With only 91 days left before launch, today we are releasing the 1st Beta of Plasma 6.

kde.org/announcements/megarele

This is the time when we call on all testers to download and install it, and stress-test all its features.

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

KDE''s 6th Megarelease - Beta 1
Screencast of Plasma 6, showing the new animated desktop switching feature. So smart!

WARNING: This is , lots of things are untested and can fail. We strongly recommend you do NOT use it in a production environments. The Beta release should only be used for testing and reporting bugs.

bugs.kde.org

KDE Bugtracking System Main Page
Konqi, KDE's pet dragon, seen here chasing a bug with a net

Neon Unstable Edition is already ready with the updates,

neon.kde.org/download

but other unstable repositories of other distros will soon be available too. Look out for openSUSE, Arch, Kubuntu, Fedora, and more.

KDE Neon's logo.

Remember you can help support KDE by becoming a Supporting Member:

kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6mem

Or by donating to our community:

kde.org/community/donations/

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Katie and Konqi, the KDE dragons, stand next to a pot filling up with coins.