KDE Plans to Introduce New Apps and Plasma Stability Improvements in 2018 | Linux Today

KDE Plans to Introduce New Apps and Plasma Stability Improvements in 2018

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Marius Nestor
Jan 16, 2018

For starters, 2018 will bring KDE users a new, long-term supported Plasma desktop environment, version 5.12, which just entered beta stages of development the other day giving us a first glimpse into its new features and improvements. While it’s mostly focused on stability and speed improvements, the KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS release promises better, long-term Wayland support, smartphone integration, a unified look, infinite customizations, as well as integrated desktop widgets and search.

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Marius Nestor

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