it was my birthday yesterday, and i already used up my once-yearly super powerful magic birthday wish. now that it's no longer my birthday, i can make regular, non-magical wishes, which are unfortunately far less likely to come true, but are not as rare.

my wish is that #KDE's #dolphin file manager handles "open XYZ folder in your file browser" requests by opening a new tab in the current window rather than opening a new window.

if anyone knows of a #kwin rule or something to do this automatically... i will send you a FREE copy of a king crimson meme i made several months ago

KDE Plasma 6.3.4 fixes 'the most common Plasma crash', now down to zero very high priority bugs https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/kde-plasma-6-3-4-fixes-the-most-common-plasma-crash-now-down-to-zero-very-high-priority-bugs/

#KDE #Plasma #Linux #OpenSource #SteamDeck

KDE Plasma 6.3.4 fixes 'the most common Plasma crash', now down to zero very high priority bugs

Work on the KDE Plasma desktop sounds like it continues to go very well, with some really important bug fixes arriving to make the experience a lot nicer. My favourite Linux desktop environment and what powers the Desktop Mode on Steam Deck.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

I thought it is an effort that is supported by EU politicians and/or staff but not officially recognized as the one true EU solution yet.

I love #Redhat but I wonder as well whether #suse or #kde's own distro wouldn't be the better choice. They might still end up using Fedora for the time being as there are some situations in which higher quality might be more important than local development.

I'll continue to stay on the #debian+#kde path.

Fedora Linux 42 Beta and Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta released https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/fedora-linux-42-beta-and-fedora-asahi-remix-42-beta-released/

#Linux #Fedora #KDE #GNOME #OpenSource

Fedora Linux 42 Beta and Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta released

Fedora Linux 42 Beta and for macOS hardware Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta are both now available for some testing to help make another great Linux distribution release.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

#KDE plasma 6.4 is getting a file transfer progress graph!

they're still working on the appearance, but it's gonna be great when this feature lands

Former Blue Systems devs form Techpaladin Software to work on KDE with Valve as their first client https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/former-blue-systems-devs-form-techpaladin-software-to-work-on-kde-with-valve-as-their-first-client/

#TechpaladinSoftware #KDE #OpenSource #KDEPlasma #Linux #Valve #Steam

Former Blue Systems devs form Techpaladin Software to work on KDE with Valve as their first client

Here's one I missed from earlier this week. KDE developer Nate Graham announced the formation of an open source consultancy company called Techpaladin Software, with their first client being Valve to continue improving the Steam Deck desktop mode whi…

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

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#KDE #Plasma #Dolphin

KDE Plasma 6.3 is a great release for digital artists!

https://news.itsfoss.com/kde-plasma-6-3/

#linux #kde

KDE Plasma 6.3 Release Aims to Be the Ultimate Desktop for Digital Artists

KDE Plasma 6.3 has arrived with some pretty exciting changes for digital artists.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

KDE Plasma 6.3 is out now with big fractional scaling improvements, drawing tablet upgrades and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/kde-plasma-6-3-is-out-now-with-big-fractional-scaling-improvements-drawing-tablet-upgrades-and-more/

#Linux #KDE #Plasma #OpenSource #KDEPlasma

KDE Plasma 6.3 is out now with big fractional scaling improvements, drawing tablet upgrades and more

KDE Plasma 6.3 has been released and it's another beautiful sounding release! Filled with new features and fixes for my favourite Linux desktop environment. Plasma is also used on the Steam Deck for the Desktop Mode.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Successfully installed and recommended this year: Universal Blue Atomic Releases based on Fedora

Flatpak and brew all the way, always up to date and indestructable

#KDE > #aurora > https://getaurora.dev/
#gnome > #bluefin > https://projectbluefin.io/

Bluefin

The next generation cloud-native Linux workstation, designed for reliability, performance, and sustainability.

^{projectbluefin.io}

KDE Plasma 6.3 will have much better fractional scaling https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/kde-plasma-6-3-will-have-much-better-fractional-scaling/

#KDE #Linux #OpenSource

KDE Plasma 6.3 will have much better fractional scaling

The KDE team continuing building up the next version of the popular KDE Plasma desktop environment, with Plasma 6.3.0 getting some great additions.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

KDE's 2024 fundraiser hits the goal - clearly their donation pop-up works https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/kdes-2024-fundraiser-hits-the-goal-clearly-their-donation-pop-up-works/

#KDE #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS

KDE's 2024 fundraiser hits the goal - clearly their donation pop-up works

Some good news coming out from camp KDE, with their yearly fundraiser ongoing and they've managed to smash their original goal.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Get ready for official KDE and GNOME distributions!

https://news.itsfoss.com/kde-gnome-official-distro

#kde #gnome

KDE is Making its Own Distro, and So is GNOME

KDE and GNOME are gearing up to build their own Linux distributions. What does this mean? Let's find out!

