Graphical environment for Unix-like operating systems
It has been suggested that KDE Plasma 4 be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2023.
It has been suggested that KDE Plasma 5 be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2023.
Plasma
Plasma 6.0
Developer(s)
KDE
Initial release
11 January 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-11)[1]
Stable release
6.0.4[2]
/ 16 April 2024
Preview release
n/a
Repository
invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop
Written in
C++, QML
Operating system
Unix-like
Predecessor
KDesktop
Type
Shell
License
GPL 2.0 or later[3]
Website
kde.org/plasma-desktop
Plasma (also known as Plasma Desktop) is a graphical shell developed by KDE for Unix-like operating systems. Plasma is a standard desktop interface. It was declared mature with the release of KDE SC 4.2.[4] It is designed for desktop PCs and larger laptops. In its default configuration it resembles KDesktop from K Desktop Environment 3, and Microsoft Windows XP; however extensive configurability allows radical departures from the default layout.[5]
Its technology is a fundamental rewrite of several desktop interaction programs included in previous KDE desktop environments for Unix-like systems, focusing on eye candy and special graphical effects. Plasma replaces the previous KDesktop shell, Kicker taskbar and SuperKaramba widget engine used in the K Desktop Environment 3 series with a unified system of widgets that can be configured and replaced with alternative designs.
Since the split of the KDE Software Compilation into KDE Plasma Workspaces, KDE Frameworks and KDE Applications, each subproject can develop at its own pace.[6] Plasma 5 is on its own release schedule, with feature releases every four months, and bugfix releases in the intervening months.
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"KDE 4.2, NVIDIA, SkyOS, Dead Like Me". 1 Feb 2009. Retrieved 2014-02-12. This new release marks the end of the testing phase by being the first release ready for everyone – instead of just developers and enthusiasts.
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/ 16 April 2024