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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Make Firefox Use Native Notifications In Linux With GNotifier

Quick tip for Firefox users: GNotifier is a Firefox extension that makes the browser use native notifications on the Linux desktop. The extension currently supports GNOME (Shell), Unity, KDE and Xfce.

Below you can see a Firefox notification in action using GNotifier, under Unity and GNOME Shell:

Besides regular notifications, like the one displayed when a file is downloaded, the extension also supports the standard webkitNotification API (for instance, receiving notifications on new emails in Gmail) - to use this feature, Firefox needs an user script like THIS (you'll need Greasemonkey extension to install user scripts).

Get native Linux desktop notifications in Firefox with GNotifier

To install GNotifier Firefox extension, visit its page and click "Add to Firefox": GNotifier @ Firefox Addons.

The extension should start working immediately, without having to restart the browser.

Get Firefox And Phonon-GStreamer To Support H.264 In Ubuntu 14.04 [Updated]

The FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer 0.10 is not available in the official Ubuntu 14.04 repositories and because of this, Firefox doesn't support the H.264 codec.

Furthermore, without the FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer 0.10 package, KDE apps can't play H.264 videos in Kubuntu 14.04 if they use the GStreamer backend. Another issue with this is that Amarok can't play WMA files. There might also be other affected applications.

The bug was reported on Launchpad and it's not yet known if it will be fixed. Until (if) it's fixed, here's a work-around you can use to get Firefox and KDE apps that use the GStreamer backend to support H.264 in Ubuntu 14.04: basically, all you have to do is install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg by using a PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/trusty-media
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg

Here's the YouTube HTML5 page under Firefox in Ubuntu 14.04, before and after installing gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg:

Before

After

via Phoronix & lffl.org

KDE Connect Indicator: Use KDE Connect On Desktop Environments That Use AppIndicators (Unity, Pantheon, Etc.)

KDE Connect is a tool which allows you integrate the KDE Plasma Workspace with your smartphone (Android only for now), via WiFi.

With the help of KDE Connect Indicator, you can now use KDE Connect in desktops which support Ubuntu AppIndicators, such as Unity, Pantheon (elementary OS), Xfce (Xubuntu) and so on.

For those who aren't familiar with KDE Connect, here's a quick list of features for the latest version (0.7.3 at the time I'm writing this article):

display notifications from your Android device on your desktop (requires Android 4.3+);
send files from your Android device to your desktop and the other way around "without wires";
touchpad emulation: use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad (keyboard emulation is also available);
shared clipboard between your phone and computer;
display your phone's battery status on the desktop;
multimedia remote control: use your Android device to control various Linux media players;
RSA Encryption.

Most of the KDE Connect features are available as plugins and they can be enabled/disabled from the Android app (by clicking on the device name and then choose "Select plugins" from the app menu).

Here are a couple of KDE Connect Android app screenshots:

The indicator itself comes with the following features:

displays the device name, status and battery level;
menu item to request for pairing and unpairing;
menu item to start sftp and open the file browser.

KDE Connect Indicator also ships with "kdeconnect-send", a small command line tool to send files to your device - this can be used to create Nautilus or Thunar actions to easily send a file from your desktop to your mobile device via right click (to do this, you'd need to create an action which uses "kdeconnect-send %f" as the command).

Furthermore, KDE Connect Indicator comes with a Contractor file, allowing elementary OS users to send files to their Android devices from any elementary OS app.

While I tested KDE Connect Indicator under Ubuntu 14.10 (w/ Unity) and it works great, there are a some limitations right now:

you can only pair the device by sending the request from the desktop (I'll add instructions below) - that's because Unity (and some other DEs) don't support clicking on notifications to accept or reject the pairing request;
KDE Connect Indicator depends on KDE Connect (obviously), which depends on quite a few KDE packages that will be installed even though you're not using KDE. Unfortunately there's no way around this.

It's also important to note that KDE Connect Indicator is a new project (about 2 weeks old) and while I didn't encounter any issues with it, you might find bugs. Report any bugs you may encounter (or suggestions) @ GitHub. Report bugs with KDE Connect @ KDE.

Configuring KDE Connect Indicator

1. To be able to use KDE Connect Indicator, you'll have to pair your Android device with your Linux desktop. To to this, launch KDE Connect Indicator on your desktop and KDE Connect on your mobile device (both need to be connected to the same network).

2. Once KDE Connect Indicator detects your mobile device (it does this automatically), a new AppIndicator should show up on your desktop:

From the KDE Connect Indicator menu, select "Request pairing" and then on your phone, accept the pairing request.

Like I was saying above, currently you can only pair the device by sending the request from the desktop (via the KDE Connect Indicator menu) so don't try send the pair request from the mobile device as it won't work.

3. Optional: to get the notifications from your Android device to be displayed on your desktop, open the KDE Connect Android app, click on the device name (under "Connected devices") and at the bottom you should see something like this: "Plugins failed to load (tap for more info): Notification sync" - here, click on "Notification sync" and follow the instructions to enable notifications sync between your phone and desktop.

How to install KDE Connect Indicator and the latest KDE Connect in Ubuntu

Important: Like I mentioned above, installing KDE Connect will drag quite a few KDE dependencies. If later on you want to remove KDE Connect and KDE Connect Indicator, you may want to save the list of packages which are installed by running the install command below, and remove those packages when you remove KDE Connect ("apt-get autoremove" won't work).

Here's the list of packages that are installed along with indicator-kdeconnect and kdeconnect on a fresh Ubuntu 14.10 machine - non-KDE packages included (but these may be different for your, depending on what you've already installed).

Ubuntu / elementary OS (there are packages for Ubuntu 14.04, 14.10 and 15.04 only - and the corresponding eOS version of course) and derivatives users can install KDE Connect Indicator and the latest version of KDE Connect by using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vikoadi/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-kdeconnect kdeconnect

Next, install the KDE Connect Android App.

