KDE: KDE Plasma 6.1.1, Bugfix Release for June

Tuesday, 25 June 2024. Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma
6, versioned 6.1.1.

Plasma 6.1 was released in June 2024 with many feature refinements and
new modules to complete the desktop experience.

This release adds a week's worth of new translations and fixes from
KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and
include:

 * KScreenLocker Greeter: Fix Shader Wallpaper plugin and possibly others.
 * Increase minimum plasma wayland protocols version to 1.13.
 * Use snap:// URLs rather than appstream:// ones on snap only distros.

View full changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.1.0-6.1.1

KDE: update KDE Plasma Desktop to 6.1

Your Future Desktop is Ready

Plasma 6.1 brings improvements and powerful new features to every part
of your desktop

Tuesday, 18 June 2024

Plasma 6 hits its stride with version 6.1. While Plasma 6.0 was all
about getting the migration to the underlying Qt 6 frameworks correct
(and what a massive job that was), 6.1 is where developers start
implementing the features that will take your desktop to a new level.

In this release, you will find features that go far beyond subtle

KDE: Update KDE Plasma Desktop 6 to 6.0.4

KDE Plasma 6.0.4, Bugfix Release for April

Tuesday, 16 April 2024. Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma
6, versioned 6.0.4.

This release adds three weeks' worth of new translations and fixes from
KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and
include:

 * Foldermodel: Export urls to the Desktop Portal on drag and copy.
 * System Monitor: Fix the column configuration dialog being too small
   on the overview page.
 * Applets/battery: Check actual battery for charge state workaround.

View full
changelog:	https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.0.3-6.0.4

KDE: Update KDE Plasma Desktop 6 to 6.0.3

KDE Plasma 6.0.3, Bugfix Release for March

Tuesday, 26 March 2024. Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma 6,
versioned 6.0.3.

This release adds two weeks' worth of new translations and fixes from
KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and
include:

 * System Monitor: Colorgrid: Use the same background color as pie/bar charts.
 * Plasma SDK: Fix desktop file name for icon explorer.
 * Startplasma: Use the sound theme setting for startup sound.

View full
changelog:	https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.0.2-6.0.3
Announcement:		https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.0.3/

Reminder: Plasma6 Desktop will require applications and kf5 from
the overlay to be usable without conflicts.

KDE: Update KDE Plasma Desktop 6 to 6.0.2

Changes in 6.0.1:
 * KWin: Fix confined pointer being able to escape the surface.
 * Fix kicker close on click away.
 * Show panels on entering edit mode and "add widgets".

Changes in 6.0.2:
 * Fix sending window to all desktops.
 * Folder Model: Handle invalid URL in desktop file.
 * Fix panels being set to floating by upgrades.

Announcement for 6.0.1: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.0.1/
Announcement for 6.0.2: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.0.2/

KDE: Update KDE Plasma 6 to 6.0.0

This updates KDE Plasma 6 to the first stable release.

Update plan for the rest of KDE:

* The KDE Applications will be updated to 24.02 at the beginning of the
  next quarter in the tree. They will be mostly Qt6 based.
  To test them beforehand, one can use the overlay [1].

* The idea is to wait out the first patch-release for the applications,
  which should hopefully get rid of most of the new bugs.

* The Qt5 bases KDE Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 ports should remain in the
  tree for the next quarter -- Frameworks as long as it is required by

KDE: Update KDE Plasma 6 to 5.92.0

KDE's 6th Megarelease - Release Candidate 1

Wednesday, 10 January 2024

Plasma 6, Frameworks and Gear draw closer

Every few years we port the key components of our software to a new
version of Qt, taking the opportunity to remove cruft and leverage the
updated features the most recent version of Qt has to offer us.

KDE's megarelease is less than 50 days away. At the end of February 2024
we will publish Plasma 6, Frameworks 6, and a whole new set of
applications in a special edition of KDE Gear all in one go.

KDE: Update KDE Plasma Desktop 6 to 5.91.0 (beta 2)

Plasma is KDE's flagship desktop environment. Plasma is like Windows or
macOS, but is renowned for being flexible, powerful, lightweight and
configurable. It can be used at home, at work, for schools and research.

Plasma 6 is the upcoming version of Plasma that integrates the latest
version of Qt, Qt 6, the framework upon which Plasma is built.

Plasma 6 incorporates new technologies from Qt and other constantly
evolving tools, providing new features, better support for the latest
hardware, and supports for the hardware and software technologies to
come.

Announcement:	https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/beta2/

KDE: Add Ports for the upcoming KDE Plasma Desktop 6 (beta1)

KDE's 6th Megarelease - Beta 1

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

En route to the new Plasma, Frameworks and Gear

Every few years we port the key components of our software to a new
version of Qt, taking the opportunity to remove cruft and leverage the
updated features the most recent version of Qt has to offer us.

It has been nearly 10 years since the last big release of our flagship
Plasma desktop environment, and the time has come again. KDE is making
available today the Beta version of all the software we will include in