KDE Plasma 5
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KDE Plasma 5 is the fifth generation of the KDE Plasma graphical workspaces environment, created by KDE primarily for Linux systems. KDE Plasma 5 is the successor of KDE Plasma 4 and was first released on 15 July 2014.[1][4][5] It was succeeded by KDE Plasma 6 on 28 February 2024.[6]
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Developer(s) | KDE |
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Initial release | 15 July 2014; 9 years ago (2014-07-15)[1] |
Stable release | |
Preview release | n/a
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Repository | |
Written in | C++, QML |
Operating system | Unix-like |
Platform | FreeBSD and Linux |
Predecessor | KDE Plasma 4 |
Successor | KDE Plasma 6 |
Type | Desktop environment |
License | GPL 2.0 or later[3] |
Website | kde |
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Plasma 5 includes a new default theme, "Breeze", and increased convergence across different devices. The graphical interface was fully migrated to QML, which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration, providing better performance and reduced power consumption.[1][4]
Plasma Mobile is a Plasma 5 variant for Linux-based smartphones.