Kde Plasma 6.3 is now out!

Darius · February 13, 2025, 2:33am

The only problem is that once you have assigned the SDDM wallpaper in this way, you can no longer go back to the default state. Deleting the image only results in a light blue area.

allewyn · February 13, 2025, 4:36am

Didn’t see the update but it’s there See no issues either. Whew!

SCORPION2000 · February 13, 2025, 1:25pm

After update to Plasma 6.3 and reboot i got a black screen with a line( - ) and my cursor.
I had to reboot system again after that I got in after login and no problem… Wierd
Wayland session BTW.

sothis6881 · February 13, 2025, 4:18pm

The scale on my laptop was reset on the previous big update, so it’s not just you.

SemLraug · February 13, 2025, 5:59pm

Updated yesterday.
All’s well.

Things are boringly stable at the moment

thereillywriter · February 13, 2025, 7:35pm

See if you can reproduce it and then file a bug report. I haven’t experienced that issue at all on either the beta or final release…

thereillywriter · February 13, 2025, 7:45pm

As noted by the KDE developers, the X11 session in KDE Plasma is a legacy feature that is maybe one-step removed from abandonware. All development/testing is done on Wayland and X11 is an afterthought (if even). If not having a stable and reliable X11 session is deal breaker, I’d switch to an LTS distro until the issues preventing you from using Wayland get ironed out.

JKMooney · February 13, 2025, 11:21pm

Just took a look at the WhiteSur-Dark theme, That may be my favorite Plasma theme so far

mardi · February 14, 2025, 4:48am

I’m going to use X11 session on KDE Plasma as long as I can. When it will become abandonware I move to use WM’s like openbox. If Wayland is going to be usable and stable at some point I might start using it. At the moment I see no reason to do so.

thereillywriter · February 14, 2025, 5:02am

What’s preventing you from switching? I have been daily-driving Wayland since 5.27 without issue.

mardi · February 14, 2025, 5:37am

Nothing big actually. Just few little annoyances with themes, sddm etc. I also like to use plank as a dock which is not possible with wayland.

SCORPION2000 · February 14, 2025, 7:06am

I don’t know I have gotten this every now and then after Plasma update or kernel update but it seems rare.

And BTW I run Wayland without any issues.

k4ever07 · February 14, 2025, 9:18pm

I’m glad you like it! You should also install the corresponding Kvantum theme to go with it and set your Application Style to “kvantum.”

Are you desktop widgets darker than your panel when using the theme?

JKMooney · February 15, 2025, 3:55am

I did grab the Kvantum theme as well. I like how it adapts nicely to changing desktop wallpapers.