Plasma 6.6, 6.7 & 6.8 See Plenty Of Bug Fixing This Week
KDE has released updates for Plasma versions 6.6, 6.7, and 6.8, focusing on bug fixes. Notable improvements include fixes for KWin crashes and issues affecting XWayland-based applications. The updates aim to enhance user experience by addressing long-standing bugs and improving system stability.
- ▪Plasma 6.6.6 includes fixes for a KWin crash related to monitor power cycling.
- ▪Plasma 6.7 resolves a bug that allowed windows to be dragged off-screen permanently.
- ▪Plasma 6.8 aims to reduce visual flickering during update checks.
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| Original publisher | Phoronix |
| Canonical URL | https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.7-Beta-2-Week |
| Publication time | Sat, 30 May 2026 05:57:13 -0400 |
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Plasma 6.6, 6.7 & 6.8 See Plenty Of Bug Fixing This Week Written by Michael Larabel in KDE on 30 May 2026 at 05:57 AM EDT. Add A Comment KDE released Plasma 6.7 Beta 2 this week while the current Plasma 6.6 stable series continues seeing fixes as does Plasma 6.8 for what will be the follow-on feature release to Plasma 6.7. Across the board much of the KDE Plasma development this week was dominated by fixes: - With the Plasma 6.6.6 point release there are some notable fixes such as for a possible KWin crash when a monitor is rapidly power-cycled, fixing a clipboard-related issue causing XWayland-based apps to lag or freeze after locking the screen, and other bugs.
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