Digital sustainability at one of #Hannover 's (Germany) largest 🍎 schools!

At a 2-day workshop at the end of May, 10 enthusiastic students learned how software determines the operating life of their devices.

They then rolled up their sleeves and upgraded 5 laptops to make them usable again with #FreeSoftware #OpenSource (#Fedora, #Debian, #MXLinux #KDE #Plasma6).

Now they decide where to donate the laptops: To the school, the library or people in their community 🚀

@kde

#KDEEco #Education

NixOS 26.05 introduce Linux 6.18, GNOME 50, Plasma 6.6, nuovi moduli e un Nixpkgs profondamente aggiornato per utenti Linux. #NixOS #LinuxRelease #Nixpkgs #GNOME50 #Plasma6

https://www.linuxeasy.org/nixos-26-05-yarara-porta-gnome-50-plasma-6-6-e-linux-6-18/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

AppGrid 1.8 aggiorna il launcher per KDE Plasma 6 con drag and drop, ricerca più veloce, nuove scorciatoie e supporto universale. #Linux #KDEPlasma #AppGrid #OpenSource #LinuxDesktop #Plasma6 #SoftwareLibero

https://www.linuxeasy.org/appgrid-1-8-launcher-applicazioni-kde-plasma-6/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Thank you @kde team for delivering us 30 years of awesome software; people who use #Plasma6 #Desktop can really sense and appreciate the quality, heart, dedication and care you put into your masterpiece. Happy 30th Anniversary!

#FOSS #kdeAt30 #Katie #happy #Anniversary

Changed my desktop wallpaper from the future city to a present forest. Much better for a Monday. ​🌱

#ShowYourDesktop #ShareYourDesktop #ScreenShot #KDE #KDEPlasma #KDEPlasma6 #Plasma6 #Fedora #Fedora44

KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta is now available!

The beta version of KDE Plasma v6.7 is now available for developers and curious users to try out. This allows users to get an early look at the upcoming version of KDE Plasma, which brings new features and improvements to existing features.

The official announcement states that the beta version of KDE Plasma 6.7 includes two new modules:

• plasma-bigscreen
• union

This version of KDE Plasma uses the new styling engine that is currently under development, Union. This year’s update for Union states that the default input format has been changed from SVG to CSS stylesheets, considering that creating and editing styles were easier with SVG in the first glance until complexities appeared.

This is a promising change that will be integrated with the final release of KDE Plasma 6.7 to ensure that the design of UI elements, such as buttons, combo boxes, and checkboxes, look cleaner and more consistent than before. In this beta version of KDE Plasma, the Union styling is in technical preview.

Alongside the Union theming style is the Plasma Bigscreen, which is made by KDE, and is an open-source TV interface for Linux. This launcher provides you with a TV-friendly interface, which allows you to use it comfortably on your television. It also supports multiple input methods, such as your keyboard and mouse, your TV controller, and your phone.

Not only that, but Plasma Bigscreen allows you to customize it to make your TV truly yours. You’ll be able to customize your system and install your favorite applications in your heart’s content.

Other changes that are introduced with KDE Plasma 6.7 can be seen here.

Testers Assemble!: Plasma 6.7 Beta 1 has been released!

The first version for software testers is now available and should be hitting the "unstable" repos of your distros in the next hours/days.

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.90/

Remember to try out everything you can and, when you hit a bug, send your report to

https://bugs.kde.org

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WARNING: This is unstable untested software! Do not deploy in production or if you are not sure of what you are doing.

#Plasma6 #desktop #FreeSoftware

"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that in 6.7 you can use an ICC profile while HDR mode is active, you can easily remove elements from your favorites by dragging them out, and how the performance and power efficiency of apps using CPU rendering has been greatly improved.

Read more at

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/05/09/this-week-in-plasma-icc-profiles-%EF%B8%8F-hdr/

#Plasma6 #HDR #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Updated ‘ktown’ packages, and a heads-up

Time for a KDE Plasma6 package refresh. On KDE's announcement page, the releases of KDE Gear 26.04.1 and Frameworks 6.26.0 were announced yesterday and today. Since OS packagers have early access to the source tarballs, I had everything compiled and ready for days and could simply push everything into my 'ktown' repository today.

#Slackware #Plasma6 #Forgejo #OIDC

https://blog.slackware.nl/updated-ktown-packages-and-a-heads-up/