The Arch Linux-based Garuda Linux distro has a brand new main launch lastly delivery the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop setting sequence, but in addition including quite a few different enhancements.
As you may think about, the most important information of the brand new Garuda Linux (codenamed “Bird of Prey”) is the introduction of the KDE Plasma 6 desktop on the Dr460nized version because the devs labored arduous to upgrade from Plasma 5 porting a number of plasmoids and changing different with up to date forks.
For current Garuda Linux customers, the devs additionally up to date the Garuda System Maintenance software with the power emigrate KDE Plasma 5-based Dr460nized editions to the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop setting whereas conserving Garuda’s distinctive Plasma appear and feel.
Apart from the KDE Plasma-based Dr460nized editions, the brand new Garuda Linux launch additionally updates the Sway version with the ReGreet greeter for a cleaner login expertise, SwayFX for enhanced desktop visible results, Swappy screenshot software, Cliphist clipboard supervisor, Foot terminal, and Fuzzel launcher.
On high of that, the Hyprland version obtained the latest upstream goodies, the FireDragon browser was rebased on the Floorp Browser, the Qtile version has been dropped, the Calamares installer obtained up to date slides for a extra trendy appear and feel, and the build system for the Garuda repository obtained main updates.
You can obtain Garuda Linux “Bird of Prey” (240428) proper now from the official website as Dr460nized, Dr460nized-gaming, GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon, KDE-lite, Sway, Hyprland, and i3 editions. Of course, current customers want solely to update their installations with out downloading the brand new ISO photographs.