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What a beautiful day to live. KDE 5.27.2 has finally arrived on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS. This is indeed a really big news, because for dependency reason, Kubuntu 22.04 LTS was stuck with KDE 5.25.x. Experimental Kubuntu PPA Apparently, there is a very nice team who created what's called experimental Kubuntu PPA with a simple purpose, to backport latest KDE branch to current active Ubuntu version. Just like the tittle, it is an experimental PPA, means there is no guarantee about stability and is not recommended to install into a daily, production machine. Let's Give It a Try KDE 5.27.2 itself is a stable version released by KDE developer, means, it is supposed to run stable enough on your Linux machine. Without hesitation, I just simply install it on my Kubuntu 22.04 LTS laptop: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/experimental sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade Result It is pretty stable and I don't find any major issue, or crash. I am happy with it. But the result may vary...

KDE Plasma 5.27 has been released, claimed as the best release for 5x branch, and will be the LTS version. There are a lot of new features and bug fixes, make this new KDE version worth to try on your daily machine. Detailed information about the KDE 5.27 release notes could be read at this following page: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.27.0/ For rolling release or semi-rolling release distro like arch, opensuse tumbleweed and KDE Neon, KDE 5.27 would land soon into your desktop after it's been released. But if you are a happy Kubuntu user, there is a PPA to install KDE 5.27 into your Kubuntu 22.10: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade Short Review Despite it comes from beta channel, everything works perfectly without any single issue. As a casual office user, I don't use flatpak too much, but the flatpak app permision is a notable new feature that proofs KDE is probably the most mature desktop in Linux. The developer real...

So far, KDE Plasma is one the most mature desktops in Linux. It is simple, good loking, and has a lot of features. Even Windows 11 now looks very similar to KDE Plasma --make us wonder, has Linux desktop finally inspired Windows? However, some users might feel that KDE's default configuration is not fast enough. For those who want a responsive, blazing fast KDE desktop, here are some easy tweak to speed up your KDE Plasma 5 Desktop. 1. Disable Desktop Effect Go to Desktop Effect setting, and disable (uncheck) all effects. 2. Increase Animation Speed Go to General Behavior setting, and set the Animation speed to instant.  3. Disable Plasma Search KDE Plasma comes with a feature called Plasma Search. This feature offers us a complete set of desktop search, from applications shortcut to internet bookmarks. By default, all options are enabled and might slow down your KDE desktop. If you don't want to search your internet history on your desktop, and other unnecessary searches, y...

Unlike Windows and Mac OS, Linux has more rich desktop environments you can choose to deliver best desktop experience. There are some major desktops now commonly used: KDE, GNOME, XFCE and MATE. Every desktop offers their own beauty and features. I've explored all those beautiful and unique desktops and in the end, I choose KDE Plasma as my main, daily desktop to deliver best Linux desktop experience.  While GNOME offers its own unique Linux experience, KDE has layout similar to Windows desktop: a panel, menu, taskbar and system tray. Both looks good and easy to use, but I personally love the KDE menu at the left bottom panel.  KDE plasma comes with a default menu called Kickoff. The latest Kickoff is already gorgeous and simple and efficient. But there are also alternative menus for KDE you can install easily from KDE Store. In this post, I want to share three most beautiful alternative menu for KDE Plasma. Installation It is super easy to install altenative menu to your KDE ...

Mandriva was my favorite daily driver Linux distribution, alongside Ubuntu. It was, probably the best looking Linux distro ever existed. I adore the beauty of the Mandriva artwork.  Recently I found a Mandriva One 2010 iso in my Linux iso collection, and quickly tempted to rock it on VirtualBox. I still amazed by the beauty, so I extract the wallpapers and use it on my desktop to recall my sweet memories with this very nice distribution. I believe there are ex-Mandriva users just like me, so I share the beautiful wallpapers from Mandriva 2010 to beautify your current Linux desktop. Click to enlarge and then Save Image As to download.

For years, many GNOME classic (and now MATE) users have been pleased by a great feature in the file manager called Connect To Server . The function of Connect to Server is to connect to any shared / Samba folder in File Manager (Nautilus/Caja). But how about KDE with Dolphin File Manager wants to connect to shared / samba folder. Is there a same feature as in Nautilus and Caja ? The Answer is yes. These are the steps to connect KDE's Dolphin file manager to any samba / shared folder : 1. In the upper left side, there is Network menu (under Home folder). Select it, and then in the right window, select Add Network Folder . 2. Select the connection type (commonly FTP or Microsoft Windows network drive). In this example, I want to connect to a FTP shared folder with username and password needed. 3. Give it a name whatever you want (ex : server data). Enter the necessary information :  - Username - Port (leave it default to 21) - Enter the folder path we want to...