See What's New In The 14.04 Release Of Lubuntu, Kubuntu And Ubuntu GNOME

All the Ubuntu flavors reached version 14.04 (LTS) today. Below we'll take a quick look at what's new in Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME and Kubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr).

For Xubuntu, see: Xubuntu 14.04 Available For Download [Video, Screenshots]

All the Ubuntu flavors (except for the main Ubuntu version - with Unity, which is supported for 5 years) will be supported for 3 years.

Lubuntu 14.04

Lubuntu is a lightweight Ubuntu flavor which uses the LXDE desktop environment, useful for old computers.

Changes in Lubuntu 14.04:

PcManFM was updated with many new features, like:

dual pane view (can be toggled from the menu or by using F3);
menu editing;
desktop accessibility;
tooltips for desktop items;
separated desktop configuration for each monitor;
implemented saving of columns;
new tab with Search Results now opened in Detailed List View mode with columns: Name, Description, Location, Size, Modified. Since Search Results is a special folder, its layout should be other than default;
added support for per-folder configurations: sort mode, show_hidden, and view mode;
the toolbar is now configurable (can also be completely hidden);
added API to create third-party plugins that may append own text to the statusbar text for selected files;
complete changelog;

new lxsession-default-apps with a new user interface;
updated artwork (GTK and icon theme, wallpaper);
Firefox has replaced Chromium as the default web browser;
Light Locker and Light Locker Settings are installed by default (but Light Locker is not activated by default - open Light Locker Settings and enable it from there).

Here are a few Lubuntu 14.04 screenshots:

Updated icon theme

Light Locker Settings

Light Locker

New lxsession-default-apps interface

Pcmanfm now supports dual panes

Download Lubuntu 14.04 | official release notes

Kubuntu 14.04

Kubuntu is an Ubuntu flavor which uses the KDE Plasma Desktop as the graphical environment. Even though it's now sponsored by Blue Systems and not by Canonical, Kubuntu is still an official Ubuntu derivative.

Changes in Kubuntu 14.04:

KDE Applications and Platform 4.13 which features improved KDE Semantic Search technology. For more information, see THIS article.
Firefox is now the default web browser;
a new Driver Manager was added by default, replacing the Additional Drivers application;
plugins in Gwenview can now be installed on-demand from inside the application;
a new touchpad configuration tool is included by default;
KDE Telepathy now has a meta contact support for grouping the same contact across different IM networks;
the Plasma Network Manager comes with a redesigned user interface
Kubuntu's system notifications now notify you when there are better drivers you can install and when additional software can be installed to improve language support;
the KDE Software Development Kit is available in the official repositories (to install it, use "sudo apt-get install kde-developer-sdk");
KDE Connect 0.5, a tool that integrates your Android device with the KDE desktop is available in the repositories.

Here are a few Kubuntu 14.04 screenshots:

New Driver Manager

The Kubuntu 14.04 installer

Muon Discover 2.2 is included by default

Refreshed interface for the Plasma Network Manager

Kubuntu 14.04 System Settings

New touchpad configuration tool

Download Kubuntu 14.04 | official release notes

Ubuntu GNOME 14.04

Ubuntu GNOME is an Ubuntu flavor which tries to bring a pure GNOME experience in the Ubuntu "family". It uses GNOME Shell by default and this release ships with GNOME 3.10 for the most part (GNOME Shell 3.10, Nautilus 3.10, etc.).

Changes in Ubuntu GNOME 14.04:

Most GNOME 3.10 is included: GNOME Shell, GTK, Nautilus, Gedit, etc. GNOME 3.10 includes new features such as:

the old system status menus have been replaced with a new System Menu which includes brightness and sound sliders, quick access to wireless networks, battery status as well as settings, lock screen and shutdown buttons;
improved login and lock screens: better layout, nicer transitions, prettier lock screen notifications, etc.;
pagination in the Activities application picker;
"header bars" or "client side decorations" are now used in some applications such as Files (Nautilus);
new zoom mode for the scrollbars which allow for fine scrolling - to use it, hold SHIFT while clicking on the scrollbar thumb;
Tweak Tool was redesigned for GNOME 3.10 and includes new options such as startup, application management, etc.
it's important to note that the GNOME 3.10 System Settings changes are not available in Ubuntu GNOME 3.10 because it uses GNOME Control Center 3.6.3 and GNOME Settings Daemon 3.8.6, and not the 3.10 release.

While not installed by default, GNOME Weather, Maps, Photos and Music are all available in the official repositories.
A community wallpapers package is included by default;
the GNOME Classic session is included by default - to use it, select it from the Sessions option on the login screen.

Here are a few Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 screenshots:

GNOME Shell 3.10 uses pagination in the Activities application picker

GNOME Music and Weather are available in the repositories, along with other GNOME 3.10 apps

This is Files (Nautilus) which now uses "header bars"

The new System Menu introduced with GNOEM 3.10

System Settings

GNOME Tweak Tool

The classic session is included by default (to use it, select the session from the login screen)

Download Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 | official release notes

For changes shared between all the Ubuntu flavors, see: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Released, See What`s New [Video, Screenshots]

For Xubuntu, see: Xubuntu 14.04 Available For Download [Video, Screenshots]

Also check out our 10 Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr To Get A Near Perfect Desktop article! While it's made with Unity in mind, there are many tweaks that also apply to Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu or Ubuntu GNOME.

Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0.1 is out, Install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc

Install / Update Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora 22, Fedora21, Fedora 20, CentOS 7, CentOS 6, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1, Mageia 5, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc

Thunderbird is a free email application that's easy to set up and customize - and it's loaded with great features!

Sending and receiving emails is like breathing these days, and you will need a reliable and extremely stable application to do it right. Mozilla Thunderbird is one of those rare applications that provides users with a feature-rich, easy to use and extendable email client. Besides begin an email client, the software is also a very good RSS news reader, as well as a newsgroup and chat client. It is supported and installed by default in many Linux operating systems.

