KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta introduces a replacement for SDDM, a new virtual keyboard, a USB portal for sandboxed apps, and OCR support in Spectacle...

Key points:

  • Introduce plasma-login-manager as a modern replacement for SDDM.
  • New virtual plasma-keyboard and OEM plasma-setup wizard.
  • Critical improvements in Wayland: XRandr emulation and reliable screen mirroring.
  • USB portal for security in isolated apps and OCR support in Spectacle.
  • Accessibility controls for edge contrast and Wi-Fi connection via QR code.
  • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    SDDM is a duct taped together mess. It’s functional in so far that it works. If your nice to it and never ask it to do anythung weird.