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KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing
Some of the highlights of KDE Plasma 6.8 include triple buffering for NVIDIA GPUs enabled by default, support for recording audio in Spectacle during screen recording, and automatic logic support for Plasma Login Manager on distros with older systemd versions, such as KDE neon.
KDE Plasma 6.8 also brings support for the Flatpak version of Microsoft Edge in Plasma Browser Integration, the ability to configure wireless access points to automatically select a channel in the Networks page in System Settings, and better detection of dark GTK 2 themes and applying a matching icon theme.
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KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta Release - KDE Community
This releases marks the second half of the Union theming system’s public tech preview!
New in Plasma 6.8: Union now themes QtWidgets applications, such as Dolphin and Kate. Bear in mind this support is preliminary and you will encounter bugs. When you do, please report them here!
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KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta released for testing | GamingOnLinux
The next main release of the KDE Plasma desktop is coming soon, and a first Beta is available for you to check it out and go hunting for bugs. It continues to be my favourite way of using Linux (Fedora KDE), thanks to lots of sane defaults and plenty of options for configuring things exactly how you want.
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KDE Plasma 6.8 Is Available for Beta Testing
KDE Plasma desktop 6.8 is now available for beta testing, while the final release is planned for October 14, 2026.
The new version of this popular Linux desktop environment, introduced some new features, UI improvements, and fixed various bugs.
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I tried the KDE Plasma 6.8 beta, and it’s hands down as good as it gets - ZDNET
If you know Linux, you’ll know KDE Plasma, which is one of the most popular open-source desktops on the market. Over the past few years, KDE Plasma has become an elegant, efficient, and high-performing desktop. Yet if the beta version of 6.8 is any indication of future direction, the developers plan to take the desktop to another level.
I downloaded the latest KDE Linux ISO, which includes KDE Plasma 6.8 beta 1. As soon as I installed the release and logged in, I was impressed.
Planet KDE:
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KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta Release - KDE Community
This releases marks the second half of the Union theming system’s public tech preview!
New in Plasma 6.8: Union now themes QtWidgets applications, such as Dolphin and Kate. Bear in mind this support is preliminary and you will encounter bugs. When you do, please report them here!
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KDE Plasma 6.8 finally adds easy backups, so I ran the beta to see if it’s ready
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It’s been 30 years since the KDE desktop environment was released, and the team has a very special release in the form of version 6.8 set to release on October 14. This “anniversary edition” of KDE Plasma brings with it a lot of improvements and new features — including the Kup utility, a handy and easy-to-use backup tool in the overall excellent KDE Plasma desktop environment.