Features at a glance

Among some of its major highlights, we can mention adaptive junk mail controls, saved search folders, global inbox support, message grouping, privacy protection, and comprehensive mail migration from other email clients.

Mozilla Thunderbird is designed to be very comprehensive. It will help users communicate better in an office space, allowing them to send, received emails, chat with their colleagues, and stay updated with the latest news.

Few know that the application provides users with a built-in web browser functionality, using a tabbed user interface and based on its bigger brother, the powerful Mozilla Firefox web explorer. Another interesting feature is the ability to add extensions, popularly known as add-ons, which will extended the default functionality of the application.

What New in Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0.1 :

GMail supports OAuth2 authentication, removing the need to manually select "allow less secure applications" in Google options for the account.
Ship Lightning calendar addon with Thunderbird and enable with an opt-out dialog
Filter sent messages
Filter messages when archived
Enable search in multiple/all address books
Add support for Yahoo Messenger in Chat
Support Internationalized domain name URLs for RSS feeds
Show expanded columns in folder pane
Allow file-per-message (maildir) local message storage
Add a Learn more link to the support page in feeds subscribe dialog
Add reading position marker line to conversations
The editor for twitter should show inputtable character count

Installation instructions:

Mozilla does not provide a repository for Thunderbird, but the installation steps are quite easy anyway and should not create difficulties on any Linux distribution.

The latest versions of Firefox are available as pre-compiled libraries via the Mozilla FTP, so we need to download the archive (i386 or i686 for 32 bit systems and amd64 or x86_64 for 64 bit systems), extract it and run the thunderbird file. Also, it is advised to remove previous versions of Thunderbird, move Thunderbird to /opt and create a symlink, for an easier usage.

The below instructions should work on all the popular Linux systems, including Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora 22, Fedora21, Fedora 20, CentOS 7, CentOS 6, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1, Mageia 5, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc

How to install Thunderbird on 32 bit Linux systems:

$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/38.0.1/linux-i686/en-US/thunderbird-38.0.1.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf thunderbird-38.0.1.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/thunderbird*
$ sudo mv thunderbird /opt/thunderbird
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird

To start Thunderbird, just open a terminal, type thunderbird and hit enter.

How to install Thunderbird on 64 bit Linux systems:

$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/38.0.1/linux-x86_64/en-US/thunderbird-38.0.1.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf thunderbird-38.0.1.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/thunderbird*
$ sudo mv thunderbird /opt/thunderbird
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird

To start Thunderbird, just open a terminal, type thunderbird and hit enter.

Install/Update KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora and Arch Linux

KDE Plasma 5.3.1 is out, Now you can install KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on (K)Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora and Arch Linux

