cristobal-angel
Agreed.
I installed KDE Neon a couple of weeks ago, starting with Wayland. That lasted only a couple of hours, during which I encountered many issues, including the lock screen crashing. I switched to X11 which was much better, but still came across many bugs. So I uninstalled it after only a day.
I was hoping Solus would postpone the v.6 update at least a couple of months, seeing how buggy the initial release was, but here we are. Fingers crossed that this works out significantly better than the Neon experience.

      Neon screwed up their initial packaging of Plasma 6, so who knows if they have resolved all their issues.

      Personally I have been running Plasma 6 with wayland on Solus since the beginning of February and its been uneventful.

      rincor Fingers crossed that this works out significantly better than the Neon experience

      It was explained to us on Wednesday that we should expect some issues, but that there were good reasons why it would be released now. The beta had been going well. And the version we have now is even better. I've now updated three Plasma laptops, a Plasma workstation, a Plasma server, and a Plasma VM, and not encountered any problems with any of them.

      We were warned that this release might not be perfect, but I'll settle for "excellent," which appears to be what we got. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this release possible, and best of luck as you work towards perfect, going forward.

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        • Post #18

        I'm not sure if I should post this here or in the Sync Updates thread. It makes more sense to post it here though.

        Things are great! Plasma is beautiful, it runs great and the Solus team did really good in how they brought it to us!

        I am experiencing a somewhat annoying bug with qBittorrent though. It's not a Solus bug, maybe not even a qBittorrent one but a Plasma bug. When I add a new torrent, if I change download settings the app crashes. It has been reported several times on the qBittorrent GitHub Issues page. I guess I'll just wait and see what happens in the future while downloading to only the current download location for now.

        Anyway, Thank You Solus team for a great update!

          I'm not a Plasma user in itself, but I do use some KDE applications. Is there a way to make them less white in Qt6?

          Qt5 applications tried to mimic the gnome theme. I don't need that, but I'd just like to have a dark theme available.

          Ok finally updated. Neofetch shows me using about double the ram I had been using previously on startup (1.3gb vs 750mb). Not a big deal since I've got 32gb of system ram available, but I thought I'd check it out and see where the new bloat was. Went to fire up ksysguard only to find out it's gone. Is that coming back? Any replacement that's a nice GUI like ksysguard (not interested in the command line top stuff). Memory: 1378MiB / 32013MiB (4%)

          Edit: Found that it was replaced with System Monitor which needed installed manually.

          FWIW I changed my global and SDDM theme to just plain Breeze Dark prior to updating and I had no theming issues on restart.

          Thanks!

          Noticed Konsole no longer has a transparent background. Figured it just got turned off so went to turn it on and got the message "your desktop doesn't support" transparent backgrounds?

            zmaint

            What desktop environment are you using? Is this Plasma 6?

            I have some profiles in Konsole that use transparency, and they are still transparent.
            I am able to set both wallpaper and background transparency on a new profile as well.

                TraceyC Yep just updated this morning.

                Operating System: Solus 4.5
                KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.3
                KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
                Qt Version: 6.6.3
                Kernel Version: 6.6.22-281.current (64-bit)
                Graphics Platform: X11
                Processors: 24 × AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
                Memory: 31.3 GiB of RAM
                Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2

                  Okular....I had a problem with the previous version of Okular that wouldn't open sound annotation, now, with the same pdf the new Okular version crash, this is the problem (kde-bugs?) : https://www.mail-archive.com/kde-bugs-dist@kde.org/msg907592.html

                  Application: Okular (okular), signal: Segmentation fault

[New LWP 22450]
[New LWP 22454]
[New LWP 22455]
[New LWP 22457]
[New LWP 22459]
[New LWP 22458]
[New LWP 22452]
[New LWP 22456]
[New LWP 22451]
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/usr/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".
Core was generated by `/usr/bin/okular
/home/fabio/Documenti/62b96c2f3d4d4239bfc7709e420541d4.pdf'.
Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
#0  0x00007fac7689b0bb in pthread_kill () from
/usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
[Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7fac72a4be80 (LWP 22450))]
Cannot QML trace cores :(
[Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7fac72a4be80 (LWP 22450))]

