Plasma 6.1 is here!
New features include a cool take on Plasma’s edit mode, keyboard LEDs that sync with accent colors, an inbuilt Remote Desktop Server that let’s you access Plasma desktops over a network, lots of bug corrections and improvements.
Time to wait until it goes into Arch’s stable repos.
Seems like arch gets KDE into stable within a couple days of release generally. Or there’s the kde-unstable repo that already has it
Yeah, it takes about 6 days on averege to get it into stable
Sometimes longer if there are bugs but yeah.
Man, I want to try this. But ever since I went fill tiling, scripted WM any DE that forces me to use a mouse just annoys me, no matter how pretty it is.
It’s like when you get really comfortable in vim; any other editor feels like you’ve been given a Studebaker.
Well I think it was pretty toxic how people hit you with downvotes but reflecting on it, your comment was not meant for this thread.
I do believe with a bit more info and some images, your post can be a completely new thread. I don’t know what fill tiling is or whatever that scripted WM could mean. I like your counterargument against DEs that focus on the dual interaction of mouse and keyboard that emphasizes the cursor control(inclusive of tablets and touchscreens)
I firmly believe Linux currently is much more powerful than the other major OSes is due to the fact that it can be heavily automated. So if you do end up making a thread on your DE, let me know
Thanks! Downvotes don’t bother me. I was a big KDE fan, a couple of decades ago, and plasma has been exciting to watch; I was just saying that I wish it’d been as far along when I was still interested in DEs.
There are tiling communities, so I don’t feel a deep need to expound on this; it came across my feed only because I browse World occasionally, - in the name of Eris - and I still get curious almost every announcement. And, every time I try it, it looks very pretty, but I find it counter-productive and fussy, and I end up back in herbstluftwm.
You are absolutely right about the script-ability strength of Linux, and I think KDE of pretty scritpt-able, too. It’s just not a core value, like it is in bspwm or herbstluftwm, and that makes all the difference.
Anyhoo, cheers and have a great day!
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Paaaarty-time! Woo-hoo, KDE team!Always fun to try new software, but how the bleep do I disable the screen edge between monitors? the little “catch” is driving me crazy.
@Genom
Look under workspace behaviors. I believe it is hotcorners that are bothering you. Let me know if my quick guess is wrong.If like me your a noob who did now know how to change this, it’s in Mouse settings, Screen Edges, Edge Barrier. Set to 0, no more wall on the screen edge.
@Genom
I probably remember where it was in Plasma 5. Glad you found it.
I’ve been waiting for this release, because of the first item on the first TWiK after the release of Plasma 6.0:
There’s a new KWin effect called “Hide Cursor” (off by default for now, but try it!) that will automatically hide the pointer after a period of inactivity (Jin Liu, Plasma 6.1. Link)
https://pointieststick.com/2024/03/02/this-week-in-kde-a-smooth-release/
Inbuilt Remote Plasma Desktop Server? Count me in!
Do you have to already be logged in on the remote computer?
Someone creates a username/password in System Settings and then activates the server on the remote computer. Then they need to approve you the first time you try to log in from your personal computer… I’m not sure this answers your question.
Sorry I know I could just switch to rawhide and try it, but I’m curious.
What I’m trying to ask is, once I’ve set up authentication and given access, does a logged in kde plasma session need to be running for me to remote in? I.e. would this survive a reboot.
I’d like to be able to access my desktop from my laptop on occasion while not physically having access to my desktop (I.e. over VPN). Is this possible yet?
I’d very much imagine so. You aren’t going to have the DE loaded until you’ve gone through the DM. This would have to be integrated with SDDM in order to remotely log in.
Yes, for now someone has to be logged in and have the server running
The didn’t even show how well scrolling works. I suppose that’s an indication that it’s shler laggy
It’s looking great, kudos to the whole @kde team 👏 !
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Remote desktop server! Is that RDP compatible, for connections from Windows machines?
Plasma 6.1 on Wayland now has a feature that “remembers” what you were doing in your last session like it did under X11. Although this is still work in progress, If you log off and shut down your computer with a dozen open windows, Plasma will now open them for you the next time you power up your desktop, making it faster and easier to get back to what you were doing.
Maybe I’m just a boomer but this feature is so incredibly annoying to me and is one of the first things I disable on new installs
Alternate perspective: I use the heck out of session restore, and it has driven me nuts that it hasn’t worked properly under Wayland.
I tend to use different virtual desktops for different projects, so being able to reboot (because of a kernel update and needing to load a module or something) without losing and having to rebuild that state is is super valuable.
Note that due to unforeseen circumstances, we have been unable to ship the new wallpaper, “Reef”, with this version of Plasma. However, “Reef” will be coming soon in the next 6.2 version.
If you can’t wait, you can download “Reef” from here:
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Reminds me of Spongebob Squarepants.
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social The wallpaper “Reef” was unable to “ship” for this release.
@textovervideo @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social It’s beautiful, but a shipwreck seems like a strange choice for a flagship wallpaper.
(Yes, pun intended - easy target.)
ooooh yeah ♥️
Plasma 6.1 on Wayland now has a feature that “remembers” what you were doing in your last session like it did under X11. Although this is still work in progress
Well, prepare your butts. I’ve got 20+ virtual desktops and I’m only mildly afraid to log out of them.
To maybe prevent a catastrophe: The system is not able to restore virtual desktop assignments yet, it only starts the apps you had open before.
Ah, that’s a pity, but I half-expected that to be what’s still work-in-progress, especially since I’m also using Activities to group my workspaces.
I do hope the new system allows creating something more reliable in the long-term, though.
