Search

Showing top 53 results for "plasma desktop"

…And some desktops are heavily customizable, too, so if you want an easier choice, you can go with something like KDE Plasma to make things easier, and then customize it later on…

May 11, 2026 · João Carrasqueira

Wayland is getting a 6-year-long fix for its most annoying quirk, and KDE and GNOME are already implementing it

…already working to get this protocol working with their desktop environments. KDE announced its intentions during the last This Week in Plasma post : After over 6 years in development, the Wayland session…

Mar 29, 2026 · Simon Batt

The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes

…Sure enough, one update caused my KDE Plasma desktop to go into a bootloop, so I restarted my PC and loaded up a previous kernel from GRUB. Sure enough, everything was fixed…

Apr 4, 2026 · Simon Batt

Ubuntu 26.04 will block your upgrade on Thursday if your containers still use cgroup v1

…06 / 8 Features What is the name of Ubuntu's default desktop environment since version 17.10? A KDE Plasma B Unity C XFCE D GNOME Correct! Since Ubuntu 17.10, GNOME…

Apr 20, 2026 · Simon Batt

I stopped recommending Linux Mint after trying Lubuntu on a nine-year-old laptop

…Related I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6.6 and it fixed all my complaints about the Linux desktop It's time to move on from GNOME As its name indicates…

May 8, 2026 · João Carrasqueira

I ditched GIMP for Krita and never looked back

…Krita's KDE roots are a huge benefit for me I'm already loving KDE Plasma on any Linux distro I use When I set off to find an alternative to GIMP…

Mar 23, 2026 · Simon Batt

Fedora is becoming the default Linux recommendation, and Ubuntu did this to itself

…04 / 8 Features What is the default desktop environment in Fedora Workstation? A KDE Plasma B Xfce C MATE D GNOME Correct! Fedora Workstation ships with GNOME as its default desktop environment…

Apr 24, 2026 · João Carrasqueira

I ran Windows 11 and Linux side by side for a year, and a clear winner emerged for productivity

…Still, on a desktop like KDE Plasma, animations still exist, but generally play out faster to keep things smooth. Related Microsoft finally admitted Windows 11 was broken, but I've already moved…

Apr 6, 2026 · João Carrasqueira

I tried Fedora and learned why it's not the beginner Linux distro everyone assumes it is

…Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop See at The Fedora Project

Apr 8, 2026 · João Carrasqueira

Linux desktops finally learned restraint, and that's the upgrade Windows still hasn't made

…Linux desktops are finally letting go of legacy hardware Some things just aren't worth holding onto forever Microsoft wants Windows to be compatible with everything ever released for the OS, but…

May 31, 2026 · Simon Batt

Followed topics

Search

KDE Plasma

I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore

Top stories

KDE Plasma 6.7 is just days away as contributors rush to add last-minute tweaks

I gave my old Chromebook new life by making it look like Windows 95 using the XFCE desktop environment

I stopped using my Steam Deck as just a handheld after discovering Desktop Mode