KDE Plasma gets a ton of bug fixes as 6.8 begins landing on people's computers
Check if your bugbear got fixed.
KDE Plasma 6.8 has been released on October 14th, with most users likely having already received it. Despite the widespread distribution, some bugs managed to slip through the cracks. However, the KDE community has been diligently working to squash these issues, resulting in a series of bug fixes. Users experiencing problems with the new build should check for a recent update to address these concerns.
The team has been addressing regressions, which occur when previously functioning features break after an update. Reported regressions include notifications appearing in the wrong location, cloned panels losing their assigned screen, and Plasma crashing when handling a high number of screens, virtual desktops, and activities. Once these regressions were resolved, the community turned their attention to fixing more longstanding bugs.
Plasma version 6.8.2 addressed three different crashes when using Discover for system updates and another bug causing remote desktop sessions to crash when launched from within a Flatpak. While some issues were deferred to the 6.9 release, such as the Full Screen button in the Web Browser widget activating full-screen mode unintentionally, users are encouraged to update their desktop environment if they encounter any broken features to potentially find their issues resolved.
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