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Following the demise of Ubuntu Phone, Purism’s Librem 5 seems like the next big thing in the budding world of Linux smartphones. Purism has already partnered with big names like GNOME and KDE, and we can expect the device to start shipping in April 2019. It seems like another hardware vendor is looking to develop its […]
Plasma is one of the most popular Linux desktop environments around; it’s loved by new open source enthusiasts and veterans alike. To bring a fresh and updated experience to the users, the KDE Project keeps bringing newer versions of the Plasma desktop from time to time. The latest Plasma release 5.14.0 has just been pushed and […]
Linux is all about what you want and having it from the ocean of free and open source software. The same applies while performing a comparison of desktop environments as they comprise of different applications and a GUI via which the user interacts with the operating system. Just like a plethora of Linux-based free operating […]
New Linux-based mobile operating systems and hardware projects have been making numerous headlines in the recent months. Projects like postmarketOS, Plasma Mobile, Librem 5, etc., have managed to gain momentum and support of open source community. To give you a rough idea of how things are going on the Plasma Mobile land, its developers have […]
The much awaited KDE Plasma 5.11 desktop release is finally here. This autumn’s Plasma feature release follows Plasma 5.10 and brings lots of new features. The major changes in this release deal with improved notifications, redesigned settings app (it’s added as an option), better task manager, etc. Notifications now has an option to optionally store […]
Short Bytes: The famous Arch-based distro Manjaro Linux has refreshed itself with the latest stable rolling release, Manjaro 17.0 Gellivara. Available in KDE and Xfce editions, Manjaro 17.0 features Linux Kernel 4.9 LTS, Xorg v1.19 series, various new and update themes and changes to the Manjaro Settings Manager. After working hard for 3 months following the […]
Short Bytes: KDE Plasma 5.9 is the latest desktop environment in the KDE Plasma 5 series. Major changes include improved notification preview, themes, task manager, and the return of global menu. Further, the Wayland desktop server is updated with features, and a touchpad utility is also included. The KDE community has released the KDE Plasma […]
Short Bytes: KDE, the name behind the popular Linux desktop environment, has made its way to the smartphone platform. Plasma Mobile is a new open source smartphone OS launched by KDE e. V. which uses the Wayland display to put Plasma workspace on mobile devices. It also houses a plethora of applications based on the Qt […]
Short Bytes: The developers of KDE neon Linux distribution are here with the latest KDE neon 5.8 release. This release is based on the recently released KDE Plasma 5.8 desktop. This Ubuntu-based distro promises to bring a polished desktop experience for all kinds of users. Earlier this week, Plasma 5.8 LTS desktop was released by […]
Image: KDE Short Bytes: The Plasma 5.8 LTS release has been announced by KDE . The release celebrates the 20 years of existence of the KDE Project started by Mattias Ettirch. The latest release welcomes improvements to the Wayland server, support for the right to left languages, and some visual features. KDE is going to turn […]