Bluedevil
Fileitemactionplugin: Don't use blocking DBus calls. Commit. Fixes bug #347113
Applet: Fix showing incorrect device name in connect failed notification. Commit.
Update pin-code-database.xml. Commit.
bluez-qt
Don't ignore interface name in DBus properties changed signal. Commit.
Breeze
Cleanup tests in scrollarea event filter. Commit. Fixes bug #347971
Default to Qt::AlignVCenter (instead of Qt::AlignTop) when vertical alignment flag is not set. Commit. See bug #346679
Make sure iconSize is valid before rendering. Commit.
Sanitize button positioning. Commit.
Pass iconSize as button's parameter rather than trying to calculate it from geometry and offset. Commit.
Implement SH_ItemView_ActivateItemOnSingleClick in kde4. Commit.
Build on ARM. Commit.
Plasma Addons
DateTimeRunner: Fix off by 1 error. Commit. Fixes bug #346021
Kimpanel: fix window position when coordinate is outside screen. Commit.
KInfoCenter
Extract messages from Modules/base into the catalog kcminfo. Commit. Code review #123864
KIO Extras
Don't mangle UDS_TARGET_URL to UDS_LOCAL_PATH in UDSEntries. Commit. Code review #123781
KWin
Fix presentwindows crash on disabling closebuttons. Commit. Code review #123865
No VBO upload for zero vertex count. Commit. Fixes bug #347900. Code review #123865
[effects] Fix loading of trackmouse effect textures. Commit. Code review #123862
Show Desktop: activateNextClient prefers desktop. Commit. Code review #123783. See bug #346837. See bug #346933. See bug #347212
Show Desktop: break state with activation (only). Commit. Code review #123783. See bug #346837. See bug #346933. See bug #347212
Show Desktop: keep desktop group visible. Commit. Code review #123783. See bug #346837. See bug #346933. See bug #347212
Showing Desktop: keep docks visible. Commit. Code review #123783. Fixes bug #346933. Fixes bug #347212. See bug #346837
Fix CM reselection. Commit. Fixes bug #347813. Code review #123826
Lazy setting of xbc properties on qApp. Commit. See bug #346748. Code review #123777
Stall wobbling while screen is transformed. Commit. Code review #123733. Fixes bug #338972
Ignore elevation list while screen is locked. Commit. Fixes bug #347466
Prefer query Screens::refreshRate(). Commit. Fixes bug #347360. Code review #123693
Add Screens::name(int screen); STUB but for XRandr. Commit.
Add OutputInfo class to obtain output names. Commit.
Add refreshRate to Screens. STUB but for XRandr!. Commit.
Forward resource modes next to crtcs. Commit.
Desk grid: do not recreate DesktopButtonsViews. Commit. Fixes bug #347339. Code review #123668
Make switchWindow FROM stickies act on current VD. Commit. Fixes bug #331512. Code review #123640
UpdateXTime before sending a takeFocus message. Commit. Fixes bug #347153. Code review #123639
Window aperture always needs to cancel. Commit. Fixes bug #347174. Code review #123636
Do not switch desktop on resizing windows. Commit. Code review #123599
Break desktopshowing state from cover & flipswitch. Commit. Code review #123550. See bug #346837
libkscreen
Handle backend being deleted during GetConfigOperation. Commit. Fixes bug #347626. Code review #123860
BackendLauncher: delete and unload backends before returning from main(). Commit.
XRandR: use intermediate screen size when applying config. Commit.
Fix crash introduced in previous commit. Commit.
Fix potential crash when running ConfigOperation in exec() mode. Commit. Fixes bug #346575
Muon
Make sure the apt notifier gets initialized. Commit.
--debug. Commit.
Polish Discover menu configuration. Commit.
Improve display of the update button. Commit. Fixes bug #343210
Use proper icon to identify updates. Commit.
Only emit about found updates when they change. Commit. See bug #346622
Oxygen
Default to Qt::AlignVCenter (instead of Qt::AlignTop) when vertical alignment flag is not set CCBUG: 346679. Commit.
Fix popup menu items getting stray highlighted. Commit. Fixes bug #332377. Code review #123807
Implement SH_ItemView_ActivateItemOnSingleClick. Commit.
Plasma Desktop
Require xorg-evdev >= 2.8.99.1. Commit.
Fix translation of strings in kcm/touchpad.kcfg. Commit.
Fix toolbox positioning. Commit. Fixes bug #347857
Abort window highlight effect before launching present windows. Commit. Fixes bug #347395
Remove redundant proxy. Commit.
Fix force stripes on vertical. Commit.
Add FindEvdev cmake module. Commit. Fixes bug #347749. Code review #123808
KAStats: Properly resetting model when clear is called. Commit.
Fix reverse scroll in Mouse KCM. Commit.
Don't close when emptying Recent* categories. Commit.
Adjust margins in vertical panels as horizontal. Commit.
Don't add menu actions twice. Commit.
Fix 'Add to Desktop' against the Folder containment being unreliable. Commit.
SQLite supports offset only of limit is specified. Commit.
Clean up some debug junk. Commit.
Keeping ResultSet open as little as possible and fixing the count limit. Commit.
Grab on the right item; fixes regression from 1c38100f while retaining the crash fix. Commit.
Fix missing signal connect + some speed optimizations for KAMD submenu reveals. Commit.
Fix race condition between PlacesModel and deriving URL from UI state. Commit.
Use TextMetrics for lower bound. Commit.
Ignore press events on scrollbars and make sure smooth scroll is disabled when not autoscrolling. Commit.
Improve visibility of running widget checkmark. Commit. Code review #123539. Fixes bug #342112
KActivitiesStats: Obey the item count limit for the ResultModel. Commit.
Remove use of KCoreAddons.Format; KDirModel now returns preformatted data. Commit. Fixes bug #346567
Plasma Media Center
Use correct header for used class. Commit.
Plasma Networkmanager (plasma-nm)
Fix typo in END_TLS_AUTH_TAG. Commit. Fixes bug #347416
Drop WiMAX support for NM 1.2.0+. Commit. Code review #123657
Editor: request secrets when "secretkey-flags" is not present in setting. Commit.
Add option to show/hide menu bar. Commit. Fixes bug #347141
Plasma Workspace
[libtaskmanager] Use windowClass from KWindowInfo instead fetching from X each time. Commit. See bug #340583
Adjust the one pixel gap for right aligned panels. Commit. Fixes bug #347873
Process updates scripts even after we load the default layout. Commit.
Enable translations for devicenotifications dataengine. Commit. Code review #123846
Add missing TRANSLATION_DOMAIN for dataengines keystate, network, rss, weather. Commit. Code review #123854
Default to desktop sorting. Commit.
++paranoia;. Commit.
[notifications] Make notifications work properly with --reverse. Commit. Code review #122648. Fixes bug #343251
[notifications] Clip the NotificationItem to prevent painting outside of its rect. Commit. Fixes bug #346419
[digital-clock] Add timezone filtering by region too. Commit. Code review #123740. Fixes bug #346681
[klipper] Ensure global shortcut actions work. Commit. Fixes bug #345945. Code review #123727
Guard access to kscreen configuration. Commit. Fixes bug #346590. Code review #123648CHANGELOGCHANGELOG:Fix crash on Plasma startup caused by a race condition
[digital-clock] Use KCMShell.open for the formats KCM. Commit. Fixes bug #347032
Make ConfigFile() reuse the Corona's KSharedConfigPtr when its config file is requested. Commit.
Fix second arg not being used when parent is a ConfigGroup. Commit.
[digital-clock] Fix missing function return. Commit.
[digital-clock] Change the id of the root item. Commit. Fixes bug #346841
When switching activities, use only the running ones. Commit. Fixes bug #347029. Code review #123597
[notifications] Clear notification from show queue if it's closed before it's shown. Commit. Fixes bug #342605
[notifications] Always check first if the dispatch timer isn't running already. Commit. See bug #342605
Fix a crash in PowermanagementEngine::populateApplicationData when the given name is empty. Commit. Code review #123555
Check for model existence. Commit. Fixes bug #346870
Only restart Timer when the dialog is visible. Commit.
Fix running applet calculation. Commit.
Manually keep track of jobs sources. Commit. Code review #123502. Fixes bug #346673
Match window switch dialog borders with addwidgets/switch activity. Commit. Fixes bug #345614. Code review #123506
[notifications] Replace ' with ' as ' is not supported by StyledText. Commit. Fixes bug #346710
Disable indeterminate animation for suspended jobs. Commit.
Fix last commit. Commit.
Fix logic in argument check in plasma-windowed. Commit. Fixes bug #346311
Powerdevil
Consider overall percentage when emitting battery warning on startup. Commit. Code review #123704. Fixes bug

Full Plasma 5.3.1 changelog

A beautiful, modern and traditional desktop environment

It combines ease-of-use, superior graphical design and powerful functionality with the unique features and architecture of the Linux operating system. It’s comprised of the KDE Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications components.

