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📰KDE is finally killing X11, and I'm not as sad as I thought I'd be The display server older than me is on its way out, and I'm okay with it. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-dropping-x11-support/ #kde

📰The EU is betting over €1 million that KDE can challenge Microsoft's desktop dominance The technological world of the European Union has been having a major shake-up recently. Rattled by how much they depend on proprietary software in key areas of government and public services, the EU has been working toward breaking free from closed-source software and moving toward more open-source options. For instance, France's government is ditching Windows for Linux after calling US tech dependence a strategic risk. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-eu-is-betting-1-million-that-kde-can-challenge-microsofts-desktop-dominance/ #kde#linux#opensource

📰 KDE gets €1.2m funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund KDE has announced it’s getting a €1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the communication frameworks used by both. The German government-backed fund, which sees its work as “strategic investments in the digital infrastructure of our economy and society”, will disburse €1,285,200 ($1,512,680) to KDE across 2026 and 2027. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant #kde#linux#plasma

📰 FreeBSD 15.2 Will Aim For The Nice KDE Desktop Installation Experience FreeBSD 15.0 had aimed to provide a KDE desktop install option from its text-based OS installer to make for a more compelling FreeBSD out-of-the-box desktop experience. That was then delayed to FreeBSD 15.1 but that didn't end up materializing. Now the KDE desktop install option is diverted to FreeBSD 15.2... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.2-KDE-Desktop #kde

📰 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

📰 Aurora is the KDE side of Bluefin, and it might be the most polished Linux desktop right now I'm a huge fan of Linux's KDE. It's my favorite desktop environment by far, and sometimes, simply learning that an OS uses KDE is enough of an excuse to give it a try. So, when I heard that the Bluefin distro had a KDE fork called Aurora, I knew I had to give it a try. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/aurora-is-the-kde-side-of-bluefin-and-it-might-be-the-most-polished-linux-desktop-right-now/ #distro#kde#linux

📰 KDE Frameworks 6.26 Brings More KIO, Kirigami, and Baloo Fixes KDE Frameworks 6.26 is out with updates across KIO, Baloo, Kirigami, KCalendarCore, KImageformats, and more. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-26-brings-more-kio-kirigami-and-baloo-fixes/ #kde

📰 KDE Gear 26.04.1 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New KDE Gear 26.04.1 is now available as the first maintenance update for the KDE Gear 26.04 application collection. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-26-04-1-apps-collection-released/ #kde

📰 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

📰Manjaro 26.1 Preview Released With GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 & Xfce 4.20 Options The preview release of the Arch Linux powered Manjaro 26.1 is now available for testing... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Manjaro-26.1-Preview #arch#gnome#kde#linux#plasma

📰 EndeavourOS Titan Neo Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6.4 and KDE Gear 26.04 EndeavourOS Titan Neo distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 6.6.4 desktop environment, Linux kernel 6.19.12, and other changes. Here’s what’s new! 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-neo-is-out-with-kde-plasma-6-6-4-and-kde-gear-26-04 #kde#kernel#linux#plasma

📰 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