KDE Plasma 6.8 released with various changes

KDE Plasma 6.8 has been released, arriving on the 30th anniversary of the free, open-source desktop environment being founded. Changes are, as you’d expect, varied across the stack. A new backup tool, Kup, is included as part of Plasma 6.8, while Spectacle, the screenshot and screen capture tool, is now able to record system audio and microphone alongside screen contents. The Steam desktop client now renders shadows and rounded corners to improve visual consistency with other apps run-on the desktop, while accessibility is boosted with a new ‘click dwell’ feature that activates a click when lingering over an element. If […]
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