I have an issue with hints where I can’t disable the border. In the Kwin Debug Console, the hints window is actually a layer and shows up as KWin::LayerShellV1Window.

KDE Gear ⚙️ 25.04 is out with new exciting features and improvements landing in Dolphin, Kdenlive, Okular, Itinerary, KDE Connect, Tokodon and many, many more.

https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.04.0/

#apps #opensource #freesoftware

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The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 25.04 has been released.

Codenamed “Plucky Puffin”, Kubuntu 25.04 continues our tradition of giving you Friendly Computing by integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

The release features the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop, KDE Gear 24.12.3, kernel 6.14, and many other updated applications and libraries.

I've tried Helliboard and Fossify keyboard, and both have issues through KDE remote. Would anyone have a recommendation for a more privacy focused keyboard that works with KDE remote?

Edit: to explain

Helliboard doesn't pass caps.

Fossify keyboard doesn't backspace

Every four months, the KDE community rolls out a new wave of app releases all at once.

These updates cover a wide range of needs. Whether you’re managing personal files on your laptop or overseeing servers located thousands of miles away, KDE offers powerful tools to help you stay in control. Need to troubleshoot someone’s system remotely from the comfort of your sofa? There’s an app for that, too. From creating short viral clips for social media to producing full-length documentaries, KDE’s creative tools have you covered. And when it’s time to unwind, you can count on KDE for enjoying music, movies, or a good book.

Keep reading to discover what’s new in KDE Gear 25.04…

Hi,

Since the VSCode header changed, the official KDE Breeze theme no longer works for it.

Thanks

I think this has been this way for a little while, but Breeze offers the ability to take it from the half squared/half rounded window decoration to a full rounded version. You just have to enable the thin border option in the Breeze window decoration settings. (sorry I'm not at a Linux OS right now to say exact name of the setting).

HOWEVER, I discovered that Firefox has included the option to make it's own bottom border rounded on Linux, which up until then was a sore point for KDE themes. To enable it, in Firefox about:config, turn "widget.gtk.rounded-bottom-corners.enabled" to "true" and restart Firefox.

I have no idea how long that FF setting has been there, but I'm really glad it is.

Now we have fully rounded window decorations and a proper looking DE. Thanks!!

Edit: None of the answers I got work so I went ahead and filed a bug in KDE bugzilla: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=502901

Neither CTRL Q or CTRL W work for me. I set a hotkey for the window operations menu in Settings app > Shortcuts > KWin > Window Operations Menu, but then pressing the close button in the context menu that shows, closes the window of the other window I was focused on and not the debugger.

cross-posted from: https://social.packetloss.gg/post/1837940

1. I start my computer ;
2. The loading screen appears ;
3. The login screen appears (but logging in will not work) ;
4. The screen turns black with underscore ;
5. The login screen reappears (logging in will finally work) ;
6. I'm logged in.

It has been like that for a while, I expected this bug to be found & fixed eventually, but after running an update today, it still hasn't, which is why I'm now posting here.

So, when the login screen first appears :

• either I have time to type my password & press enter, but afterwards the login screen still disappears then reappears as if I never tried to log in ;
• or I'm still typing the password while it disappears then it reappears as if I never started typing ;
• or I wait for it to disappear & reappear, and only then I can finally log in.

What to do ?

Thank you

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/post/932119

A nice little anecdote and important message

Some time ago (I think january) Amarok, was updated in Debian, from 2.9.x to 3.x (now it is 3.2.2). After the upgrade Amarok no longer showed the things from the database (lyrics, listen counts, etc).

I would like to restore the statistics database but I did not find the steps. Could you point me to the right instructions, or provide some advice about how to work on this?

@prav table in @kde conference in Gandhinagar, #Gujarat.

Cc @bshah @kde

#Prav #XMPP #FreeSoftware

@double_a_runi giving lighting talk on how he uses btrfs for doing laptop backups at @kde@floss.social #cki2025

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Advaith hosting workshop on how to write @Cockpit plugins at @kde@floss.social #cki2025

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@aakarshmj taking workshop on KEcolab from @be4foss on how to measure energy efficiency of software at @kde@floss.social #cki2025

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Just found out about this guy on YouTube named Nuxttux because I've been trying to make some social media videos.

Kdenlive is a completely different beast than the one that I remember using a couple of years ago. It has so much functionality in it, like all the "TikTok effects", proxy clips, rendering previews, visualizing effect curves between keyframes... like damn. This is actually legit software now for my basic needs.

The thing is, it seems like these were all added in the past 2 years, because I had 23.x installed through the Debian repo and I upgraded through Flatpak to 24.12 and it seems to have added all of these?

Anyway holy shit. Go give these guys some money. This is game changing

Utkarsh talking about how @be4foss is shaping future of sustainable @kde@floss.social software at #cki2025

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@sahil talking about free software mirrors at @kde@floss.social #cki2025

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Mr. Keith Wilson from coding australia explains the state of open-source in Australia at @kde@floss.social #cki2025

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@rishi talking about @nixos_org at @kde@floss.social #cki2025

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