📰 KDE Plasma 6.6 Delivers An Impressive Edge For Radeon Graphics Over GNOME 50 On Ubuntu 26.04
In testing thus far on Ubuntu 26.04, the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop with the Wayland session is working pretty darn well and delivering a performance edge across many games/graphics workloads compared to the default GNOME 50 desktop. At least as far as AMD Radeon graphics are concerned, Plasma 6.6 is in quite impressive shape for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-gnome-kde
#amd#gnome#wayland#ubuntu#kde#plasma
📰 LXQt 2.4 Released With More Wayland Fixes/Improvements
The LXQt 2.4 desktop released today for joining the modern open-source desktop party alongside the likes of the recently debuted GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, and others...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.4-Released
#gnome#kde#opensource#plasma#wayland
📰 KDE Plasma 6.7 Ready With Wayland Session Management, Other New Improvements
KDE Plasma 6.7 enjoyed a lot of recent feature development work thanks to a developer sprint in Graz, Austria. Also because of that developer sprint, This Week In Plasma wasn't published last week and so in turn a new issue is now available to highlight the changes over the past two weeks...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.7-Session
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📰 KDE Plasma 6.6.4 Released with Wayland, KWin, and Spectacle Fixes
KDE Plasma 6.6.4 desktop environment fixes Wayland scaling, Spectacle crashes, KWin bugs, and several Plasma Desktop regressions.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-6-4-released-with-wayland-kwin-and-spectacle-fixes/
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📰 AerynOS Feb 2026 Snapshot Updates Desktops, MOSS Gets Faster
AerynOS February 2026 snapshot updates COSMIC, GNOME, and KDE Plasma while significantly improving MOSS atomic update performance and tooling.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-feb-2026-snapshot-updates-desktops-moss-gets-faster/
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📰 T2 Linux 26.3 Is Out with Fully Reproducible Wayland-Based KDE Plasma Experience
T2 Linux SDE 26.3 “Desktop Edition” is now available as a massive update for this highly portable source-based Linux distribution. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/t2-linux-26-3-is-out-with-fully-reproducible-wayland-based-kde-plasma-experience
#plasma#linux#kde#wayland
📰 KDE Plasma 6.6 is out – screenshot OCR, refresh rate fix + more
KDE Plasma 6.6 release lets you extract text from screenshots, control app volume from the taskbar, save custom themes and fixes the 60Hz animation cap.You're reading KDE Plasma 6.6 is out – screenshot OCR, refresh rate fix + more, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released
#plasma#kde#ubuntu
📰 AerynOS Gets New Branding and Updated Desktop Stacks
AerynOS 2026.05 arrives with refreshed branding, GNOME 50.1, KDE Plasma 6.6.4, COSMIC 1.0.11, and Linux kernel 7.0.2.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-gets-new-branding-and-updated-desktop-stacks/
#gnome#kde#kernel#linux#plasma
📰 AerynOS March 2026 Update Brings GNOME 50, KDE 6.6.3, and Linux 6.18
AerynOS March alpha ISO brings GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6.3, Linux kernel 6.18, and tooling improvements across moss and boulder.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-march-2026-update-brings-gnome-50-kde-6-6-3-and-linux-6-18/
#kde#linux#kernel#plasma#gnome
📰 Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.6 Released with Linux 6.19, TLP Support, and More
PorteuX 2.6 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.19, GNOME 49.4, KDE Plasma 6.5.5, Cinnamon 6.6, and more. Here’s what else is new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-6-released-with-linux-6-19-tlp-support-and-more
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📰 KDE Plasma 6.6.5 Is Out Now to Improve Performance for NVIDIA GPU Users
KDE Plasma 6.6.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with various improvements and bug fixes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-5-is-out-now-to-improve-performance-for-nvidia-gpu-users
#kde#plasma
📰 KDE’s New CSS-Based Style Engine Union Is Coming to KDE Plasma 6.7
The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment will finally introduce KDE's new CSS-based style engine called Union as a technical preview.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kdes-new-css-based-style-engine-union-is-coming-to-kde-plasma-6-7
#kde#plasma