Additionally, it contains extra add-on for the panel and desktop, a download manager, an instant messenger, an addressbook, a document viewer, a multimedia layer called Phonon (similar to GStreamer on GNOME), and accessibility functionality, such as a powerful text-to-speech system.

How to Install/Update KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora and Arch Linux :

to Install/Update KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on (K)Ubuntu and Debian and other Debian derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo apt-get build-dep qtbase5-dev

$ sudo apt-get install libbz2-dev libxslt-dev libxml2-dev shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme libgif-dev libvlc-dev libvlccore-dev doxygen gperf bzr libxapian-dev fontforge libgcrypt20-dev libattr1-dev network-manager-dev libgtk-3-dev xsltproc xserver-xorg-dev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev libpwquality-dev modemmanager-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libepoxy-dev libpolkit-agent-1-dev libnm-util-dev libnm-glib-dev libegl-mesa-dev libxcb-xkb-dev libqt5x11extras5-dev libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libjson-perl libboost1.55-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev

to Install/Update KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on OpenSUSE and other Debian derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo zypper si -d libqt5-qtbase

$ sudo zypper in libbz2-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme giflib-devel vlc-devel doxygen gstreamer-0_10-devel gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-devel docbook-xml-slides docbook-xsl-stylesheets xcb-util-keysyms-devel perl-JSON boost-devel libxcb-devel libXrender-devel xcb-util-wm-devel xcb-util-devel xcb-util-image-devel gettext-tools

$ sudo zypper in gtk3-devel # for kde-gtk-config

$ sudo zypper in grantlee5 # for kdevplatform

$ sudo zypper in libkdcraw-devel liblcms2-devel # for gwenview

Optional for kdeplasma-addons: libibus >=1.4.2 (see http://software.opensuse.org/package/libibus-1_0-5)

to Install/Update KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on Fedora and other Fedora derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo yum-builddep qt phonon-backend-vlc phonon-backend-gstreamer

$ sudo yum install gcc-c++ ruby doxygen git bzr flex bison gperf socat boost-devel bzip2-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme giflib-devel xcb-util-keysyms-devel perl-JSON perl-Pod-Usage "*xcb*-devel" perl-XML-Parser NetworkManager-glib-devel xapian-core-devel libxkbcommon-devel libxkbcommon-x11-devel systemd-devel libwayland-cursor-devel libwayland-server-devel libepoxy-devel gtk3-devel sane-backends-devel libattr-devel libcanberra-devel libusb-devel libxkbfile-devel fontforge-devel libical-devel gpgme-devel cyrus-sasl-devel openldap-devel libpwquality-devel polkit-devel

to Install/Update KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on Arch Linux and other Arch Linux derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

Arch Linux: All the dependencies used for building frameworks can be installed by running:

$ sudo pacman -Sy phonon-qt5 qt5-webkit qt5-script qt5-svg qt5-tools qt5-x11extras enchant jasper openexr libutempter docbook-xsl shared-mime-info giflib libxss upower udisks2 bzr git doxygen perl-json perl-libwww

$ <your_AUR_helper> kf5-akonadi-git

Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.

A beautiful, modern and traditional desktop environment

It combines ease-of-use, superior graphical design and powerful functionality with the unique features and architecture of the Linux operating system. It’s comprised of the KDE Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications components.

Additionally, it contains extra add-on for the panel and desktop, a download manager, an instant messenger, an addressbook, a document viewer, a multimedia layer called Phonon (similar to GStreamer on GNOME), and accessibility functionality, such as a powerful text-to-speech system.

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Highlights KDE Plasma 5.3 :

Enhanced Power Management

Power management settings can be configured differently for certain activities
Laptop will not suspend when closing the lid while an external monitor is connected ('cinema mode', by default, can be turned off)
Power management inhibitions block lock screen too
Screen brightness changes are now animated on most hardware
No longer suspends when closing the lid while shutting down
Support for keyboard button brightness controls on lock screen
KInfoCenter provides statistics about energy consumption
Battery monitor now shows which applications are currently holding a power management inhibition for example ('Chrome is currently suppressing PM: Playing video')

Better Bluetooth Capabilities

New Bluetooth applet
Bluedevil was ported to a new library from KDE, BluezQt
Added support for blocking and unblocking Bluetooth
Connected devices with Browse Files (ObexFTP) support are now displayed in the file dialog's Places panel

Improved Plasma Widgets

Clipboard applet gains support for showing barcodes
The Recent Documents and Recent Applications sections in Application Menu (Kicker) are now powered by KDE activities
Comics widget returns
System monitor plasmoids return, such as CPU Load Monitor and Hard Disk usage

Plasma Media Center

Plasma Media Center is added as a tech preview in this release. It is fully stable but misses a few features compared to version 1. You can log directly into a Plasma Media Center session if you want to use it on a media device such as a television or projector or you can run it from Plasma Desktop. It will scan for videos, music and pictures on your computer to let you browse and play them.

and many more, you can follow on this page.

To Compile KDE Plasma 5.3 you can follow this page.

How to Install KDE Plasma 5.3 on (K)Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet

How to Install KDE Plasma 5.3 on (K)Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet via PPA

KDE Plasma (formerly K Desktop Environment and KDE Software Compilation and KDE Plasma Workspace and Applications) is an open source project comprised of numerous packages, libraries and applications designed to provide a modern graphical desktop environment for Linux and UNIX-like workstations.

A beautiful, modern and traditional desktop environment

It combines ease-of-use, superior graphical design and powerful functionality with the unique features and architecture of the Linux operating system. It’s comprised of the KDE Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications components.

