I confirm @davidrevoy IS REAL 🤯

I just touched 🫵 the real David in person in Paris at Wikimania while was drawing 😭 🤩 is really real!

Facts checked:

- David Revoy really enjoys @Krita
- really uses @kde Plasma
- really contributes to tablet firmware
- really believes in Software Freedom and Open Artworks
- really NOT "made by AI"
- really super kind 😭 😭 ❤️

DONATE TO REAL DAVID REVOY ↓
https://liberapay.com/davidrevoy/

#FreeSoftware #KDE #Krita

Ich habe heute eine besondere Überraschung für euch: Spacefun steht ab sofort für alle kostenfrei zum Download zur Verfügung. Einfach auf https://spacefun.ch gehen und auf den Download Button klicken. Dort findet ihr alle verfügbaren Varianten, von KDE Plasma, über LXQt, Xfce, Tuxwiz mit IceWM bis hin zu GNOME. Ich wünsche euch viel Spass beim ausprobieren und freue mich natürlich über Feedback.

#Linux #Debian #Spacefun #KDE #LXQt #Xfce #IceWM #GNOME

I’ve been working on a native KDE client based on #Carburetor, and I’m happy to announce its release under the name #Karburetor.

The goal of this project is to provide a better Tor experience for KDE Plasma users with a client that fits naturally into the KDE ecosystem, without GNOME dependencies and with a focus on a more native, simple, and integrated experience.

In this release, several parts of Carburetor have been redesigned so Karburetor can run independently from GNOME. The settings, proxy management, and user interface have been adapted to better match KDE standards.

Karburetor now uses native KDE settings and integrates more smoothly with Plasma services. Proxy handling has also been improved, allowing Plasma and KDE applications to directly use the Tor connection.

New features include active Bridge detection, improved support for different Tor transports, and a more extensible architecture for future improvements.

GitHub:
https://github.com/kdefarsi/karburetor

P.S. Due to network limitations in Iran, Codeberg being censored, and GitLab being sanctioned, unfortunately the sources are temporarily hosted on Microsoft GitHub for now.

I may move the project to KDE Invent in the future if possible, after it becomes more stable.

#KDE #KDEPlasma #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Tor #Privacy #GNUlinux #Qt #KDEApps

KDE Union update: https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-08/union-summer-2026-update

#KDE #Union #Linux

I love the old school #Unix desktop environments. It goes hand in hand with the server grade hardware I could never afford, and just oozes industrial quality. Think heavy and intimidating #beige workstations by #HP, #DEC and #Sun with the power consumption of a regular house hold and metal cooling fans that could slice fingers.

Back in the day, #FVWM2 had some of the same vibe. Also, the original Common Desktop Environment (#CDE), created by some of the major vendors of Unix-like systems created back in the day is still available (https://sourceforge.net/projects/cdesktopenv/). If you're used to a modern desktop, it could be a rough experience for daily use though.

Honestly, I'm quite happy with #KDE #Plasma, and would be thrilled by just the visuals. I'm sure you know where I'm going with this, so without further jibberjabber, I give you: The CDE Plasma Theme! It's delicious! :D

https://github.com/spacestate1/cde-plasma

#theme #linux #desktop

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Screenshot of Debian running the latest KDE Plasma, skinned with the CDE Plasma Theme. LibreWolf (Firefox fork) and a terminal window running btop in a tmux session visible. Also, a bottom bar with various application icons, time, date and virtual desktop.

Das nun veröffentlichte KDE Plasma 6.7.4 enthält Fehlerbehebungen für KWin, Discover, Spectacle, Drucken, gruppierte Aufgaben, Anzeigeverwaltung und den neuen Plasma Login Manager. Discover entfernt nun zerstörte Ressourcen, anstatt ungültige Einträge stehen zu lassen.

#linux #kde

KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Released with KWin, Discover, and Login Manager Fixes

https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-7-4-released-with-kwin-discover-and-login-manager-fixes/

A few days ago, I decided it was time to give @kde Plasma a try on Debian Testing. I've not used Plasma in years. It's really come a long, long way. What a great experience!

#kde #plasma #linux #debian

Trying FreeBSD as a Linux user – Kenvexity – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdUwCQttWKM&t=25s

I enjoyed this video. Very down-to-earth.

Some key points at <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1ubn8mp/trying_freebsd_as_a_linux_user_kenvexity/>.

#FreeBSD #KDE #Plasma #Xorg #TWM #graphics #hardware #Firefox #Linuxulator #Steam

I have bit of a problem with getting SDDM to start a Plasma session under Wayland on FreeBSD 15.1.

I've installed KDE Plasma using "kde-installer-dialogs" from alfix (link below). After rebooting, the SDDM greeter shows up as expected, but entering my credentials just returns me to the greeter.

Disabling SDDM, and manually starting a session with "% exec dbus-launch ck-launch-session startplasma-wayland" works fine.