^{Ankush Das (It's FOSS News)}

Fedora KDE gets approval to be upgraded to sit alongside Fedora Workstation https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/fedora-kde-gets-approval-to-be-upgraded-to-sit-alongside-fedora-workstation/

#Fedora #KDE

Fedora KDE gets approval to be upgraded to sit alongside Fedora Workstation

Fedora Workstation with GNOME is the main edition of the Fedora Linux distribution, but their Fedora KDE Desktop Spin just got approval to become a lot more important.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

KDE Plasma 6.3 will show when apps are killed due to out of memory (OOM) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/kde-plasma-63-will-show-when-apps-are-killed-due-to-out-of-memory-oom/

#KDE #KDEPlasma #Linux

KDE Plasma 6.3 will show when apps are killed due to out of memory (OOM)

Work continues as always on the next version of the popular KDE Plasma desktop environment. My favourite desktop, and the one used for the Steam Deck Desktop Mode.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

KDE's end of year fundraiser is live https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/kdes-end-of-year-fundraiser-is-live/

#KDE #OpenSource

KDE's end of year fundraiser is live

If you appreciate the work from the KDE team on things like the Plasma desktop environment, maybe it's time to give them a little donation.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

KDE Plasma 6.2 released with improved Wayland colour management https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/kde-plasma-62-released-with-improved-wayland-colour-management/

#KDE #Linux #OpenSource #KDEPlasma

KDE has a community where users can engage with each other about KDE related topics.

https://lemmy.kde.social/

#KDE #social #lemmy

KDE Plasma 6.2 Beta released and Plasma Wayland Protocols 1.14 out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/kde-plasma-62-beta-released-and-plasma-wayland-protocols-114-out-now/

#KDE #Linux

KDE Slimbook VI announced with an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/kde-slimbook-vi-announced-with-an-amd-ryzen-7-8845hs/

#KDE #Linux #Slimbook

KDE Plasma 6.2 adding a pop-up for donations, plus they want to make a next-generation KDE OS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/kde-plasma-62-adding-a-pop-up-for-donations-plus-they-want-to-make-a-next-generation-kde-os/

#KDE #Linux #OpenSource

My new blog post is now up!

You can contribute to KDE with non-C++ code

I always see:

• people being told they can contribute to KDE with C++/QML
• people being told they can contribute to KDE without code

But I don't often see:

• people being told that they can contribute to KDE with code that is not C++

I like C++, QML, and even CMake, but you might not be interested in them or you might just not be willing to spend time learning another language, and that's perfectly fine.

In this blog post I list a few KDE projects that you might not know about that might be written in your preferred language or in a specialized format you have expertise or interest in.

By far, the most popular programming language actively used in KDE other than the expected languages is Python.

We also have stuff that would interest sysadmins (containers), packagers (snap/flatpak) and web developers.

https://rabbitictranslator.com/contribute-to-kde-without-cpp/

#KDE #Programming

Krita is a powerful, free, and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and 2D animation. The things Krita can do in the hands of a creative artist is magical.

https://krita.org/en/
https://kde.org/for/creators/

#Linux #kde #krita

The KDE community mascot is a little dragon name Konqi. It is pretty magical how a community can come together to produce an amazing desktop experience.

#linux #kde #konqi

noice!

fyi. #kde
No.4 #update
https://itsfoss.com/best-kde-distributions/
#fedora #atomic #getaurora
@fedora @jorge

8 Best KDE Based Linux Distributions

KDE is one of the most customizable and fastest desktop environments out there. Here are some of the best distros that provide a KDE variant.

^{Ankush Das (It's FOSS)}

NVIDIA 555.58.02 released to improve GSP offload on KDE https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/nvidia-555-58-02-released-to-improve-gsp-offload-on-kde/

#NVIDIA #Linux #KDE

Plasma 6.1 released with Explicit Sync, Triple Buffering for Wayland and much more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/plasma-6-1-released-with-explicit-sync-triple-buffering-for-wayland-and-much-more/

#KDE #Linux #Plasma

This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2

https://pointieststick.com/2024/06/14/this-week-in-kde-final-plasma-6-1-polishing-and-new-features-for-6-2/

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
#KDE #Plasma #KDEPlasma #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource

This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2

Plasma 6.1 is due to be released in three days, and lots of attention went into final release readiness activities: QA, bug-fixing, performance profiling, auto-testing, stuff like that. Boring but …

^{Adventures in Linux and KDE}

Has anyone else seen the bug in #KDE where you can drag one window over from one screen to another, and it will end up showing something on your screen from earlier?

Example, I have Chome open and begin dragging Discord over and instantly an old Instagram DM half-appears that I sent earlier. That tab was closed a while ago. Why is it appearing?

I've seen it a few times, seems like a big privacy issue too. Imagine if it showed up something....fun, you had earlier. #Linux @kde

Has anyone else seen the bug in #KDE where you can drag one window over from one screen to another, and it will end up showing something on your screen from earlier?

Example, I have Chome open and begin dragging Discord over and instantly an old Instagram DM half-appears that I sent my tattoo artist earlier. That tab was closed a while ago. Why is it appearing?

I've seen it a few times, seems like a big privacy issue too. Imagine if it showed up something....fun, you had earlier. #Linux @kde

KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta released with Wayland Explicit Sync support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/kde-plasma-6-1-beta-released-with-wayland-explicit-sync-support/

#KDE #Plasma #Linux