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KDE Plasma 6.7 Released

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Re: KDE Plasma 6.7 Released

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Oh yeah, maybe 15-20 years ago, i started by Linux journey with Kubuntu, just because i loved how KDE looked, much better than the alternatives.

Sadly it was not difficult to encounter a bug at that time, so i gave up on it quickly. I wonder if it is in better shape now?

Re: KDE Plasma 6.7 Released

#5

Oh yeah, maybe 15-20 years ago, i started by Linux journey with Kubuntu, just because i loved how KDE looked, much better than the alternatives. Sadly it was not difficult to encounter a bug at that time, so i gave up on it quickly. I wonder if it is in better shape now?

Same. Hit some bug, tried different distro. Soon after adopted a “live off the land” philosophy, adapting to whatever desktop was default on the chosen distro.

Re: KDE Plasma 6.7 Released

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post #5

Oh yeah, maybe 15-20 years ago, i started by Linux journey with Kubuntu, just because i loved how KDE looked, much better than the alternatives. Sadly it was not difficult to encounter a bug at that time, so i gave up on it quickly. I wonder if it is in better shape now?

Same. Hit some bug, tried different distro. Soon after adopted a “live off the land” philosophy, adapting to whatever desktop was default on the chosen distro.

FWIW I now use i3wm and some custom log off screen and rofi and ST and I am happy with it.

Re: KDE Plasma 6.7 Released

#8

Oh yeah, maybe 15-20 years ago, i started by Linux journey with Kubuntu, just because i loved how KDE looked, much better than the alternatives. Sadly it was not difficult to encounter a bug at that time, so i gave up on it quickly. I wonder if it is in better shape now?

Seriously? KDE is probably one of the best, if not strictly the best, desktop in computing right now.

It's beautiful. It has various useful desktop widgets. File manager is very powerful. Window rules make it very customizable.

It's like asking a relative whose baby you last saw 15 years ago if said baby can now walk. ^_^

Re: KDE Plasma 6.7 Released

#9

Oh yeah, maybe 15-20 years ago, i started by Linux journey with Kubuntu, just because i loved how KDE looked, much better than the alternatives. Sadly it was not difficult to encounter a bug at that time, so i gave up on it quickly. I wonder if it is in better shape now?

I installed OpenSUSE today on a Mac Pro 5,1. Setup wifi with some drama, but nice, it worked. Realized it was running X11 by default, and I wanted to try Wayland. (I came from Mint Mate).

Switching to Wayland made by wifi not authenticate. Weird. Ok, forget the connection and redo it. Just times out the authentication. Ask Gemini. Common problem apparently.... So you have to setup your wifi via terminal. Oook?

Re: KDE Plasma 6.7 Released

#10

Oh yeah, maybe 15-20 years ago, i started by Linux journey with Kubuntu, just because i loved how KDE looked, much better than the alternatives. Sadly it was not difficult to encounter a bug at that time, so i gave up on it quickly. I wonder if it is in better shape now?

I installed OpenSUSE today on a Mac Pro 5,1. Setup wifi with some drama, but nice, it worked. Realized it was running X11 by default, and I wanted to try Wayland. (I came from Mint Mate). Switching to Wayland made by wifi not authenticate. Weird. Ok, forget the connection and redo it. Just times out the authentication. Ask Gemini. Common problem apparently.... So you have to setup your wifi via terminal. Oook?

Are you trying to tell me KDE requires you to configure wifi at the command line?

No. No, it absolutely does not.

I have used Plasma on at least four different distros in the past 2 months and that has not been true for any of them.

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