Additionally, it contains extra add-on for the panel and desktop, a download manager, an instant messenger, an addressbook, a document viewer, a multimedia layer called Phonon (similar to GStreamer on GNOME), and accessibility functionality, such as a powerful text-to-speech system.

What's new in KDE Plasma 5.3:

Battery applet now informs what is blocking power saving
Energy Usage monitor
New energy usage monitor
Enhanced Power Management
Power management settings can be configured
differently for certain activities
Laptop will not suspend when closing the lid while an external monitor is
connected ('cinema mode', by default, can be turned off)
Power management inhibitions block lock screen too
Screen brightness changes are now animated on most hardware
No longer suspends when closing the lid while shutting down
Support for keyboard button brightness controls on lock screen
KInfoCenter provides statistics about energy consumption
Battery monitor now shows which applications are currently holding a power management
inhibition for example ('Chrome is currently suppressing PM: Playing video')
The new Bluedevil Applet
Better Bluetooth Capabilities
New Bluetooth applet
Bluedevil was ported to a new library from KDE, BluezQt
Added support for blocking and unblocking Bluetooth
Connected devices with Browse Files (ObexFTP) support are now displayed in the file dialog's Places panel
A touchpad configuration module has been added
Application Menu can access contacts
Application Menu can show recent documents
Improved Plasma Widgets
Clipboard applet gains support for showing barcodes
The Desktop and Folder View containment codebases were
unified, and have seen performance improvements
The Recent Documents and Recent Applications sections in
Application Menu (Kicker) are now powered by KDE activities
Comics widget returns
System monitor plasmoids return, such as CPU Load Monitor and Hard Disk usage
Plasma Media Center is added as a tech preview in this release. It is fully stable but misses a few features compared to version 1. You can log directly into a Plasma Media Center session if you want to use it on a media device such as a television or projector or you can run it from Plasma Desktop. It will scan for videos, music and pictures on your computer to let you browse and play them.
Plasma is now able to start a nested XWayland server

How to Install KDE Plasma 5.3 on (K)Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet

Adding the Kubuntu Backports PPA repository and Install KDE Plasma 5.3

To add the Kubuntu Backports PPA repository, open the Unity Dash and search for Terminal. Open the Terminal app, and then copy and paste the following command in the console window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Uninstalling KDE Plasma 5.3 from (K)Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet

If for some reason you don't want to have the KDE Plasma 5.3 desktop environment installed on your Ubuntu 15.04 machine, you can uninstall it by running the following commands in a Terminal window, one by one, hitting Enter after each one.

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
sudo apt-get purge kubuntu-desktop sddm
sudo apt-get autoremove

Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.

KDE Plasma 5.2.2 is released, How to Install, update or Upgrade on Arch Linux, Exherbo Linux, Fedora, Gentoo Linux, Kubuntu, openSUSE, Slackware and ROSA

KDE Plasma (formerly K Desktop Environment and KDE Software Compilation and KDE Plasma Workspace and Applications) is an open source project comprised of numerous packages, libraries and applications designed to provide a modern graphical desktop environment for Linux and UNIX-like workstations.

KDE releases a bugfix update to Plasma 5, versioned 5.2.2. Plasma 5.2was released in January with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience.

This release adds a month's worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include :

What's new in KDE Plasma 5.2.2:

Breeze:
Pass both caption rect and alignment as output from ::captionRect. Commit. See bug #344552
Find KF5GuiAddons and KF5I18n. Commit.
Fixed background color behind scrollbars in dolphin's side panels. Commit.
Removed ellision flag from captionRect (broken anyway). Commit. See bug #344552
On testing again breeze icons do work in gtk. Commit.
Create gtk-3.0 directory before putting the settings file into it. Commit.
Check widget validity before calling deleteLater. Commit. Fixes bug #344980
Return parent style method when option passed to tabBar rect is invalid, instead of full option rect. Commit. Fixes bug #344779
Check scrollbar policy before forwarding events. Commit. Fixes bug #343659
Added an explicit flag as output from captionRect to tell whether caption must be ellided

KDE GTK Config:
Use the correct version of desktop_to_json. Commit.
Fix ecm_install_icons warning. Commit.
Configsavetest: Use QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN. Commit. Code review #123045
This targets are used in project; find them. Commit.
Simplify regular expression that matches fonts. Commit.
Disable test for now. Commit.
Fix issue in font parser. Commit.

Full Plasma 5.2.2 changelog

A beautiful, modern and traditional desktop environment

It combines ease-of-use, superior graphical design and powerful functionality with the unique features and architecture of the Linux operating system. It’s comprised of the KDE Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications components.

Additionally, it contains extra add-on for the panel and desktop, a download manager, an instant messenger, an addressbook, a document viewer, a multimedia layer called Phonon (similar to GStreamer on GNOME), and accessibility functionality, such as a powerful text-to-speech system.

How to Install, update or Upgrade KDE Plasma 5.2.2 on Arch Linux, Exherbo Linux, Fedora 20, 21, 22, Gentoo Linux, Kubuntu 14.04, 14.10, 15.05, openSUSE 13.1, 13.2, Slackware and ROSA :

Arch Linux
Plasma Next packages are available in the [extra] repository. To install it run:a

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma-meta

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma

Exherbo Linux
We currently provide Plasma 5 packages in the kde repository. They can easily be installed with the help of the plasma set:

# cave resolve plasma*

Fedora
We provide Plasma 5 packages for Fedora 20 and 21 in the dvratil/plasma-5 Copr repository. (Please note that these packages replace Plasma 4. The Plasma 4 and Plasma 5 workspaces cannot be installed in parallel from our RPMs.) The required KDE Frameworks 5 packages are available in the official Fedora repositories for Fedora 20 (in updates) and 21, and will be automatically installed as dependencies of the Plasma 5 packages. (Unlike the Plasma workspaces, the libraries, i.e. KDE Frameworks 5, kdelibs 4 and kdelibs 3, can be installed in parallel.)

