KDE Plasma desktop environment 5.16 has been released . Updates are as follows:
New features
The new notification system
KDE Plasma 5.16 with a new notification system, the current new Do Not Disturb mode, notifications will combine history, and support for important notices displayed when viewing full-screen applications.
Login screen revision
Plasma 5.16 greatly improved the login and logout screen lock. There are new icons, new layout and some of the labels smooth "hover" effect, the login button has also been adjusted.
In addition, there is still a keyboard shortcut can be used to lock Plasma: Super + L.
Improved found Page
KDE Discover applications and is the preferred package management tool on the Plasma desktop, in 5.16, it also has some new changes.
"Update" page contains a separate section "download" and "installed". After completion of the project is installed, it disappears from the list. Now you can also force quit updated during the download or installation.
In addition, support for installation on store.kde.org AppImages and applications has been improved.
other
- Improved theme installation
- Modernization widget configuration settings
- Dolphin open the folder in a new tab instead of a window
- Color selector can drag widget
- Improved wallpaper slideshow
- Widgets perfectly adapted to the subject
- Improved Kwin blur
- When the application is recording, the microphone icon is displayed in the taskbar
- Dolphin directly from the lock / unlock Plasma
- Various re-design / re-organization of the Settings page
- Network widget can refresh faster Wi-Fi network
- WireGuard support in NetworkManager
For more details, see the full update log .