Overview
KDE is a free-software community best known for the Plasma desktop environment and the Qt-based KDE Applications suite.
Recent Developments
- 2026-10-14: Plasma 6.8 release on KDE’s 30th anniversary — Wayland-only Plasma sessions, remote desktop improvements, NVIDIA triple-buffering fixes, System Monitor CPU pinning, Discover remote updates for Flatpak (2026-10-15-kde-plasma-6-8-x11-farewell)
- Native X11 Plasma sessions removed; X11 applications continue via XWayland