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KDE is an international technology team creating user-friendly free and open source software for desktop and portable computing. KDE’s software runs on GNU/Linux, BSD and other operating systems, including Windows.

Plasma 6 Bugs

If you encounter a bug, proceed to https://bugs.kde.org, check whether it has been reported.

If it hasn't, report it yourself.

PLEASE THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE POSTING HERE.

Developers do not look for reports on social media, so they will not see it and all it does is clutter up the feed.

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[–] in_sympathy@mastodon.social 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (13 children)

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social is there any distro for Raspberry Pi with KDE? I’d love to give it a try 🙌🏻

[–] triskelion@floss.social 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@in_sympathy @kde @kde@lemmy.kde.social I recommend Fedora KDE Spin

For installation instructions, checkout: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/raspberry-pi/

Note: Current stable release of Fedora only includes Plasma 5. Plasma 6 will be included in the upcoming stable release, Fedora 40, which is scheduled for release later this month.

[–] in_sympathy@mastodon.social 3 points 7 months ago (5 children)
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[–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago

KDE slaps. Easily the best desktop experience of any option.

[–] LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I would love to use something like Plasma, but there is no equivalent of windows-rs for me to write my own tiling window manager on top of the DE in a sane language 🙃

[–] ami@floss.social 3 points 7 months ago

@LGUG2Z
Assuming you are implying "rust is the only sane language",
take a look at what @kdab is doing, they have been posting quite a bit about #rust #cpp #Qt interop lately.

They might also be able teach you sane C++ 😉
@kde @kde@lemmy.kde.social

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Ob unsere Kinder wohl noch computer kaufen können werden, die ihnen gehören?

[–] soop@wetdry.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] soop@wetdry.world 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social actually i've been curious about this for a while. what would it take to port X or Wayland and all the other stuff needed to run a Linux desktop to Windows? could be a fun project for someone with a severe lack of sanity

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

could be a fun project for someone with a severe lack of sanity

[–] Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 4 points 7 months ago

Some of it already works through WSL.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

KDE already has Windows apps but I suspect making KDE work outside of Linux would be really challenging and probably impossible on Windows

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[–] Rita89@mastodon.social 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social hello! I actually have Windows 11 on my pc. This Plasma have the same functionalities but no ads?

[–] Bro666@lemmy.kde.social 3 points 7 months ago

No ads, no spyware, no demos, as all software is fully functional and free. Also no subscriptions, no license fees, no unwanted communications.

A KDE-based system includes lots of customisation possibilities (i.e. you can change practically everything in you system and desktop environment), but is also perfectly functional as is, even if you do not change a thing.

KDE software will work on most hardware, even on older computers.

Note that a KDE system is a different experience from Windows. There are different apps -- instead of Microsoft Office, you would use LibreOffice, for example; instead of Photoshop, you would use Krita or GIMP, etc.. This requires you approach KDE system and its Plasma desktop with an open mind.

On the other hand, KDE brings you lots of interesting features you probably did not think possible, like near perfect integration between your phone and your desktop, plenty of tools to control your system, and easy and safe management of all the apps on your system.

Also, bear in mind that it is created by a community of users, not a company. We are not in it to make money off of you. In fact the community has organised itself as a non-profit charity. It is worth pointing out there is a strong community of teachers within the KDE community, as we produce quite a lot of educational software, including GCompris:

https://www.gcompris.net/

If you would like to learn more, start here:

https://kde.org/

Or just ask. We will be happy to guide you in your discovery of KDE, will be happy to answer your questions, and will appreciate your feedback and thoughts.

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