Fedora has released Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition 43 to the public.

The Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition is well suited for many needs.  It combines the reliable and trusted Fedora Linux base with the KDE Plasma Desktop environment.  It provides a selection of KDE applications that are simple by default, but powerful when needed.

KDE Plasma 6.4

KDE developers continue to release new features, fix bugs and fine-tune the desktop experience to improve on the now well-established foundation of Plasma 6. 

Fedora KDE 43 ships with Plasma 6.4.5 featuring:

• More flexible tiling. You are able to choose a different tile layout for each of your virtual desktops.
• New Spectacle. Spectacle, Plasma’s screenshot tool, got a complete overhaul.
• Color Management. The Display and Monitor page in System settings comes with a brand new HDR calibration wizard.
• Accessibility. You can now move the pointer using your keyboard’s number pad keys, or use a three-finger touchpad pinch gesture to zoom in or out.
• Notifications. When any applications are in full screen mode, Plasma will enter Do Not Disturb mode and only show urgent notifications. When you exit full screen mode, you’ll see a summary of any notifications you missed, and they’ll be right there in the System Tray for your perusal.
• Apps. The Application Launcher will place a green New! tag next to newly installed apps, so you can easily find where something you just installed lives in the menu.
• Many other bugfixes, improvements and features that can be found in the Plasma 6.4 release announcement.

Fedora KDE 43 specific updates

Beyond the updates to KDE Plasma 6.4, there are some Fedora KDE updates that have happened with Fedora Linux 43.

• The new Anaconda Installer UI is being used in the Fedora KDE Desktop image. This brings a fresh, modern look to the installation process.
• Fedora Kinoite now does automatic updates by default.  Users have the option of disabling or tuning the frequency that auto-updates happen. 

Fedora Linux 43 general updates

Some of the key updates occurred in the core components of Fedora Linux 43, which directly impact the KDE Plasma Desktop Edition, include:

• New installs now have a 2 GiB /boot partition
• Faster startup with zstd compressed initrds
• Noto Color Emoji now have scalable colorful emoji

Wrap-up

The Fedora KDE SIG hopes that you’ll find the Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 43 to be a wonderful experience.  When you’re ready to try it, click here for download links and verification instructions.  If you’d like to learn more, check out the Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop website.