Developer(s) | KDE |
---|---|
Initial release | 28 February 2024[1] |
Stable release | 6.0.4
[2]
/ 16 April 2024 |
Preview release | n/a
|
Written in | C++, QML |
Operating system | Unix-like |
Platform | FreeBSD and Linux |
Predecessor | KDE Plasma 5 |
Type | Desktop environment |
License | GPL 2.0 or later [3] |
Website |
kde |
KDE Plasma 6 is the sixth generation of the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It is the successor of KDE Plasma 5 and was first released on 28 February 2024. [1]
KDE Plasma 6 was designed to not be a very large departure from KDE Plasma 5, instead being a series of improvements. [4] KDE Plasma 6 is built using Qt 6, KDE Frameworks 6 and KDE Gear. In addition, support for the Wayland protocol was mainstreamed as the default graphical session, with X11 support made secondary. [5] It introduces a new sound theme, Ocean, replacing Oxygen's sound theme as the default. Plasma 6 on Wayland has partial support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) and color blindness correction filters. [1] [6] [7] The Discover app and settings were also improved and the 3D cube desktop effect was brought back. [8]
The first Technology Preview of Plasma 6 was released on 28 February 2024. [1]
Releases of new versions are planned every 4 months (3 times a year) initially. Though it may move to 2 releases a year in the future. [9]
Normal releases will stop receiving bugfixes as soon as the following release is available. The exception to this rule are LTS releases.
Plasma 6 releases | ||
---|---|---|
Version | Date | Key features |
[1] | 6.028 Feb 2024 | First release of KDE MegaRelease 6 |
[9] | 6.0.15 Mar 2024 | First bugfix release for KDE Plasma 6.0 |
6.0.2 | 12 Mar 2024 | Second bugfix release for KDE Plasma 6.0 |
6.0.3 | 26 Mar 2024 | Third bugfix release for KDE Plasma 6.0 |
6.1 | 18 Jun 2024 | |
6.1.1 | 25 Jun 2024 | |
Old version Older version, still maintained Latest version Future release |
Developer(s) | KDE |
---|---|
Initial release | 28 February 2024[1] |
Stable release | 6.0.4
[2]
/ 16 April 2024 |
Preview release | n/a
|
Written in | C++, QML |
Operating system | Unix-like |
Platform | FreeBSD and Linux |
Predecessor | KDE Plasma 5 |
Type | Desktop environment |
License | GPL 2.0 or later [3] |
Website |
kde |
KDE Plasma 6 is the sixth generation of the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It is the successor of KDE Plasma 5 and was first released on 28 February 2024. [1]
KDE Plasma 6 was designed to not be a very large departure from KDE Plasma 5, instead being a series of improvements. [4] KDE Plasma 6 is built using Qt 6, KDE Frameworks 6 and KDE Gear. In addition, support for the Wayland protocol was mainstreamed as the default graphical session, with X11 support made secondary. [5] It introduces a new sound theme, Ocean, replacing Oxygen's sound theme as the default. Plasma 6 on Wayland has partial support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) and color blindness correction filters. [1] [6] [7] The Discover app and settings were also improved and the 3D cube desktop effect was brought back. [8]
The first Technology Preview of Plasma 6 was released on 28 February 2024. [1]
Releases of new versions are planned every 4 months (3 times a year) initially. Though it may move to 2 releases a year in the future. [9]
Normal releases will stop receiving bugfixes as soon as the following release is available. The exception to this rule are LTS releases.
Plasma 6 releases | ||
---|---|---|
Version | Date | Key features |
[1] | 6.028 Feb 2024 | First release of KDE MegaRelease 6 |
[9] | 6.0.15 Mar 2024 | First bugfix release for KDE Plasma 6.0 |
6.0.2 | 12 Mar 2024 | Second bugfix release for KDE Plasma 6.0 |
6.0.3 | 26 Mar 2024 | Third bugfix release for KDE Plasma 6.0 |
6.1 | 18 Jun 2024 | |
6.1.1 | 25 Jun 2024 | |
Old version Older version, still maintained Latest version Future release |