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A vulnerability in KDE Plasma allows sandboxed applications (e.g., Flatpak) to escape and execute arbitrary code on the host via the 'Open New Window' action, impersonating other applications. A proof of concept is provided.
The author shares their positive experience with FreeBSD 15 on a laptop, highlighting improvements like pkgbase, LinuxKPI drivers, and the Laptop Support Project, and provides a step-by-step guide to install and configure KDE Plasma 6 on a ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
KDE announces that Plasma 6.8 will drop X11 session support, fully transitioning to Wayland after 15 years of development. The change affects only Plasma desktop; XWayland support remains for legacy applications.
A personal account of how the Linux desktop's upcoming Wayland-only future will break accessibility for users relying on input tools like Talon Voice, highlighting the lack of attention to input accessibility compared to output accessibility.
KDE Plasma 6.7 introduces per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland session restore, and numerous UI improvements following the annual KDE mega-sprint in Graz, including calendar app configuration, Alt+Tab positioning options, and app action favorites.