This Month in KDE Linux: August 2026

# This Month in KDE Linux: August 2026 Source: [https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-august-2026/](https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-august-2026/) Welcome to this edition of*This Month in KDE Linux*, dedicated to[KDE’s next\-generation operating system](https://linux.kde.org/)\. Here’s how KDE Linux evolved in August: ## Data safety A major data safety project reached a state of usability\! First, Hadi Chokr transformed users’ home folders into[Btrfs sub\-volumes](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/475)and turned on[automatic Btrfs snapshots](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/613)for all user files\. Then, Bharadwaj Raju integrated the new[kio\-snapshot](https://invent.kde.org/system/kio-snapshot)system[he’s been working on](https://bharadwajraju.com/posts/btrfs-snapshots-in-kde/)and[added support in Dolphin](https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/merge_requests/1347)\. Now you can easily view and roll back to older versions of your files, even without an off\-device backup: This doesn’t replace a backup, of course\! But it does amount to a sort of homedir\-level undo feature that can keep your data safe from accidental deletions, or other destructive changes that are less catastrophic than a disk failure or having the device lost or stolen\. And these snapshots will be useful to use as backup sources, so you’re not trying to back up a moving target\. Another few layers in the data safety onion, shall we say\! ## CJKV input support by default Nate Graham finished the project to[make Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese text input work out of the box](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/work_items/329)\. Now everything needed to type in these languages is pre\-installed, and all you have to do is[turn it on](https://linux.kde.org/docs/cjkv-input/)\. ## QA & testing Thomas Duckworth and Bhushan Shah continued to develop, refine, and maintain[KDE Linux’s automatic QA system](https://blogs.kde.org/2026/07/13/openqa-testing-in-kde-linux/), which continued to pay dividends this month\. The system caught multiple complex integration issues introduced accidentally in commits made to KDE software — all of which are now fixed, so users of other operating systems will never have to experience them\. ## Security Yago Raña Gayoso[removed an unnecessary override](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/602)that gave everyone in the`wheel`group default access to the Docker daemon’s socket\. Nate Graham[fixed an oversight](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/606)that let blacklisted kernel modules into the unified kernel images\. ## Bugs fixed Harald Sitter[fixed an issue that could make updates fail](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/work_items/304#note_1568184)right after the update was published, or when run on machines with weak CPUs or slow network connections\. Hadi Chokr[fixed an issue with user\-visible version numbers](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/work_items/761)of KDE Linux builds not including the intended level of precision\. ## Documentation Nate Graham[added quick links to KDE Linux’s official documentation](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/626)right there in the launcher menu’s “Help” section\. Nate Graham also documented[how to free up disk space](https://linux.kde.org/docs/free-space/), added a dedicated “[Help & Support](https://linux.kde.org/help/)” page to the website, and added a link to the[project’s news feed](https://blogs.kde.org/categories/kde-linux/)\. Philip Grant refined and documented a way to[integrate KeePassXC with the Flatpak packaging of Firefox and Chromium](https://linux.kde.org/docs/password-managers/#keepassxc)\(and their derivative browsers\)\. Julius Künzel[fixed the styling of the standard Hugo alert bubbles](https://invent.kde.org/websites/hugo-kde/-/commit/e76b739ad7bf535d140bc8be98d6bdb9a21e64b1), and Nate Graham[ported the docs to use them](https://invent.kde.org/websites/linux-kde-org/-/commit/9f72ba476f60eaeb750d66a4944534b8714ac649)\. ## Grab bag Paul Brown added a neat feature to the`set\-up\-systemd\-extension`tool that lets you[create new extensions at different locations and with different names](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/593)\. Hadi made the installer[report its progress in a more granular way](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/work_items/710), so there’s less waiting around and wondering if the installation process got stuck\. Bhushan Shah[removed the “UEFI shell” entry from the bootloader menu](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/611), since it was useless for practically everyone, and now the menu is less cluttered\. --- ## How you can help KDE Linux is making steady progress towards its[Beta milestone](https://invent.kde.org/groups/kde-linux/-/milestones/2#tab-issues), and is now 85% of the way there\. There’s lots to do\! If you’re a fan of the project, please help out; there are many ways: - **User support:**[help support people on discuss\.kde\.org using KDE Linux](https://discuss.kde.org/tag/kde-linux/450)\. - **Issue reporting:**[install KDE Linux](https://linux.kde.org/docs/install)and[report issues](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues)\. - **Documentation:**improve[the docs](https://linux.kde.org/docs)by submitting[merge requests](https://invent.kde.org/websites/linux-kde-org/-/merge_requests/)\. - **Flatpak:**fix[packaging or code issues in Flatpak\-packaged apps](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues/71)\. - **OS development:**help[build KDE Linux](https://linux.kde.org/docs/kde-linux-dev)\! There’s[plenty to do](https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/work_items/?sort=created_date&state=opened&milestone_title=Beta&first_page_size=100)\.