KDE Plasma

Plasma
Developer(s)KDE
Initial release11 January 2008 (2008-01-11)[1]
Stable release
6.0.5[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 21 May 2024
Preview release
n/a
Repository
Written inC++, QML
Operating systemUnix-like
PredecessorKDesktop
TypeShell
LicenseGPL 2.0 or later[3]
Websitekde.org/plasma-desktop

Plasma is a set of graphical shells developed by KDE for Unix-like operating systems. It was declared mature with the release of KDE SC 4.2.[4] Currently, it has three variants: one for desktop PCs and laptops (Plasma Desktop)[a],[5][6][7] one for TVs (Plasma Bigscreen),[8] and another for embedded and touch-enabled devices (Plasma Nano).[9] Plasma Desktop, in its default configuration, resembles KDesktop from K Desktop Environment 3 and Microsoft Windows XP; however, extensive configurability allows radical departures from the default layout.[5]

Its technology is a fundamental rewrite of several desktop interaction programs included in previous KDE desktop environments for Unix-like systems, focusing on eye candy and special graphical effects. Plasma replaces the previous KDesktop shell, Kicker taskbar and SuperKaramba widget engine used in the K Desktop Environment 3 series with a unified system of widgets that can be configured and replaced with alternative designs.

Since the split of the KDE Software Compilation into KDE Plasma Workspaces, KDE Frameworks and KDE Applications, each subproject can develop at its own pace.[10] Plasma 5 is on its own release schedule, with feature releases every four months, and bugfix releases in the intervening months.

  1. ^ "4.0 Released". KDE. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  2. ^ "KDE Plasma 6.0.5, Bugfix Release for May". 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "COPYING of Plasma Workspace". KDE Invent. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ "KDE 4.2, NVIDIA, SkyOS, Dead Like Me". 1 Feb 2009. Retrieved 2014-02-12. This new release marks the end of the testing phase by being the first release ready for everyone – instead of just developers and enthusiasts.
  5. ^ a b "Plasma Desktop". Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  6. ^ "Plasma Desktop's repository". GitLab. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ^ "Plasma Workspace's repository". GitLab. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Release schedule for Plasma 5". KDE. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2016-03-31.


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