KaOS Linux 2024.05 Released, Here’s What’s New
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Two months after the previous 2024.03 version, KaOS, a rolling-release and KDE-centric Linux distro betting on the XFS file system released its brand-new 2024.05 ISO. It introduces a more intuitive Plasma desktop, upgraded applications supporting Qt6, and various system-based updates.
Of course, the main focus is on the latest and greatest in the KDE ecosystem. In light of this, Kaos 2024.05 offers the latest versions of Plasma 6.0.5, KDE Gear 24.05, and Frameworks 6.2.0, all built on Qt 6.7.1, promising a smoother and more robust desktop experience.
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KaOS 2024.05: Exciting Updates To KDE Plasma Distro - Fossbytes
The latest stable ISO release for version 2024.05 of KaOS, brings exciting updates and improvements to this independent Linux distribution. KaOS is designed to offer a smooth and efficient experience with the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
The previous major release, KaOS 2024.01, upgraded the distro to KDE Plasma 6 and 2024.05 continues to build on that release by introducing new features and improvements.
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KaOS Linux 2024.05 Adds Bcachfs Support and More » Linux Magazine
With kernel 6.8 comes support for bcachefs and KaOS Linux has added it as an option. The only catch is bcachefs is only available when doing a manual partitioning within the Calamarers installer.
For those who don't know, bcachefs is a copy-on-write file system that offers the features of ZFS and Btrfs with the speed and reliability of ext4 or XFS. The bcachefs file system is also supported by the KDE Partition Manager, which is found on KaOS Linux 2024.05.
Speaking of the Plasma Desktop, KaOS Linux 20024.05 ships with version 6.0.5, KDE Gear 24.05, and KDE Frameworks 6.2, which are all built on the Qt 6.7.1 framework. You'll also find a new phonon sound backend.
For the moment, VLC has yet to be ported for Qt6, so phonon-mpv is used by default (because it supports Qt 6). There are other applications that now conform to Qt6, such as Gcompris, Calligra, KWave, and Kaffeine.