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Plasma 6 Bugs

If you encounter a bug, proceed to https://bugs.kde.org/, check whether it has been reported.

If it hasn't, report it yourself.

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Developers do not look for reports on social media, so they will not see it and all it does is clutter up the feed.

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Why wait for Microsoft to catch up with what we've been doing for decades?

Get Plasma, a modern, fully functional, clean, privacy-respecting, non-intrusive operating system now, regardless from where you live and ditch Windows for good.

https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/

#windows #DMA

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

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[–] Resonanz@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why wait for Windows to change when you can get Linux? ;)

[–] hdnsmbt@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love Linux and the community surrounding it. I love the flexibility, the privacy and the way Debian lets me choose my desktop environment at login.

But all of us know why people still use windows. It's because you don't have to install four different distros until you find one that detects your Bluetooth mouse.

Let's not kid ourselves.

[–] Locutus@lemmy.kde.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That hasn't been true in a long long long long time and you damn well know it.

[–] hdnsmbt@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Two weeks ago is not a long long long long time in my book. Lenovo ThinkPad silent mouse and a ThinkPad X13 Gen2. Fedora: no. Ubuntu: surprisingly no. I forget which one I tried next before Debian finally detected it. Do you want to talk about fingerprint readers working out of the box?

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, if you live outside of Europe, you'll be waiting very long.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That's why my registy moved to france

[–] Killercat103@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbh. I don't really mind this ad. :) Non-profit? Ethical software? More people should use it

[–] Bro666@lemmy.kde.social 3 points 1 year ago

Not an Ad. PSA.

[–] closetfurry@yiffit.net 4 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Been wondering about jumping ship to Linux after I got some hands on experience through the Steam Deck, but I hear that they don't have the same wide compatibility with various Hardware, plus there are a lot of programs you can't get.

If I want Clip Studio Paint, be able to play games with anti cheat AND be able to stream comfortably with OBS and the XLR microphones I have... Can I reasonably expect to be able to do all these things without a hitch?

[–] Index_Case@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Have been trying Linux Mint on a spare laptop as a complete N00b. Can't get a huion screen tablet to work, nor an older xp non-screen one. Only option I've found for software is Krita (which isn't bad, actually), but no CSP.

Couldn't get a controller to work properly either without having to install some stuff via command line / terminal, which I wasn't comfortable doing (I commented about having to do this on another post elsewhere and some guy was like super aggressive about how I didn't need to, and was lying apparently... 🤷 )

Other than that, it's a been a pretty smooth experience. That's not sarcasm, its genuinely been interesting experience poking about and giving it a go. May just not be ready for my use case yet.

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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hardware support is pretty damn good now, but may require some research beforehand to ensure you get a system with no driver gotchas. Honestly, I have more trouble with driver setup on Windows than on Linux these days. That said, I won't buy a computer that comes with any incompatibilities, so your experience may vary.

Gaming is easy on Linux now (assuming your system is set up properly) thanks to Steam's Linux compatibility layer, which is built with WINE. They also have it on the Steam Deck, so you've actually probably used it already, you just didn't know.

The only sticking point is Clip Studio Paint. Apparently it can be set up using WINE, but it's not going to be as good as a native experience. Or at least, that would be my guess.

[–] Bro666@lemmy.kde.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Clip Studio Paint

Maybe OP should try Krita. From what I read on the CSP site, Krita has everything CSP has and then some: comic module, manga module, animations module, hundreds of brushes and effects,... the works. It also works fine with all the main art hardware. XP Pen even sponsors on of the contributors and their tablets work flawlessly out of the box.

Eidt: Krita also works in Windows so OP can try it before making up their mind.

[–] Index_Case@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

(and Android, which is what I tried it on. Was pretty good)

[–] closetfurry@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

I've tried Krita, and liked it, but I prefer the workflow of CSP and don't want to lose that ;_;

[–] closetfurry@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

I actually love the steam deck, but there are some favs that I can't play due to anti cheat, plus I like playing a lot of older titles on GoG. Do those work just as well?

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@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I wiped my drive and installed Linux on my primary deskyop the day I saw the first leaked screenshots of windows 11.

Never regretted it. And never going back.

[–] Rastal@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social "We turned your computer into a platform designed to bombard you with ads, full of useless bloatware, a system designed to pigeon hole you into using and paying for Microsoft products, which is unsafe to connect to the internet without an antivirus and which will break every time we force an update on you." = What Microsoft would say if they were honest describing Windows!

#switchtolinux

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You complain about this and then throw an actual ad into people's faces

[–] ElSupreme@mastodon.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

@brb

Heaven forbid KDE talk about it's stuff on KDE's social media instance. 🙄

@kde

[–] jex@mas.to 1 points 1 year ago

@brb @kde An ad for a completely free product with no ads, no DRM, no privacy issues, and better security than Windows or Mac. Most people need that ad.

[–] Locutus@lemmy.kde.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Plasma is a desktop environment and NOT a OS. Might want to know whet you are talking about before posting.

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