Today KDE releases a bugfix update to Plasma 5, versioned 5.4.3. Plasma 5.4 was released in August with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience.

This release adds a month's worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's
contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include:

- Remove Breeze icons now in breeze-icons released with Frameworks. Commit.
- Update the KSplash background to that 5.4 wallpaper. Commit.
- Muon fixes PackageKit details display. Commit.
- Fix crash when exiting kscreen kcm in systemsettings. Commit. Fixes bug #344651. Code review #125734
- Several crashes fixed in KWin

Full Plasma 5.4.3 changelog

https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-.php
https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma---changelog.php

The easiest way to try it out is with a live image booted off a USB disk. You can find a list of https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-.php https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma---changelog.php

Package Downloads

Distributions have created, or are in the process of creating, packages listed on our wiki page.

- Package download wiki page

Source Downloads

You can install Plasma 5 directly from source. KDE's community wiki has instructions to compile it. Note that Plasma 5 does not co-install with Plasma 4, you will need to uninstall older versions or install into a separate prefix.

- Source Info Page

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