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KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta: New Login Manager, USB Portal and Wayland improvements (en.ubunlog.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/linux@programming.dev
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Key points:

  • Introduce plasma-login-manager as a modern replacement for SDDM.
  • New virtual plasma-keyboard and OEM plasma-setup wizard.
  • Critical improvements in Wayland: XRandr emulation and reliable screen mirroring.
  • USB portal for security in isolated apps and OCR support in Spectacle.
  • Accessibility controls for edge contrast and Wi-Fi connection via QR code.

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[–] 2 points 9 months ago

i wonder why the switch to plasma-login-manager

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    [–] 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    These are some crazy big things!!

    Plasma-login is nice, has some very needed things

    Plasma-keyboard is essential for anyone on a convertible or even tablet, as the old maliit keyboard is abandonware

    The usb portal will be really useful

    Ocr support in spectacle! This exists on proprietary android but not AOSP, and on windows too. Really neat. I hope the integration is nice, this is a really big UI task.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    I'll be so glad to ditch maliit, it isn't responsive at all and gets pushed off the screen by a simple vertical taskbar. Even worse, it spams the journal with so much unnecessary debug info that I never found any way to turn off or filter out.

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    • [+] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago*

    I never liked KDE. I used it before there was GNOME but I used GNOME 2 for years and Cinnamon or XFCE after that.

    I probably tried KDE4 once and KDE5 a couple times. Not for me. But I have used KDE a lot since Plasma 6. I have to agree with you. They are doing a great job. It is probably the best environment for Wayland.

    I also use COSMIC a bit and Niri is my favourite environment. But I do seem to be using Plasma 6 a lot. It is sitting in front of me now.

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    • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    Oh man I am so excited for the new keyboard! I had so many issues with trying to get one working on my Ally, and eventually had to give up because none of them scaled properly

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    [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    Why the move from SDDM to PLM?

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    [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Will this make it in Kubuntu 26.04? That'd be awesome!

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