OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 has been released with an updated iteration of the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment, showcasing spins that include the latest desktop environments such as GNOME, LXQt Qt6, Plasma 5, and COSMIC 1.0 alpha. The Plasma6 Wayland ISO is available as well. Proton can be found in the OpenMandriva repository under the names proton and proton-experimental, allowing access beyond the Steam platform. The OM-Welcome Startup and Configuration tool undergoes continuous improvements, with software being upgraded to the latest versions.
OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 Released
Here is ROME 24.12 up-to-date installation media.
Main features, and changes since ROME 24.07- KDE Plasma 6 desktop by default (x11)
- Spins featuring latest desktop environments GNOME, LXQt Qt6, Plasma 5 and COSMIC 1.0 alpha- Plasma6 Wayland ISO provided as well
Please note the Wayland ISO in VirtualBox may boot to a black screen and will not work; VirtualBox users may need to set VMSVGA controller to boot successfully;
It works fine on most hardware and in QEmu with KVM.- Available in OpenMandriva repository proton and proton-experimental, which make Proton available outside of Steam, without the need to install any non-free code
- OM-Welcome Startup and Configuration tool, specifically designed for OpenMandriva KDE Plasma desktop environment, keeps improving with some more convenient modules for easy install of the users’ most wished applications
- Software upgraded to the most recent version, as default in the ISO install media or available in repositories, such as:
Desktop Environments: Plasma Desktop 6.2.4, KDE Applications 24.08.3, KDE Frameworks 6.8.0, Qt 6.8.0
Kernel: 6.12.1 and 6.13-rc1, built with clang
LibreOffice Suite 24.8.3 with Qt 6 and Plasma 6 integration, Chromium Browser 131.0.6778.86 patched with Google spyware disabled and JPEG-XL support re-enabled, Firefox 133.0 patched with spyware disabled, Falkon 24.08.3, GIMP 3.0 rc, VirtualBox 7.1.4- Development Tools: LLVM/Clang 19.1.4, GCC 14.2.0, Glibc 2.40, Systemd 256.9, Mesa 24.3.0
- Security and privacy: promptly addressed all the recent security vulnerabilities
