Bernie @[email protected]

Ah, finally this annoying bug in #Plasma Discover was fixed:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=428175
#KDE

btw... I use #ArchLinux...

...which doesn't force you to reboot, but leaves your system in an inconsistent state where your kernel doesn't match the installed modules... #KDE apps can't load KFile libs... and a number of other glitches.

#EliteDangerous running in #Steam with #KDE #Plasma on #Wayland 🤩

All I had to do is update wine-mono with protontricks:
https://www.protondb.com/app/359320
This will probably become unnecessary in the next update of #Proton.

#linux #gaming

ah, #KDE #Plasma 5.20.3 landed on #ArchLinux 😍

https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-5-20-3-desktop-update-arrives-with-more-than-30-bug-fixes

#KDE Tip: A New Way to Change the Volume?

https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/jp4in8/kde_tip_a_new_way_to_change_the_volume/

Wow, it's already packaged in #ArchLinux

The new package is called plasma-systemmonitor, and the binary is called plasma-systemmonitor, but it's just "System Monitor" in the start menu.

#kde #plasma #linux

Plasma System Monitor Preview Release
https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2020-2020-11/plasma-system-monitor-preview-release
#kde #plasma #linux @srevinsaju

Two more t-shirts for my private collection 🤓
#KDE

#KDE #Plasma 5.20 announcements in several languages are pouring out from @kde, but where are Italian 🇮🇹 and Japanese 🇯🇵 ?

Yesterday I went to the #Plasma room on Matrix to report a memory leak in plasmashell, and the developers suggested I try running it under heaptrack:
https://github.com/KDE/heaptrack

#Linux debug tools rarely come with a polished UI, but this one is absolutely superb 🤩

#programming #kde #qt

This week in #KDE: #Plasma 5.20 is nigh
https://pointieststick.com/2020/10/10/this-week-in-kde-plasma-5-20-is-nigh/

btw, I used #Kdenlive to post-process this video. Nothing too esoteric: crop, scale, rotate and render to WebM-VP9.

The big news is that it worked just fine. I was able to do everything via point-and-click - no command line. I thought I would never live to see the day that Linux video production software got mature enough to... be used 🥺

#KDE #Linux

I've always wondered why KDE
has this weird release schedule where Qt, Frameworks, Plasma and KDE apps are all asynchronous relative to each other.

Read comments 32-36 on this bug for a concrete example:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415150#c32

Modularity can bring advantages, but in this case I really don't see the point. This bug shows the hidden cost.

#kde #linux #programming

#Fedora 34 #KDE Spin Planning Switch To #Wayland
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-34-KDE-Wayland-Plans

I'm more excited about the upcoming Rust talk than the C++20 one that just finished... but honestly it's going to be a much harder migration path 😕

#Akademy2020 #kde #cpp #rust

This is the first time I see a flow chart used to justify the design decisions.

This is what it is like to refactor a complex class hierarchy while considering new requirements, performance, compatibility, amount of effort... yeah, it's twisty like that. But nobody illustrates it so clearly.

#Akademy2020 #KDE #Qt

It's been a very good year for #KDE.

Four years ago, I tried contributing a small bugfix, but the developer onboarding documentation was an inconsistent mess, building from source was a dependency hell, and you needed multiple separate accounts for each piece of infrastructure...

Today, all those obstacles are gone: I was able to contribute a few patches by following the #GitLab flow that many developers are already familiar with.

#Akademy2020

The second talk, "KDE is All About the Apps" had technical challenges, but managed to make some good points:

- Many #KDE apps are good on their own merit
- There's no reason why a #GNOME user, or even a Mac, Windows or Android user, shouldn't be using them
- Often, there's a perception of bundling reinforced by the app's name, website and description
- KDE apps should be taking advantage of existing app stores where users go look for software

https://conf.kde.org/en/akademy2020/public/events/211
#Akademy2020

Tons and tons and tons of Plasma 5.20 features, bugfixes, and UI improvements
https://pointieststick.com/2020/08/28/this-week-in-kde-tons-and-tons-and-tons-of-plasma-5-20-features-bugfixes-and-ui-improvements/

#kde #plasma #linux

Interview with Nate Graham, the all-purpose KDE volunteer and community coordinator.

https://pointieststick.com/2020/08/19/interview-with-bigdaddylinux/
#KDE