KDE Plasma 6.4 has gotten its second bug repair launch, model 6.4.2, and it’s a little bit of a blended bag for energy administration. As a result of a systemd limitation that was inflicting points for Lively Listing managed methods, KDE says it has partially rolled again an influence administration repair launched in model 6.4.0. The change, which concerned alarm wakeups, has been reverted in plasma-powerdevil.service to repair the regression.

KWin, the window supervisor that powers all of the desktop results and window dealing with, bought plenty of consideration. A bug inflicting the menus within the Spectacle screenshot device to fade incorrectly has been squashed, and a few safeguards have been added to forestall invalid brightness values from being set. The Evening Gentle characteristic may also get a bit nearer to the perimeters of the colour gamut. A couple of different small however welcome fixes on this replace embody:

• A repair in Uncover ensures the sources web page doesn’t reference the unsuitable identify, which might trigger show points.
• For digital artists, the pill settings now accurately refresh the “Map to display screen” choice while you reset the configuration, fixing a bug from the massive 6.4 replace.
• The audio quantity applet has had its minimal measurement adjusted in its compact type to forestall some visible glitches.
• A repair for Wireguard connections permits them to be activated mechanically even when saved privately.

On Plasma Desktop, a couple of visible hiccups have been addressed. The “New!” badge on freshly put in purposes within the Kickoff launcher now makes use of a extra applicable background shade, and now you can launch favorites by merely hitting Enter.

Folder View additionally noticed a repair for its textual content labels to ensure they show accurately. On-screen shows, like the quantity or brightness indicator, now work correctly on the lock display screen.

As for Plasma Cell, the Do Not Disturb characteristic has been mounted, and a few animation indicators have been tidied as much as stop them from firing unnecessarily.

Powerdevil additionally bought a sanity examine to forestall it from attempting to droop a machine that’s already within the technique of suspending. The climate widget had its information supply up to date after Atmosphere Canada modified its URL.

It is a upkeep launch in spite of everything, so there aren’t any new options to play with, solely bugs to deal with. In case your specific annoyance was not on the listing, the subsequent bug repair launch for Plasma 6.4 is scheduled two weeks from in the present day (Monday, fifteenth July).

You’ll be able to try the full changelog right here.