39: Take Fedora KDE for a Spin

Join us as we look into one of the most popular desktop environments, KDE Plasma! Neal Gompa joins the show to convince Eric to switch to Plasma 6.2; we'll talk about the community, the features, and what's to come!

The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distribution itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

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🔗 Episode Resources

Fedora KDE Spin: https://fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/

Proposal to Promote Plasma to an Edition: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/proposed-change-to-the-fedora-council-policy-for-edition-promotion/132206/1

🔖 Chapters

00:00 Stream start

00:23 Welcome

01:44 Meet Neal

04:44 Editions, Spins, Labs

10:04 Gnome and KDE

12:28 The KDE Community

17:22 Why Plasma?

30:38 Plasma 6.2

36:21 Upcoming features

39:42 How to get involved?

43:00 Wrap up

Special Guest: Neal Gompa.