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Re: Plasma 5.18

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Post by jhoechtl »

skriticos2 wrote: post #20

I just recently switched to kubuntu (KDE) back from fedora (Gnome 3). On one hand I do like that the desktop does not try to re-define basic muscle memory things, like changing the shortcut if you try to switch between two windows of the same application. (Seriously Gnome, WTF?). On the other hand it crashed left and right after install (less so now that it settled down a bit) and there are a million QA type problems…

As a die hardcore kde fan I am not of a fanboi enough to admit that Gnome has the best HiDPI multi-monitor wayland fractional scaling support of any DE I am aware of.

Re: Plasma 5.18

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Post by vvillena »

jhoechtl wrote: post #42
rjzzleep wrote: post #3

Maybe something is wrong with me, but it irks me that there are 40 seconds of meaningless video before they show stuff in that video. I ended up skipping the video and skimming through the poorly formatted article. My first impression is that it looks good. Lots of useful features. But I can imagine that if I had sent it to a bunch of other people who have no interest in KDE they would have closed the page again. Tha…

> Maybe something is wrong with me, but it irks me that there are 40 seconds of meaningless video before they show stuff in that video. I ended up skipping the video and skimming through the poorly formatted article. I am a dedicated follower of Plasma and to be honest counting features this is a lame relase. BUT it's also a LTS release. Some will upgrade specifically for that somehow quality statement. You do not wa…

It's true this release doesn't bring is as many features as the last ones. However, the jump between LTS versions wil be impressive. Everything is more polished, more functional, and more intuitive.

I'll upgrade as soon as I can, so I can check out the quick audio device switching. Audio routing in Plasma is featureful but not intuitive.

Re: Plasma 5.18

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Post by babypuncher »

skriticos2 wrote: post #20

I just recently switched to kubuntu (KDE) back from fedora (Gnome 3). On one hand I do like that the desktop does not try to re-define basic muscle memory things, like changing the shortcut if you try to switch between two windows of the same application. (Seriously Gnome, WTF?). On the other hand it crashed left and right after install (less so now that it settled down a bit) and there are a million QA type problems…

I've always had awful luck with Kubuntu. I switched to Manjaro's KDE flavor and haven't looked back.

Re: Plasma 5.18

#54

Post by babypuncher »

yori wrote: post #32

I use XFCE. Are there any good reasons to switch to KDE? Honest question.

A friend of mine just made this switch. His biggest reason was Latte Tasks, which he says is much better than any of the similar docks available for XFCE.

Re: Plasma 5.18

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Post by pedrocr »

jhoechtl wrote: post #50
pedrocr wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At least for Firefox that probably means it's running with X emulation. But the Firefox Wayland backend works fine, it just needs to be enabled. But sure, Wayland still has quite a few corner cases like that.

I know about GDK_BACKEND=wayland firefox That works on Gnome and sway, not on plasma. Intel GPU. Still open bugs on bugs.kde.org

I believe the correct variable these days is:

MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 firefox

This makes firefox a full wayland app. But I only use sway, so maybe there are KDE specific bugs.

Re: Plasma 5.18

#56

Post by m1cl »

skriticos2 wrote: post #20

I just recently switched to kubuntu (KDE) back from fedora (Gnome 3). On one hand I do like that the desktop does not try to re-define basic muscle memory things, like changing the shortcut if you try to switch between two windows of the same application. (Seriously Gnome, WTF?). On the other hand it crashed left and right after install (less so now that it settled down a bit) and there are a million QA type problems…

4K + kde =

Re: Plasma 5.18

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Post by tokamak-teapot »

skriticos2 wrote: post #23
diffeomorphism wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Kubuntu has a bad reputation for a reason. The fractional scaling could use some work, agreed. The foundations seem rock solid, but work on new stuff (e.g. wayland, fractional scaling) could be quicker.

Kubuntu at least boots. I was trying neon first, which refused to do so on my laptop.

Ah I was about to suggest neon as it’s been very stable here. There is still that bug with X11 and scaling, but Wayland worked for me so I stuck with it.

Re: Plasma 5.18

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Post by dman »

jhoechtl wrote: post #51
skriticos2 wrote: post #20

I just recently switched to kubuntu (KDE) back from fedora (Gnome 3). On one hand I do like that the desktop does not try to re-define basic muscle memory things, like changing the shortcut if you try to switch between two windows of the same application. (Seriously Gnome, WTF?). On the other hand it crashed left and right after install (less so now that it settled down a bit) and there are a million QA type problems…

As a die hardcore kde fan I am not of a fanboi enough to admit that Gnome has the best HiDPI multi-monitor wayland fractional scaling support of any DE I am aware of.

Things like dwm / i3 handle this much better since there isnt any UI to scale. You just set the right font size and you are good to go.

Re: Plasma 5.18

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Post by useragent86 »

I don't think this is a good idea:

> There are quite a few new things in Plasma 5.18's System Settings. First and foremost is the optional User Feedback settings. These are disabled by default to protect your privacy.

> That said, if you do decide to share information about your installation with us, none of the options allows the system to send any kind of personal information. In fact, the Feedback settings slider lets you decide how much you want to share with KDE developers. KDE developers can later use this information to improve Plasma further and better adapt it to your needs.

Re: Plasma 5.18

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Post by wdfx »

topspin wrote: post #47
rantanplan wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Kubuntu is, and always has been really bad, as a KDE distro. Just use the Fedora KDE spin. I've been using it for the past 10 years or so.

> Kubuntu is, and always has been really bad Not for me. I switched to Kubuntu in 18.04 LTS (after many years of OpenSUSE, so I've got a pretty good idea of how a polished KDE distro looks.) No complaints at all. Kubuntu use to be a poor rendition of KDE but it's working great now. I'm pretty happy with Ubuntu generally; kernel-hwe is outstanding. With 18.04 LTS you still get updated kernels; it was released with 4.1…

This. Kubuntu has been my daily driver at work and home for a good number of years now. Love it.
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