{"id":174476,"date":"2025-06-24T12:06:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T12:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=174476"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:36:59","slug":"kde-plasma-6-4-1-desktop-environment-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/kde-plasma-6-4-1-desktop-environment-released\/","title":{"rendered":"KDE Plasma 6.4.1 Desktop Environment Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Only a week after <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/kde-plasma-6-4-desktop-environment-released\/\">Plasma 6.4 was released<\/a>, the KDE team rolled out version 6.4.1, the first bugfix update to its 6.4 series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s New in Plasma 6.4.1?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The software center Discover received several tweaks, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A fix for the Remove button not being included in the tab chain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better alignment for app icons and names in stacked mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cleaned up backend listings and improved search functionality by trimming whitespace from queries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility is improved with WCAG AA-compliant text contrast adjustments in labels, which ensure better readability. Meanwhile, thanks to a regex fix, the EPOD Picture of the Day provider now correctly processes image URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The window manager KWin saw multiple fixes, particularly around HDR handling, virtual desktop management, and tablet input:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smoother desktop switching animations after moving a workspace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better HDR headroom management to prevent display issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed tablet cursor behavior in relative mode and corrected scaling issues with Xwayland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plasma641-desktop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plasma641-desktop-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"KDE Plasma 6.4.1 Desktop Environment\" class=\"wp-image-174638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plasma641-desktop-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plasma641-desktop-380x238.jpg 380w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plasma641-desktop-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plasma641-desktop-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plasma641-desktop.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>KScreen, KDE\u2019s display configuration module, also got attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spinbox limits were added to prevent UI overflow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The color combobox now properly highlights the current selection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For desktop users, Folder View and task management received fixes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Folder View no longer shows label shadows on popups, and misclicks have been resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Task Manager now disables window highlighting by default.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Plasma Mobile side, improvements include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smoother Quicksettings loading and better edit-mode handling in the Folio home screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lockscreen feedback when actions aren\u2019t held long enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable fixes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PowerDevil now refreshes action timers correctly when power settings change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spectacle reduces log spam by consolidating duplicate messages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Klipper (the clipboard manager) now starts from the top of the history list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/kde.org\/announcements\/plasma\/6\/6.4.1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release announcement<\/a> or visit KDE Plasma 6.4.1\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/kde.org\/announcements\/changelogs\/plasma\/6\/6.4.0-6.4.1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full changelog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, if you\u2019re using a rolling release distro, keep an eye on your distribution\u2019s repositories\u2014version 6.4.1 is expected to land there in the coming days or weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KDE Plasma 6.4.1 is a bugfix release that improves translations and refines your desktop experience across KWin, Discover, Plasma Desktop, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":174479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[1254,6380],"class_list":["post-174476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","category-news","tag-kde","tag-plasma-6-4"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}