 was released this month, introducing independent per-screen virtual desktops, a feature "many of its users have been requesting for decades." The update also brings support for simultan...

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KDE Plasma 6.7 Released with Per-Screen Virtual Desktops, Wayland Enhancements

KDE Plasma 6.7 was released today as the newest version of the open-source desktop environment. This update introduces per-screen virtual desktops, allowing users to configure distinct sets of virtual...

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KDE Plasma 6.7 Undergoes Final Bug Fixes Ahead of Next Week's Release

KDE developers are applying final bug and regression fixes to the upcoming Plasma 6.7 desktop environment, which is expected to be released next week. This pre-release activity ensures stability and a...

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KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds Intel Xe GPU Monitoring; 6.7 Nears Release with Stability Fixes

KDE developers are actively preparing for upcoming Plasma releases, with work progressing on both Plasma 6.7 and 6.8. Plasma 6.8 is set to introduce support for Intel Xe graphics within its System Mon...

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KDE Receives €1.28M Sovereign Tech Fund Grant for Plasma and Linux Development

KDE announced today it has received a €1.28 million ($1.51 million) grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), a German government-backed initiative. The funding is earmarked for improving the Plasma d...

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KDE Plasma 6.7 To Add HDR ICC Profile Support, Direct Scan-Out Improvements

KDE developers are preparing features for the upcoming Plasma 6.7 desktop environment, with a stable release anticipated in mid-June. Among the key additions, Plasma 6.7 will introduce support for ICC...

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KDE Plasma 6.6 Wayland Shows Radeon Performance Lead Over GNOME 50 on Ubuntu 26.04

Phoronix recently conducted tests on Ubuntu 26.04, comparing the performance of the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop with its Wayland session against the default GNOME 50 desktop. The analysis indicated a notab...

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KDE Plasma 6.7 KWin Lands 3D LUT Support for Modern GPU Color

KDE developers have integrated 3D LUT (Look-Up Table) support into KWin, the window manager and Wayland compositor for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. This new functionality is slated for the upco...

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KDE Plasma 6.6 Released, Addresses 60Hz Animation Cap and Adds OCR Functionality

KDE Plasma 6.6 was released today, February 18, 2026. This version introduces new functionalities, including the ability to extract text from screenshots via Optical Character Recognition (OCR). The u...

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KDE Plasma 6.5.5 Released with Enhanced Older Valve Index VR Headset Support

KDE Plasma 6.5.5 was released today, serving as the fifth maintenance update for the KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment series. This update brings a collection of bug fixes and stability enhancements....

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Manjaro 26.0 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49

Manjaro 26.0 was released today, January 5, 2026, incorporating the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel. This update brings the latest long-term support kernel to the distribution. Key desktop environments in Manja...

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KDE Plasma Wayland Transition "Nears Completion" by End of 2025

KDE developer Nate Graham stated today that the KDE Plasma desktop's Wayland transition "nears completion" as 2025 concludes. In a recent blog post, Graham highlighted the progress made throughout the...

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KDE Plasma 6.6 to Add Proper Screen Mirroring for Wayland Sessions

Development work this week for KDE Plasma 6.6 has confirmed the addition of proper screen mirroring support for Wayland sessions. This feature resolves a previous limitation where duplicating display ...

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