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KDE Gear 26.08.2

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Over 180 individual applications plus dozens of programmer libraries and feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.

Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations, including:

kdev-python: Fix undefined behavior in popExpression() (Commit, fixes bugs #525418)
kmail: Fix a crash when sending signed email (Commit, fixes bugs #525868)
plasmatube: Fix protocol being chopped off urls (Commit, fixes bug #525299)

Distro and app store packagers should update their application packages.

26.08 release notes for information on tarballs and known issues.
Package download wiki page
26.08.2 source info page
26.08.2 full changelog

KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta Release

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Here are the new modules available in the Plasma 6.8 beta:

kup: Backup scheduler for the Plasma desktop

Some important features and changes included in 6.8 beta are highlighted on KDE community wiki page.

Help stress-test the Union theming system

This releases marks the second half of the Union theming system’s public tech preview!

New in Plasma 6.8: Union now themes QtWidgets applications, such as Dolphin and Kate. Bear in mind this support is preliminary and you will encounter bugs. When you do, please report them here!

To test Union:

Make sure the union package is installed (name may differ depending on your distro)
Launch System Settings
In the sidebar, navigate to Colors & Themes → Application Style
Click “Breeze (Union)”
Click Apply

This will apply Union styling to both QtQuick and QtWidgets apps.

The intention is for these apps to look as similar as possible when styled with Union to how they look with Breeze — though any minor visual improvements should be considered intentional!

If you find any issues, make sure they’re Union-specific by running the app with the Breeze style to compare the two. If the issue is Union-specific, report it here!

KWin

KWin now depends on the plasma-wayland-protocols 1.23.0 release to provide fix for memory leak.

Everything else

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KDE Gear 26.08.1

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000