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<ahref='/info/plasma-5.0.0'>Source download</a>. You can install Plasma 5.0 directly from source. KDE's community wiki has <ahref='http://community.kde.org/Frameworks/Building'>instructions for compiling it</a>. Note that Plasma 5 does not co-install with Plasma 4.x, you will need to uninstall older versions or install into a separate prefix.
You can provide feedback either via the <a href='irc://#plasma@freenode.net'>#Plasma IRC channel</a>, <a href='https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/plasma-devel'>Plasma-devel mailing list</a> or report issues via <a href='https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=plasmashell&format=guided'>bugzilla</a>. Plasma 5 is also <a href='http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=289'>discussed on the KDE Forums</a>. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. If you like what the team is doing, please let them know!
## Supporting KDE
KDE is a <ahref='http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html'>Free Software</a> community that exists and grows only because of the help of many volunteers that donate their time and effort. KDE is always looking for new volunteers and contributions, whether it is help with coding, bug fixing or reporting, writing documentation, translations, promotion, money, etc. All contributions are gratefully appreciated and eagerly accepted. Please read through the <ahref='/community/donations/'>Supporting KDE page</a> for further information or become a KDE e.V. supporting member through our <ahref='https://relate.kde.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?id=5'>Join the Game</a> initiative.
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This release adds six months' worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include:
- Make the Trashcan applet use the same shadow settings as desktop icons. <ahref="https://commits.kde.org/plasma-desktop/83ef545a35abcaab51e1fd02accf89d26a3ba95c">Commit.</a> Phabricator Code review <ahref="https://phabricator.kde.org/D21545">D21545</a>
- Media controls on the lock screen are now properly translated. <ahref="https://commits.kde.org/plasma-workspace/588aa6be2984038f91167db9ab5bd1f62b9f47e5">Commit.</a> Phabricator Code review <ahref="https://phabricator.kde.org/D21947">D21947</a>
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- Media controls on the lock screen are now properly translated. <ahref="https://commits.kde.org/plasma-workspace/588aa6be2984038f91167db9ab5bd1f62b9f47e5">Commit.</a> Phabricator Code review <ahref="https://phabricator.kde.org/D21947">D21947</a>
Plasma 5.17 is out! Plasma 5.17 is the version where the desktop anticipates your needs. Night Color, the color-grading system that relaxes your eyes when the sun sets, has landed for X11. Your Plasma desktop also recognizes when you are giving a presentation, and stops messages popping up in the middle of your slideshow. If you are using Wayland, Plasma now comes with fractional scaling, which means that you can adjust the size of all your desktop elements, windows, fonts and panels perfectly to your HiDPI monitor.
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The Plasma 5.17 series is dedicated to our friend Guillermo Amaral. Guillermo was an enthusiastic KDE developer who rightly self described as 'an incredibly handsome multidisciplinary self-taught engineer'. He brought cheer to anyone he met. He lost his battle with cancer last summer but will be remembered as a friend to all he met.
+ Kcm_fonts: Make the font selection dialog select the correct Regular-like style. <ahref="https://commits.kde.org/plasma-desktop/e5e5f5ed51aadfac99bfbdf3d2db5be16a12443b">Commit.</a> See bug <ahref="https://bugs.kde.org/420287">#420287</a>
+ Fix calendar events not being shown at first. <ahref="https://commits.kde.org/plasma-workspace/97648f015cff39e46e39ee7b150515d1d3bce5f7">Commit.</a>
+ Discover: Confirm reboot action with the user. <ahref="https://commits.kde.org/discover/f2dce150e6d32810d1deae08378a136fc13e9988">Commit.</a>
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+ Discover: Confirm reboot action with the user. <ahref="https://commits.kde.org/discover/f2dce150e6d32810d1deae08378a136fc13e9988">Commit.</a>
Plasma 5.19 is out! If we gave alliterative names to Plasma releases, this one could be "Polished Plasma". The effort developers have put into squashing bugs and removing annoying papercuts has been immense.
This release adds a week's worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include:
+ KSysGuard: Divide network speeds by 2 to match reality. <ahref='https://commits.kde.org/ksysguard/33694eafa0178ecb1e33d7d26bb15dc97defbf3c'>Commit.</a>
+ Powerdevil: Ignore players from KDE Connect when suspending. <ahref='https://commits.kde.org/powerdevil/4ac78e7118238414d3f2d603c21975413eea8bb0'>Commit.</a> Fixes bug <ahref='https://bugs.kde.org/427209'>#427209</a>
+ Bluedevil kcm: Set sane default size. <ahref='https://commits.kde.org/bluedevil/fdc622af5f49b6ccfc83641c9ce8e8d77a99e82a'>Commit.</a>
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+ Bluedevil kcm: Set sane default size. <ahref='https://commits.kde.org/bluedevil/fdc622af5f49b6ccfc83641c9ce8e8d77a99e82a'>Commit.</a>
This release adds a week's worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include:
+ Daemon: improve consistency of the lid behaviour. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/kscreen/420c60adfcb95b09ab352b614fdd2dc2a66dcfa8)
+ Fix bug: Some user profile fields won't apply unless they all have unique new values. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-desktop/3308dee942d1982a0aba68fc41368a284afc8e21) Fixes bug [#427348](https://bugs.kde.org/427348)
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+ Fix bug: Some user profile fields won't apply unless they all have unique new values. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-desktop/3308dee942d1982a0aba68fc41368a284afc8e21) Fixes bug [#427348](https://bugs.kde.org/427348)
+ Plasma Network Management: Do not show absurdedly high speeds on first update. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-nm/08efc47603e59ae702e4cf181eb26374d0af97af)
+ Fix missing "Switch User" button on lockscreen with systemd 246. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-workspace/aaa7a59a6710a89f21ebd441616df13be5ba8fef) Fixes bug [#427777](https://bugs.kde.org/427777)
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+ Fix missing "Switch User" button on lockscreen with systemd 246. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-workspace/aaa7a59a6710a89f21ebd441616df13be5ba8fef) Fixes bug [#427777](https://bugs.kde.org/427777)
This release adds three weeks worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include:
+ Use plasma theme icons in kickoff leave view. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-desktop/2da94367a93d53dd9ede58cc2e38a1b376c963a5) See bug [#429280](https://bugs.kde.org/429280)
+ Weight main categories properly. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/kinfocenter/1b666ba9f39d0a1c99820e4350fd90b9bab04f21) Fixes bug [#429153](https://bugs.kde.org/429153)
+ Discover: Display title in application page. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/discover/d32292b9808baf57d04f37feb8c90cf5f11bafdd)
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+ Discover: Display title in application page. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/discover/d32292b9808baf57d04f37feb8c90cf5f11bafdd)
This release adds a month's worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include:
+ Plasma NM: Fix password entry jumping to different networks with wifi scanning, by pausing the scan when appropriate. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-nm/21a410ff77049e996df5fdc35215c4b30d893ccc)
+ Plasma PA: Read text color from proper theme. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-pa/099e925c879ece8f90734ea66c0878bc174c9608)
+ Plasma Workspace: Move keyboard positioning in the keyboard itself. [Commit.](http://commits.kde.org/plasma-workspace/8c267852a56c74c14a471d266f87ac867b8276d9) Fixes bug [#427934](https://bugs.kde.org/427934)