Add the Plasma 5 Copr to Yum and install the plasma-5 meta-package, which will install all needed packages.

# wget http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/dvratil/plasma-5/repo/fedora-20/dvratil-plasma-5-fedora-20.repo
# yum install plasma5

On Fedora 21, replace fedora-20 with fedora-21.

If you use DNF, simply install dnf-plugins-core and run

dnf copr enable dvratil/plasma-5
dnf install plasma5

Gentoo Linux

Plasma 5 packages are currently in the KDE overlay. For more information please visit the Gentoo wiki

Kubuntu

Packages for Kubuntu Utopic Next and Next backports PPAs for Utopic (14.10) are now deprecated.
To test upgrade to Vivid, please use the PPA-purge package to remove those PPAs and packages, and then install `kubuntu-desktop` meta-package, and finally:

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

before initiating:

sudo kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade

to move to Vivid beta. Full instructions to upgrade from 14.10.
Live Image of Kubuntu Vivid with Packages from Git The Weekly Live Image, updated every Friday with latest source from Git to run a full system from a USB disk. Based on Kubuntu 15.04, Vivid.
KDE Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 is available in the Vivid development version of Kubuntu, now in beta.

openSUSE
Packages are provided in KDE:Frameworks5 and KDE:Qt5 repositories, for openSUSE 13.1:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Qt5/openSUSE_13.1/ Qt5
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_13.1/ KF5

openSUSE Factory:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_Factory/ KF5

For openSUSE 13.2:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Qt5/openSUSE_13.2/
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_13.2/

For more details see this page.

Slackware

You can get Plasma 5 packages for Slackware-current from Alien BOB's repository. They should be installed on top of the latest KDE 4 package set from that same repository. Read more background on Eric's blog

ROSA

We provide Plasma 5 packages for ROSA Desktop Fresh in the unofficial KDE Backports repository. They can easily be installed with a single command:

# urpmi task-plasma5

Link PPA Ubuntu Archive : http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/p/ppa-ubuntu.html

Tuesday, 30 June 2015. Today KDE releases a bugfix update to Plasma 5, versioned 5.3.2. Plasma 5.3 was released in April with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience.

KDE Plasma (formerly K Desktop Environment and KDE Software Compilation and KDE Plasma Workspace and Applications) is an open source project comprised of numerous packages, libraries and applications designed to provide a modern graphical desktop environment for Linux and UNIX-like workstations.

A beautiful, modern and traditional desktop environment

It combines ease-of-use, superior graphical design and powerful functionality with the unique features and architecture of the Linux operating system. It’s comprised of the KDE Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications components.

Additionally, it contains extra add-on for the panel and desktop, a download manager, an instant messenger, an addressbook, a document viewer, a multimedia layer called Phonon (similar to GStreamer on GNOME), and accessibility functionality, such as a powerful text-to-speech system.

What New in KDE Plasma 5.3.2:

Bluedevil:

Applet: Hide device details when device changes position in model. Commit.

Breeze:

Remove min border size requirement on the sides, for tiny border size and above. Bottom side is kept at min 4 pixels,. Commit. Fixes bug #349039
Properly calculate caption rect when button lists are empty on one of the titlebar side. Commit. Fixes bug #349107

KDE Window Decoration Library:

Use 0 as client height when shaded. Commit. Fixes bug #348060. Code review #123894

Plasma Addons:

Fix systemloadviewer not opening ksysguard when clicked. Commit. Code review #124110
Don't specify a library on pure QML applet. Commit.

KWin:

'Defaults' should set the title bar double-click action to 'Maximize.'. Commit.
Align to c4140d6f4e5cd953023f2c078088d20a553ab875. Commit.
Set still required xcb properties in findRule. Commit. Fixes bug #348472. Code review #123953
Keep quick maximized w/ size restritions in screen. Commit. Fixes bug #348121. Code review #123910
Show autohiding panels instantly. Commit. Code review #123904
Maximize effect: skip crossfadign on user resizes. Commit. Code review #123901
libkscreen:
Really set the new size after the intermediate. Commit. See bug #349123

Muon:

Let the notifier heading adapt to the view size. Commit. Fixes bug #348889
Make sure that the backends aren't unavailable when we decide to install. Commit. See bug #348239
Make sure the apt notifier gets initialized. Commit.
Oxygen:
Remove min border size requirement on the sides, for tiny border size and above. Bottom side is kept at min 4 pixels,. Commit. Fixes bug #349039
Properly calculate caption rect when button lists are empty on one of the titlebar side. Commit. Fixes bug #349107

Plasma Desktop:

Don't overwrite audio profile entries with same priority. Commit. Code review #124108
Don't wrap too early. Commit. Fixes bug #348322
Improve Applet Alternatives dialog. Commit. Fixes bug #345786
Remove X-KDE-Library from the trash library. Commit. Fixes bug #349207
Fix dropping files onto the desktop containment. Commit. Code review #124055. Fixes bug #346867
Fix Plasmoid.toolTipTextFormat not working. Commit. Code review #124017
Disable mouse interaction on Text instance in the delegate. Commit.
Fix type error. Commit.
Clean up state. Commit. Fixes bug #348587
Fix the panel configuration width to avoid truncated buttons for long strings. Commit. Code review #123815
Make sure panels doesn't overlap with the desktop folder view. Commit. Code review #123884
Fix build on older stacks. Commit.
Fix crash. Commit. Fixes bug #348354
Require xorg-evdev >= 2.8.99.1. Commit.

Plasma Networkmanager (plasma-nm):

Make Toolbar highdpi-fit. Commit.
OpenVPN: Do not overwrite modes already configured in .ui files. Commit.
PPTP: Fix storing of secret flags. Commit.
OpenVPN: Do not insert translated value for remote-cert-tls. Commit.
Adjust SSID/BSSID combobox to minimum contents length. Commit.

