KDE Plasma 6 Linux Desktop

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Chapters:
00:40 KDE & Plasma 6
03:04 A MegaRelease
10:37 Task Switcher
12:39 Virtual Workspaces
14:32 Familiar Themes
16:06 Beauty & Control

#Plasma6 #KDE #Linux #ExplainingComputers

[wernerviehhauser]

I still remember KDE when it was still WIP, a memory hog and frowned upon for being based on "the evil" QT. Damn, it has come a really long way since then.

[Daniel-wnye]

KDE Plasma 6 is the best desktop environment for Linux!
And KDE is a great non-profit organization!
I wish more people would donate to it.

[nategraham]

Thanks for the thorough review, Christopher! I'm glad you had a good time with our work.

[RoboNuggie]

Very nice look around Chris... can't wait for it on FreeBSD.
There was a warning "KDE advises extreme caution after theme wipes Linux user's files" going around... it will get fixed, but caution is advised...

[woodcat]

I remember playing with Compiz cube (on top of gnome) and other effects fifteen years ago. What a time to be alive that was.
KDE is still the including kitchen sink solution as it was back then. Now with nice polish.

[retropcscotland]

I love linux. Always changing and evolving without forced apps and spyware.

[kekpasj]

Notice for KDE 6 + Wayland + Nvidia + Firefox for kde neon users: you need fresh libnvidia-egl-wayland1 package, because Neon based on ubuntu 20.04 and it has older package version with issues. Otherwise, your Firefox will run in full software webrender mode (check via about:support page). And of course as usual you have to put nvidia-drm.modeset=1 into grub command boot options.

[sbc_tinkerer]

I have always liked the Plasma desktop. So many ways to configure it. Something for everyone. Funny how the XP like theme is called eXPose.
BTW, the "hamburger" menu is quite old dating back to 1981 where it was first seen on the Xerox Star Workstation.

[PaulFeakins]

Another incredible video, thank you Chris. I've loved KDE since I started using Linux over 20 years ago. My home and work PCs are Kubuntu and Neon respectively. I also prefer the "Large Icons" task switcher. KDE really is the best, as are your videos!

[Alabaster]

Love this channel, it's like a Techmoan's younger brother demonstrating computers. 😁

[andresbravo]

Plasma 6 is the Mega Release, and I loved it. Cheers to the KDE team for doing it possible for freedom!

[nqzejtm]

I installed Manjaro with plasma yesterday. I haven't used KDE in over 10 years and I'm very impressed with how much it's improved.

[AndreasElf]

Microsoft should take notes. I really like the GUI in this.

[deadly_carp]

Congratulations on passing 1 million subscribers :)

[gloiloidn]

New Linux Distros are always exciting! There are so many varieties and one differs from another in so many ways, plus the huge customisation abilities. I haven't heard about KDE's distro before but I like this distro now. Great video!

[ronaldmarshall]

As always Chris, you do a wonderful job! Great video!!!

[chrisk]

Finally, Kevin the Hamster gets the international recognition that he so richly deserves. Thank-you so much for mentioning him.

[ray]

Windows Vista debuted with a 'flip switch' task switcher feature. It wasn't the easiest to activate, but it worked quite nicely. Microsoft called it 'Flip 3D', you activated it using Windows Key + Tab instead of Alt + Tab.

And even better, if you held down (I think from memory), Windows Key + Alt + Tab, it locked the Flip 3D task switcher open so that you could use the arrow keys to select which program you wanted :)

That was 17yrs ago! My goodness how time flies.

[klaxoncow]

Again, your videos help me to see when my laptop screen needs a cleaning.

As I prefer a dark theme, so I don't always notice the odd mark. But then, watching your videos in full screen, with those bright white transition screens, it all becomes readily apparent when it needs a bit of a wipe down.

[mikefinn]

Always some new to learn and enjoy. Thanks Chris for taking the time to teach us about new KDE Plasma.