ZDNET Backs KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta Ahead of June 16 Release
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Updated · ZDNet · May 20
ZDNET Backs KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta Ahead of June 16 Release
1 articles · Updated · ZDNet · May 20
ZDNET called KDE Plasma 6.7 beta its new Linux desktop of choice after testing the upcoming release on KDE Neon unstable in a virtual machine.
June 16 is the planned final release date, with the review praising broad polish and the return of the Air and Oxygen themes—especially Oxygen's glassy look.
New user-facing additions include a system-tray dark/light toggle, per-screen virtual desktops for multi-monitor setups, easier SMB shared-printer access, and an option to exclude windows from screenshots or recordings.
KWin also gains more consistent desktop blur through the ext-background-effect-v1 Wayland protocol, while many other changes are under the hood.
The reviewer cautioned that the unstable test build was rough and said mainstream Linux distributions may not ship 6.7 immediately after release.
By solving a 20-year-old problem, is KDE Plasma 6.7 now the definitive blueprint for the future of Linux desktops?
Have KDE Plasma's stunning new visual effects finally made the acclaimed Linux desktop too resource-heavy for older hardware?