Plasma Workspace:

[digital-clock] Set the proper tooltip format text. Commit.
[notification] Introduce a more compact notification popup when no icon is set. Commit. Code review #124151
[notifications] Add missing id. Commit.
[notifications] Take the height of the whole main layout as the implicit height. Commit.
[notifications] Rework the notifications sizing code. Commit. Code review #124149. Fixes bug #339588. Fixes bug #349142
Replace other Notifications services when Plasma's notifications are enabled. Commit. Code review #124102
Make shutdown scripts work. Commit.
Remove ConfigPlugins entry. Commit. Fixes bug #349250
Implement keyboard navigation for timezone settings. Commit. Code review #124052
Silence warning. Commit. Fixes bug #348794
Fix margins. Commit.
Make height dynamic again. Commit.
Fix minimum size calc. Commit.
Fix notification popup sizing to stop cutting off content. Commit.
Fix shortcut activation. Commit.
Drop magic values and use window geometry sans frames for intersection test. Commit. Fixes bug #268259
Unbreak Undo notifications on Plasmoid removal. Commit. Code review #123926. Fixes bug #345149
Fix launcher sorting the by-activity sorting strategy. Commit. Fixes bug #348324
[notifications] Optimize sending the notification data a bit. Commit.
[notifications] Make sure the "Open..." button on finished jobs still work. Commit.
Reuse the existing Notify method for Notification's DataEngine createNotification call. Commit. Code review #123923. Fixes bug #342605
Bugzilla Integration: Look for the mappings file in the correct location. Commit.
Ensure the panel's view position in the screen. Commit.
Fallback to AttentionIcon for SNI when animations are disabled. Commit. Code review #123381
Adjust layout for smaller panels or vertical ones. Commit. Fixes bug #347594

Full Plasma 5.3.2 changelog

How to Install Plasma 5.3.2 on Kubuntu / OpenSUSE / Fedora / Slackware / Chaos / Gentoo / Arch Linux

Arch Linux

Plasma Next packages are available in the [extra] repository. To install it run:

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma-meta

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma

Chakra

Plasma 5 packages are at the moment in the [kde-next] repository. Documentation for switching to it can be found here.

Exherbo Linux

We currently provide Plasma 5 packages in the kde repository. They can easily be installed with the help of the plasma set:

# cave resolve plasma*

wget http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/dvratil/plasma-5/repo/fedora-20/dvratil-plasma-5-fedora-20.repo
yum install plasma5

On Fedora 21, replace fedora-20 with fedora-21.

If you use DNF, simply install dnf-plugins-core and run

dnf copr enable dvratil/plasma-5
dnf install plasma5

Plasma 5 will replace Plasma 4 as the system version of Plasma in Fedora 22. Until that happens, packages for Rawhide (i.e. what will become Fedora 22 and newer) are also available from the dvratil/plasma-5 Copr repository.

For all those who want to try out Plasma 5 without affecting their existing Plasma 4 installation, we also provide an x86_64 live image with Plasma 5 based on Fedora 20: http://pub.dvratil.cz/plasma/iso/5.1/.

Gentoo Linux
Plasma 5 ebuilds are available in portage see Gentoo wiki KDE article for general information. Upgrading from Plasma 4 is explained in Plasma 5 upgrade guide.

KaOS
Plasma 5 is the default option since February 2015, all installs automatically run the latest Plasma 5 release. Regularly updated ISO images are available on the Download Page

Kubuntu
Kubuntu 15.04 comes with KDE Frameworks 5.9 and Plasma 5.2 (latest versions at time of release in April).

Plasma 5.3 can be installed from the Backports PPA.
Live Image of Kubuntu CI with Packages from Git The Weekly Live Image, updated every Friday with latest source from Git to run a full system from a USB disk. Based on Kubuntu 15.04, Vivid.

Packages for Kubuntu Utopic Next and Next backports PPAs for Utopic (14.10) are now deprecated.

openSUSE

Packages are provided in KDE:Frameworks5 and KDE:Qt5 repositories, for openSUSE 13.1:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Qt5/openSUSE_13.1/ Qt5
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_13.1/ KF5

openSUSE Factory:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_Factory/ KF5

For openSUSE 13.2:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Qt5/openSUSE_13.2/
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_13.2/

For more details see this page.

ROSA
We provide Plasma 5 packages for ROSA Desktop Fresh in the official Main repository. They can easily be installed with a single command:

# urpmi task-plasma5

But please note that it will remove KDE Workspace 4, including KDM. So don't install task-plasma5 from KDE 4 session.

There are also unofficial ISOs with Plasma 5 desktop. See ROSA forum for details.

Slackware
You can get Plasma 5 packages for Slackware-current from Alien BOB's repository. These packages will replace KDE 4 if you have installed that. Read all about it on Eric's blog

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Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0.1 is out, Install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc

Install/Update KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora and Arch Linux

How to Install/Update KDE Plasma 5.3.1 on Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora and Arch Linux :

KDE Plasma 5.3 is out and How to Compile it !

How to Install KDE Plasma 5.3 on (K)Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet

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KDE Plasma 5.2.2 is released, Install on Arch Linux, Exherbo Linux, Fedora, Gentoo Linux, Kubuntu, openSUSE, Slackware and ROSA

How to Install, update or Upgrade KDE Plasma 5.2.2 on Arch Linux, Exherbo Linux, Fedora 20, 21, 22, Gentoo Linux, Kubuntu 14.04, 14.10, 15.05, openSUSE 13.1, 13.2, Slackware and ROSA :

Plasma 5.3.2 Released, Install on Kubuntu / OpenSUSE / Fedora / Slackware / Chaos / Gentoo / Arch Linux

How to Install Plasma 5.3.2 on Kubuntu / OpenSUSE / Fedora / Slackware / Chaos / Gentoo / Arch Linux