KDE Plasma 6.2 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
Highlights of KDE Plasma 6.2 include new and improved power management features like per-monitor brightness control, the ability to override apps that are blocking sleep or screen locking, the ability to cycle between power profiles with the Meta+B keyboard shortcut, a power profile badge for the Battery Monitor widget’s icon, along with the ability for the Battery Monitor widget to stay visible while the computer is charging.
KDE Plasma 6.2 also brings new accessibility features like colorblindness filters in the Accessibility KCM, full Sticky Keys support on Wayland, and overhauled Accessibility KCM UI for even greater accessibility, as well as new input device features like support for turning on the “autoscrolling” feature of the Libinput driver and an option to disable smooth scrolling in KDE apps.
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KDE Plasma 6.2 Released, This is What’s New
A new major update to the KDE Plasma desktop has been released, and it’s jam-packed with new features, enhancements, and performance-focused improvements.
Serving as the third release in the new 6.x series, KDE Plasma 6.2 builds on the foundations introduced in earlier this year in KDE Plasma 6.0 and KDE Plasma 6.1 (the latter being the version of KDE shipping out-of-the-box in the new Kubuntu 24.10 release).
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Plasma 6.2 - KDE Community
Plasma 6 has come into its own over the last two releases. The wrinkles that always come with a major migration have been ironed out, and it’s time to start delivering on the promises of the new Qt 6 and Wayland technology platforms that Plasma is built on top of.
One of the outstanding issues has been to make Plasma a more artist-friendly environment by providing full support for the hardware that creative people need to get their work done.
So let’s start there…
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KDE Plasma 6.2 Desktop Environment Released, Here’s What’s New
Nearly four months after the release of Plasma 6.1, followed by four minor versions, with the last one being Plasma 6.1.5, the beloved KDE desktop environment has rolled out the much-anticipated Plasma 6.2 today.
This edition focuses mainly on making it more artist-friendly, smarter, and accessible. Here are the improvements made in this direction.
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KDE Plasma 6.2 Arrives With Drawing and Power Improvements
The KDE Plasma desktop environment has released another update, Plasma 6.2. The update does a lot to improve Plasma, but a good chunk of the update is for digital artists.
Plasma 6.2 introduces a suite of drawing tablet features, including a calibration wizard, test mode, and the ability to define the screen area covered by the tablet. There's no need to worry about having the correct software from device manufacturers, because this functionality is integrated directly into Plasma. There are also color management improvements in Plasma 6.2. The update also improves support for the Wayland color management protocol, which means more consistent color reproduction across monitors. It also includes updates for brightness handling, HDR profiles, and HDR performance. This helps with graphics design, gaming, and video playback. There's also a new tone mapping feature in KWin that helps fix the issue of images exceeding the display's brightness capabilities.
KDE Plasma 6.2 launches with new tools for artists and power management upgrades - Neowin
The KDE project has just announced version 6.2 of its KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment. It's the first big update the popular desktop environment has received since June this year and brings several notable changes, especially for digital artists.
For users of drawing tablets, Plasma 6.2 includes lots of new features, you can now go to System Settings and look for Drawing Tablet to see different tools for configuring your drawing tablet. Some new options include a tablet calibration wizard and test mode; a feature to define the area of the screen that your tablet covers; and the option to re-bind pen buttons to different kinds of mouse clicks.
The KDE project said that you shouldn't need to install new drivers to use your drawing devices but if you see that they do not work, then you can inform the "We care about your Input" project so that work can be done to support your device.
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KDE Plasma 6.2 released with improved Wayland colour management
The KDE team have today released the Plasma 6.2 desktop environment bringing with it a "friendlier, more accessible and smarter environment". This is the same UI used on the Steam Deck Desktop Mode!