Any ideas?

Excerpt from /var/log/sddm.log:

[17:55:08.941] (II) DAEMON: Greeter starting...
[17:55:08.942] (II) DAEMON: Greeter stopping...
[17:55:08.942] (WW) DAEMON: Error from greeter session: "Process crashed"
[17:55:08.942] (WW) DAEMON: Auth: sddm-helper (--socket /tmp/sddm-auth-0646d0ea-c7ba-4fac-99d1-69f703416d2c --id 6 --start /usr/local/bin/sddm-greeter-qt6 --socket /tmp/sddm-:0-ikHaiz --theme /usr/local/share/sddm/themes/breeze --user sddm --greeter) crashed (exit code 1)
[17:55:08.942] (WW) DAEMON: Error from greeter session: "Process crashed"
[17:55:08.942] (WW) DAEMON: Auth: sddm-helper exited with 9
[17:55:08.942] (II) DAEMON: Greeter stopped. SDDM::Auth::HelperExitStatus(9)
[17:55:08.963] (II) HELPER: [PAM] Starting...
[17:55:08.963] (II) HELPER: [PAM] Authenticating...
[17:55:08.963] (II) HELPER: [PAM] returning.
[17:55:08.963] (II) HELPER: Writing cookie to "/tmp/xauth_pDPLBN"
[17:55:08.963] (II) HELPER: Starting X11 session: "" "/usr/local/bin/sddm-greeter-qt6 --socket /tmp/sddm-:0-FSIfCO --theme /usr/local/share/sddm/themes/breeze"
[17:55:08.965] (II) DAEMON: Greeter session started successfully
[17:55:09.013] (II) DAEMON: Message received from greeter: Connect
[18:07:19.151] (WW) DAEMON: Signal received: SIGTERM
[18:07:19.152] (II) DAEMON: Greeter stopping...

https://gitlab.com/alfix/kde-installer-dialogs

#freebsd #kde #wayland

Anyone know why using sftp with Dolphin in Plasma is so slow in Alpine Linux?

Using Debian, doing the same thing is like greased lightning.

It's not network, ssh/scp/rsync/sftp command line works wicked fast between hosts with Alpine.

Something about Alpine and Plasma it seems. This has been an on-going thing.

Anyone know a workaround, beside using a different protocol I mean? This should "just work" like on other distros.

#Linux #AlpineLinux #Alpine #Plasma #KDE #KDEPlasma #Dolphin #sftp

KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta arrives with Plasma Bigscreen, new Union theme system https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/kde-plasma-6-7-beta-arrives-with-plasma-bigscreen-new-union-theme-system/

#KDE #Linux #OpenSource #Plasma

Until now I've never bothered to look into the internals of keyboard software support and whatnot, but for a long time I somehow put up with #Alpine #Linux (or maybe it was a #KDE / #Wayland issue?) not enabling by default key repeat - or however you call holding a button and have it register as continuous holding instead of a single press.

Lo and behold, on #OpenBSD that just works. On the other hand, changing the language on my keyboard when using cwm instead of something like KDE?...

setxkbmap -layout ro does not output an error, but still doesn't mean it actually switched me to Romanian (however, something like French actually just works). wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=ro outputs the error that ro is not a valid encoding. According to the documentation, encodings are apparently listed in /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsksymdef.h - and indeed, there seems to be no "ro" in there. Changing locale didn't seem to help either.

Then I took a deep dive into the man page of wsconsctl(8). There it says: "The current mapping can be printed with wsconsctl keyboard.map. The value for each keycode specifies the keysym that is output when each of Key, Shift + Key, AltGr + Key, or Shift + AltGr + Key is pressed" A magic thing then happens... I test wsconsctl keyboard.map+="keycode 15 = l L at" - afterwards, I see in the keyboard mapping "l L at at"; the output is a Polish l=L with slash. I decide to test AltGr with every other key on my keyboard... I burst into laughter when I realized that I do have now Romanian characters: they were hidden with AltGr. I can't seem to spot them in keyboard.map, where according to the documentation all keysyms should be specified. Maybe setxbkmap did the magic on top? At least I am grateful I can type ăâșîț and not have to copy paste the characters.

I'm running Plasma 6.6 on a box and I'm kind of struggling with the lack of adjustable window outline intensity. I really miss this... whined about it elsewhere.

Examples attached of with and without and where to set it in pre-6.6 and 6.6.

Anyone know how to get this setting back, either via command line or smoke signal or whatever?

#KDE #KDEPlasma #Plasma #Plasma66 @kde

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Breeze Window Decoration, Shadows and Outline on KDE Plasma 6.3.4 (Debian Trixie) has the option to increase the window 'Outline Intensity' as shown in this dialog box.

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Breeze Window Decoration, Shadows and Outline on KDE Plasma 6.6 (KDE Linux) has the option to increase the window 'Outline Intensity' removed as shown in this dialog box