KDE Plasma 6.5.1 Is Out to Fix Compatibility Issues with Older AMD GPUs

posted by Marius Nestor on Oct 28, 2025,
updated Nov 01, 2025

Even if it comes a week after the release of KDE Plasma 6.5, a major update that just arrived in the stable software repositories of popular rolling-release distros like Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed, the KDE Plasma 6.5.1 update is packed with many improvements and bug fixes, especially for a regression that broke the appearance of mouse pointers on older AMD GPUs.

KDE Plasma 6.5.1 also introduces the ability to drag items out of the Favorites grid in the Kickoff application launcher without accidentally re-ordering them, and improves the option that lets wallpapers switch between their light or dark mode based on color to accurately reflect that it looks at the lightness or darkness of the Plasma style’s colors and not the app’s colors.

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Planet KDE:

• KDE Plasma 6.5.1, Bugfix Release for October - KDE Community

  Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma 6, versioned 6.5.1.

  Plasma 6.5 was released in October 2025 with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience.

  This release adds a week’s worth of new translations and fixes from KDE’s contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include...

Linuxiac:

• KDE Plasma 6.5.1 Desktop Environment Released

  The KDE team has announced the release of Plasma 6.5.1, the first bugfix update to the major Plasma 6.5 series. While no new features are introduced, Plasma 6.5.1 focuses on refinement and reliability.

The Register:

• KDE Plasma 6.5 arrives followed very closely by a bug-fix

  KDE Plasma 6.5 is a significant release with a lot of small improvements in fit and finish; the project's announcement refers to this release as an "inflection point" and says "KDE is on the verge of making it big for the general public." This version has performance and accessibility improvements, simplifies connecting to and sharing Wi-Fi networks, and can automatically switch between light and dark display modes (optionally changing the wallpaper to match).

Neowin:

• KDE Plasma 6.5.1 rolls out, finally fixing an 8-year-old Plasma Desktop bug

  KDE Plasma 6.5.1, the first bug fix update for Plasma 6.5, is out with several fixes, including one for a nearly decade-old Plasma Desktop bug.