This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2 (pointieststick.com)
from MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 15 Jun 06:36
https://lemmy.ml/post/16895317

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thingsiplay@beehaw.org on 15 Jun 06:55 next collapse

6.1 isn’t out yet, and I can’t wait for 6.2 already.

queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 15 Jun 17:35 collapse

Genuinely feels great to be hopeful about some parts of technology/software like this. I eagerly look forward to an update from KDE and sometimes GNOME.

Compare that to Google, Microsoft, any other public big tech, I start to just question why I’m not living in the forest as a new member of a Bigfoot extended family.

SeekPie@lemm.ee on 16 Jun 04:12 collapse

Every update on Google or MS: Oh god please no.

Every update on FOSS apps, Linux: Give me more daddy.

kurumin@linux.community on 16 Jun 07:58 collapse

Gnome updates are like god playing dice.

ani@endlesstalk.org on 15 Jun 06:57 next collapse

KDE is the best desktop environment. KDE is proof GNOME is a fricking hot garbage

Onlytanner@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 07:04 next collapse

While I love KDE, why do we have to have this mentality? I don’t care how much of a joke it is or not, just let people use what they want to use. I’ve never used GNOME and I’m not about to start commenting about it but I do know there are a ton of people who use it and love it as much as I love KDE. It’s like the whole Android vs iPhone debate; who fucking cares?

iusearchbtw@lemm.ee on 15 Jun 07:12 next collapse

Tribalism is fun

Onlytanner@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 07:19 next collapse

IMO being part of a community and watching a project evolve is fun, e.g. using Plasma over the years and seeing it grow. I just don’t get the point of bashing another project on the merits of “it’s not the thing I use so it’s inherently bad”. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

[deleted] on 15 Jun 07:39 collapse

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DmMacniel@feddit.de on 15 Jun 08:15 next collapse

Couldn’t you install KDE?

1984@lemmy.today on 15 Jun 08:38 next collapse

All that text and not even one mention of what you don’t like with Gnome.

Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 15 Jun 10:08 next collapse

You need a break from the internet.

Tiempo@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 16 Jun 00:04 collapse

I use KDE,btw

lessthanluigi@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 08:06 collapse

username checks out

toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl on 15 Jun 09:54 next collapse

While there’s something to be said for Android vs iPhone from an ideological standpoint, that also doesn’t apply for KDE and Gnome, both of which are OSS, bay-bee

bitwolf@lemmy.one on 16 Jun 14:28 collapse

I’d argue there are two ideologies.

Gnome focuses on design and user interaction, then features.

Plasma focuses on configuration and modularity, then design.

It does seem like they are starting to converge though. With gnome focusing on more features, and Plasma focusing more on design and consistency.

JoYo@lemmy.ml on 15 Jun 17:19 collapse

theyre just farming engagement. lukewarm takes are the lifeblood of good ecosystems but generally ignored on social web.

1984@lemmy.today on 15 Jun 08:35 next collapse

It’s not garbage and if anything, it makes plasma better by being a bit of competition and offering simplicity.

I think it’s more similar to the mac idea of simplicity, but there isn’t much new features.

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 15 Jun 17:35 collapse

Gnome is way better that Mac OS

ColdWater@lemmy.ca on 15 Jun 10:21 next collapse

Why tho? I mean I love KDE and it’s my daily driver DE but I also like Gnome it’s modern sleek and actually original from other DE which is just Windows Explorer/Mac DE that’s also include KDE

thingsiplay@beehaw.org on 15 Jun 16:44 collapse

I can be mistaken, but maybe he does not mean the quality and usability of Gnome desktop environment itself. I had to guess if I say he means the way it is organized and the decisions are made, which is totally different from the more free approach of KDE. Maybe I am reading too much into it, but that is what I think, maybe because that is the problems I personally have.

turbowafflz@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 14:42 next collapse

In my opinion the title of best desktop is a tie between Plasma, GNOME, and NsCDE. They are all amazing in their own ways and I switch between them all the time.

(Hyprland would be in there if the developer wasn’t a jerk but I’m not willing to use it anymore because he is stupid)

thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 18:50 collapse

I’m out of the loop what happened

turbowafflz@lemmy.world on 17 Jun 20:56 collapse

Assuming you mean the hyprland guy, he was just being a transphobic jerk to people in his discord server

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 15 Jun 17:35 next collapse

I can’t use KDE for anything that requires stability and ease of use. It isn’t bad but gnome and KDE slightly different use cases.

Father_Redbeard@lemmy.ml on 16 Jun 02:35 next collapse

What a garbage take. Use what you want, homie.

bitwolf@lemmy.one on 16 Jun 14:21 next collapse

Gnome is way more put together than Plasma 6 at this point in time. Its rock solid reliable.

I keep gnome as my stable laptop setup, and Plasma as my tinkering with games setup. This outlines both of their strengths individually.

TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world on 16 Jun 14:40 collapse

Gnome is amazing, you have no idea what you’re talking about.

You’re probably too dumb to realise this, but people like you put people off of the projects they aggressively simp for.

Sneptaur@pawb.social on 15 Jun 18:12 next collapse

Oh good. 6.1 seems to fix the only bugs that have personally bothered me. I’m stoked!

octopus_ink@lemmy.ml on 16 Jun 02:43 next collapse

Hey KDE Team: 😘 ❤️ Please don’t ever change!

spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world on 16 Jun 03:39 next collapse

I’m weirdly excited about password-less lockscreens.

Pete90@feddit.de on 16 Jun 10:29 collapse

How would that work? I couldn’t find it in that post.

spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world on 16 Jun 18:49 collapse

I have seen it mentioned elsewhere, such as phoronix.com/…/Plasma-6.1-Last-Minute-Features.

bitwolf@lemmy.one on 16 Jun 14:22 next collapse

Was hoping to see a fix for the right click menu randomly deciding to open as a window.

archy@lemmy.world on 17 Jun 03:22 collapse

Hey, we worked at your airport for 4 months last year