The KDE Community posted KDE plasma 6.4.6, The Sixth and final maintenance update The 6.4 series focuses on refining the desktop experience with dozens of fixes addressing crashes, visual errors, and minor usability issues. It doesn't introduce major appearance changes, but it does make fine adjustments to key system areas, building on previous improvements such as plasma 6.3.5.
As is usually the case at the end of a cycle, the goal is close the stable versionThis update fixes issues with KWin, Discover, Task Manager, System Settings, and various widgets. The update will be rolled out gradually. stable repositories of the main GNU/Linux distributions in Europe and Spain in the coming days.
Main desktop changes in Plasma 6.4.6
A problem that prevented the Breeze GTK style from being enabled by default in Plasma has been resolved, which could cause a inconsistent visual experience between Qt and GTK apps. Ink levels are also adjusted in the printer widget to avoid unnecessary or missing readings, and corrects a recent regression that caused some map apps to did not appear such as options on the Default Applications page of System Settings.
In addition, it fixes a bug where sites or applications sending notifications could cause the desktop to display the content of file:///dev/urandom or other technical files, something that could slow down or block the system. When adding or removing images in the Wallpapers section, the button "Apply" It reactivates when appropriate.
Fixes for bugs and unexpected crashes in Plasma 6.4.6
The System Monitor would stop working when trying save a custom chart as a new preset; that crash is now fixed. In KMenuEdit, two crashes are fixed: one when sorting items and another when encountering a file .desktop malformed.
The interface is being repaired for remap mouse buttonswhich had been rendered unusable by a bug. The expand buttons on the System Settings Shortcuts page, which could be partially obscured by certain configurations, are also now correctly visible again.
The warning that there is other users with open session Upon restarting or shutting down, it reappears correctly. And Flatpak applications regain the ability to create launchers using the Dynamic Launcher portal.
Manually saving the session no longer breaks the buttons. Shut down, restart, and log out in the Kickoff launcher and similar menus. Additionally, removing the background from some widgets in the System Monitor alters their appearance. It fits well with the color scheme.
Widgets, interface and user experience
The ampersand (&) characters appear correctly in the context menus from the Task Manager tasks. Print jobs now show the timestamp As expected, the numbers in the Timer widget better match the color scheme.
One of the only two is corrected known cases of data loss In Plasma: the text of a Sticky Note could be lost if it was created with middle-click-paste without focusing on the note, or if Plasma closed unexpectedly or the system lost power with unsaved changes.
On the System Monitor's main page, the Applications table could be seen blurry with certain scale factorsThis no longer happens. The media player widget now correctly displays filenames. special characters.
KWin, screens and graphics
A KWin closure is removed when querying the orientation sensor of the device and another when connecting and disconnecting screens while hot. It also prevents KWin from getting stuck after opening an excessive number of windows in a very small screen.
Dragging a desktop widget partially off the edge no longer causes disappear from view of position. CPU usage is also corrected while the Network widget It is visible in the active part of the system tray.
A bug that caused Plasma fail when the Weather widget displayed information from the Environment Canada source. Furthermore, it is now possible to map the pencil entry to another screen with certain drawing tablets that did not previously allow it.
A problem has been fixed that rasterized destructively Vector content copied from apps like Inkscape or LibreOffice Draw, and another that caused strange colors when playing HDR videos.
Recordings of rectangular regions stop losing resolution with scaling > 100%The app selection window now respects whether the app that opened it intended it to be modal or not. And moving the pointer with the numeric keypad no longer releases the drag prematurely when you hold down the key. «5» to simulate prolonged pressing.
The simulated input (for example, with tools like DeskflowIt works properly again when screens are in mirror mode. Likewise, backgrounds with particular symbols Their name already shows their thumbnails.
Software discovery and management
The Plasma Discover software manager streamlines the workflow Automatic shutdown and restartIt now allows apps with unsaved changes to prompt you to save first, reducing the risk of data loss. Additionally, searches no longer improperly prioritize Flatpak or Snap versions versus other sources.
Integration with GTK, libraries, and desktop portal
Along with the array that it returns by default, Breeze GTK themeKDE GTK Config incorporates explicit synchronization to correctly apply the Plasma look and feel to GTK apps. Improvements related to this are mentioned within the ecosystem. infrastructure in Qt 6.10 and updates to libplasma and libksysguard, focused on compatibility and reliability.
The component xdg-desktop-portal-kde It improves scaling when capturing screen regions, resulting in sharper recordings and broadcasts. Meanwhile, Plasma Welcome It adopts vector icons and mipmapping to gain clarity in the graphics.
Plasma 6.4.6 Availability
Version 6.4.6 will soon arrive in the stable repositories of popular distributions such as Arch Linux, openSUSE, Fedora KDE, KDE neon, Debian, and Kubuntu. The rollout schedule may vary depending on each distribution's policies, but the update is intended to be... safe and without disruptive changes.
If you use a rolling release distribution or one with backports, it's advisable to review the distro notes Before updating, especially if you rely on screenshots, HDR, or advanced input devices, this version brings specific fixes to those areas.
This release focuses on stability, corrects bugs ranging from occasional crashes to rare cases of data loss, and polishes numerous interface details; with this, the 6.4 series becomes solidified for daily use as the project progresses towards the next milestones.