KaOS 2021.10 Is Here as One of the First Linux Distros to Ship with KDE Plasma 5.23 Desktop

In celebration of KDE’s 25th anniversary, the KaOS developers release KaOS 2021.10 with the latest and greatest KDE Plasma 5.23 desktop environment series, which also landed today. This makes KaOS one of the first GNU/Linux distributions to ship with KDE Plasma 5.23, following close on the heels of KDE neon. Therefore, if you want to […]

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 10th, 2021

This has been a really great week for Linux releases, starting with the Mozilla Firefox 93 web browser and continuing with the Debian GNU/Linux 11.1 “Bullseye” distribution. Also out this week were new maintenance updates for the KDE Gear and KDE Frameworks software suites for users of the Plasma desktop. On top of that, the […]

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KDE Gear 21.08.2 Is Out to Improve Dolphin, Okular, Konsole, Gwenview, Kate, and Other Apps

KDE Gear 21.08.2 is here about five weeks after the first point release to KDE Gear 21.08 with more improvements for your favorite KDE apps, including the popular Dolphin file manager, which no longer stays open in the background after running an archive operation using the context menu and then exiting the app. KDE’s standard […]

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Feren OS 2021.10 Available to Download

Feren OS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. Featuring the KDE Plasma desktop, the project’s latest snapshot is Feren OS 2021.10 which includes a new lock screen, new splash screen, and a customized Firefox experience.
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What’s New in KDE Plasma 5.24

The title of the pointiestick.con post alone tells you a lot: “Plasma in progress.” So this means that Plasma 5.23 beta is now available, and in the list of new features that have advanced today, there are many changes that will come in the next major release,. One of them concerns the accent color that […]

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XeroLinux Review – Stunning Linux Distribution with Arch and KDE Plasma

We review XeroLinux. It’s Linux distribution that is a fusion of Arch Linux, KDE Plasma, and Latte Dock.
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KDE Frameworks 5.86 Improves Plasma Wayland for NVIDIA GPUs, Adds over 200 Changes

KDE Frameworks 5.86 is here to further improve the Plasma Wayland session, this time for NVIDIA GPU users who encountered content update failures on window resize or KRunner not display search results. It also fixes two critical memory leaks that may affect the KDE Plasma desktop environment and Plasma widgets. Among the improvements, this release […]

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 12th, 2021

This has been a great week, starting with the release of the Firefox 92 web browser and continuing with the latest HPLIP printer and scanner drivers with support for Linux Mint 20.2 “Uma” and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 operating systems, as well as a major Steam Client update for Linux gamers. The KDE Project […]

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MX Linux 21 Beta 2 Is Available: Download and Test Now

The MX Linux team has released MX Linux 21 Beta 2. This new build is available in Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox editions.  This new build of the popular Debian-based distribution is available in Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox editions, and is built from t…

Out Now: PCLinuxOS Magazine’s September 2021 Issue

The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the September 2021 issue. In the September 2021 Issue: Want To Get Started In Photography On A Budget? GIMP Tutorial: Beginners Tips Short Topix: Google May Have Invented Time Crystals Back In Time: Getting Started with Linux’s Time Machine Surveillance Valley: Book Review KDE’s […]

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Try Different Desktops – Part 16

Today in our series that offers a gentle introduction to Linux for newcomers. We explore different desktop environments you can try without installing a different flavour of Ubuntu. There’s KDE, XFCE, MATE, and Budgie.
 
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Nitrux 1.6 Is Here as One of the First Distros to Ship with Linux Kernel 5.14, Latest KDE Goodies

The monthly Nitrux ISO releases continue, and the Nitrux 1.6 release is here as a major update to the distribution that brings many new GNU/Linux technologies, updated apps, and lots of improvements, making Nitrux one of the best distros for home and office use. First and foremost, Nitrux 1.6 is one of the first GNU/Linux […]

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KDE Gear 21.08 Gets First Point Release with Bug Fixes for Dolphin, Elisa, and Spectacle

KDE Gear 21.08.1 is here only three weeks after the release of the KDE Gear 21.08 software suite to fix various bugs and annoyances in the Dolphin, Elisa, Spectacle, Konsole, Skanlite, KAlarm, Kate, Kdenlive, KMail, KolourPaint, KOrganizer, and Okular apps, as well as several core components. For the Dolphin file manager, the KDE Gear 21.08.1 […]

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KaOS 2021.08 Ships with a Better and More Controlled KDE Desktop

Being one of the best KDE focused Linux distros, KaOS has launched the new version KaOS 2021.08 with an updated package base and appearance changes.
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 15th, 2021

This has been a really great week with fantastic releases. We got Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” and it looks like everyone out there is thrilled to install it on their machines. Same goes for elementary OS 6 “Odin” which looks stunning for a 2021 Linux-based OS for home and office users. On top of that, […]

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Linux Release Roundup: Cozy, Polychromatic, and Latte Dock

What do a GTK audiobook app, a classy desktop dock, and a RGB peripheral control tool have in common? They have all had new releases recently.
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KDE Gear 21.08 Brings Improvements to Dolphin, Konsole, Okular, and Many Other KDE Apps

KDE Gear (formerly KDE Applications) 21.08 is here to bring you a plethora of improvements and new features to your favorite KDE apps, starting with the most used one, the Dolphin file manager, which received animated previews of the contents of a folder, previews for files inside encrypted locations, as well as automatic and real […]

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KDE Plasma 5.22.4 Further Improves Plasma Wayland, Makes System Monitor Faster to Launch

KDE Plasma 5.22.4 is packed with many improvements to make the KDE Plasma 5.22 desktop environment series more stable and reliable. First, it improves the login screen authentication on systems using systemd-homed to no longer fail when entering the wrong password. Second, it makes the new Plasma System Monitor app a lot more faster to […]

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KDE Frameworks 5.84 Released with Expandable Tooltips, Performance Improvements

KDE Frameworks 5.84 introduces a new user interface feature called expandable tooltips. This adds a “Press Shift for more” label to the tooltips in KDE apps that use the KXMLGui and Kirigami frameworks to display the longer text of that tooltip. The development is a replacement for the “What’s This?” feature. This release also improves […]

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CuteFish is a New Linux Desktop Environment (with a Familiar Look)

There’s a new open source desktop environment angling for your attention called CuteFish. Now, let me be clear: this project is very much a work in progress. I’m not going to focus on what it […]
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