Thread 9 (Thread 0x7fac725cf6c0 (LWP 22451)):
#0  0x00007fac76912dcf in poll () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007fac7646ae57 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#2  0x00007fac7646b571 in g_main_context_iteration () at
/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3  0x00007fac775d37b2 in
QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) ()
at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#4  0x00007fac772fad8a in
QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () at
/usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#5  0x00007fac7740a656 in QThread::exec() () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#6  0x00007fac7878e45a in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6DBus.so.6
#7  0x00007fac774b2d9f in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#8  0x00007fac7689927e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#9  0x00007fac769200ec in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6

Thread 8 (Thread 0x7fac5f5fd6c0 (LWP 22456)):
#0  0x00007fac76895776 in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007fac76898515 in pthread_cond_timedwait () at
/usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#2  0x00007fac774bed2c in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#3  0x00007fac774bebda in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) () at
/usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#4  0x00007fac774b6f09 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#5  0x00007fac774b2d9f in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#6  0x00007fac7689927e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#7  0x00007fac769200ec in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6

Thread 7 (Thread 0x7fac71dce6c0 (LWP 22452)):
#0  0x00007fac76912dcf in poll () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007fac76b0d773 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1
#2  0x00007fac76b101eb in xcb_wait_for_event () at /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1
#3  0x00007fac729b407f in ??? () at
/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/platforms/../../../libQt6XcbQpa.so.6
#4  0x00007fac774b2d9f in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#5  0x00007fac7689927e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#6  0x00007fac769200ec in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6

Thread 6 (Thread 0x7fac5e5fb6c0 (LWP 22458)):
#0  0x00007fac76895776 in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007fac76898515 in pthread_cond_timedwait () at
/usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#2  0x00007fac774bed2c in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#3  0x00007fac774bebda in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) () at
/usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#4  0x00007fac774b6f09 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#5  0x00007fac774b2d9f in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#6  0x00007fac7689927e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#7  0x00007fac769200ec in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6

Thread 5 (Thread 0x7fac5ddfa6c0 (LWP 22459)):
#0  0x00007fac76895776 in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007fac76898515 in pthread_cond_timedwait () at
/usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#2  0x00007fac774bed2c in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#3  0x00007fac774bebda in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) () at
/usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#4  0x00007fac774b6f09 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#5  0x00007fac774b2d9f in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#6  0x00007fac7689927e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#7  0x00007fac769200ec in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6

Thread 4 (Thread 0x7fac5edfc6c0 (LWP 22457)):
#0  0x00007fac76895776 in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007fac76898515 in pthread_cond_timedwait () at
/usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#2  0x00007fac774bed2c in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#3  0x00007fac774bebda in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) () at
/usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#4  0x00007fac774b6f09 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#5  0x00007fac774b2d9f in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#6  0x00007fac7689927e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#7  0x00007fac769200ec in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6

Thread 3 (Thread 0x7fac5fdfe6c0 (LWP 22455)):
#0  0x00007fac76895776 in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007fac76898515 in pthread_cond_timedwait () at
/usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#2  0x00007fac774bed2c in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#3  0x00007fac774bebda in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) () at
/usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#4  0x00007fac774b6f09 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#5  0x00007fac774b2d9f in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#6  0x00007fac7689927e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#7  0x00007fac769200ec in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6

Thread 2 (Thread 0x7fac605ff6c0 (LWP 22454)):
#0  0x00007fac76895776 in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007fac76898515 in pthread_cond_timedwait () at
/usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#2  0x00007fac774bed2c in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#3  0x00007fac774bebda in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) () at
/usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#4  0x00007fac774b6f09 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#5  0x00007fac774b2d9f in ??? () at /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6
#6  0x00007fac7689927e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#7  0x00007fac769200ec in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6

Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fac72a4be80 (LWP 22450)):
[KCrash Handler]
#4  0x00007fac6129cc45 in Poppler::SoundObject::data() const () at
/usr/lib/libpoppler-qt6.so.3
#5  0x00007fac6131354a in ??? () at
/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/okular_generators/okularGenerator_poppler.so
#6  0x00007fac6132ac96 in ??? () at
/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/okular_generators/okularGenerator_poppler.so
#7  0x00007fac61315cc8 in ??? () at
/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/okular_generators/okularGenerator_poppler.so
#8  0x00007fac6131545a in ??? () at
/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/okular_generators/okularGenerator_poppler.so
#9  0x00007fac69678a7b in ??? () at /usr/lib/libOkular6Core.so.1
#10 0x00007fac6968a2a5 in Okular::Document::openDocument(QString const&, QUrl
const&, QMimeType const&, QString const&) () at /usr/lib/libOkular6Core.so.1
#11 0x00007fac69831449 in Okular::Part::doOpenFile(QMimeType const&, QString
const&, bool*) () at /usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/kf6/parts/okularpart.so
#12 0x00007fac6983280b in Okular::Part::openFile() () at
/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/kf6/parts/okularpart.so
#13 0x00007fac79085f62 in ??? () at /usr/lib/libKF6Parts.so.6
#14 0x00007fac79085cad in KParts::ReadOnlyPart::openUrl(QUrl const&) () at
/usr/lib/libKF6Parts.so.6
#15 0x00007fac6983406e in Okular::Part::openUrl(QUrl const&, bool) () at
/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/kf6/parts/okularpart.so
#16 0x0000560087bb00d1 in ??? ()
#17 0x0000560087baff0e in ??? ()
#18 0x0000560087baa7df in ??? ()
#19 0x0000560087ba88e5 in ??? ()
#20 0x00007fac7682a30e in ??? () at /usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#21 0x00007fac7682a3c9 in __libc_start_main () at
/usr/lib/glibc-hwcaps/x86-64-v3/libc.so.6
#22 0x0000560087ba3e05 in ??? ()

                  What's the correct command/way to restart plasma 6 shell without restarting or logging out?
                  I came across the same issue I had with v.6 on Neon on X11 (one of the bugs I was referring to in my previous post): the windows are visible but when you click on/in them some other window gets the focus. It was this bug that finally made me uninstall Neon.
                  I did systemctl --user restart plasma-plasmashell which worked, but is it the recommended way to do it?

                    Anyone has problems with Kdenlive? I just updated and now it core dumps.

                      TraceyC Super odd. Now it's working today. I guess it needed a shutdown instead of a couple restarts? Weirdness.

                        Due to https://discuss.getsol.us/d/10475-video-issues-after-update-to-new-kde6-and-nvidia-current
                        and myself having the big touchscreen keyboard after the update, I inestigated why some people have problem with sddm.

                        I have found three scenarios that cause problems on my virtual machine.

                        1. Autologin set during installation in Calamares
                          After updating I just had blackscreen in Virtualbox. It bootet into wayland session.
                          Changing Session=plasma to Session=plasmax11 in /etc/sddm.conf makes it boot to X11 again.

                        2. Autologin set via System Settings to Plasma (X11) before update
                          After updating it boots into wayland session, again blackscreen probably due to Virtualbox.
                          Changing Session=plasma to Session=plasmax11 in /etc/sddm.conf.d/kde_settings.conf makes it boot into X11 again.

                        3. Autologin set via System Settings to Plasma (Wayland) before update
                          After updating, autologin doesn't work anymore and you are greeted with a big touchscreen keyboard in sddm default theme.
                          Login in and setting the autologin again fixes the problem.
                          What would work as well is changing Session=plasmawayland to Session=plasma in /etc/sddm.conf.d/kde_settings.conf

                        I hope this is helpful.

                        I installed SolusOS this morning and then upgraded to Plasma6. I was a little worried that the 1.4 GB update would go wrong, but everything went well. Very good job, thank you for that.

                        Sorry, I'm from Germany, so I use Google Translate

                          I'm having two issues.

                          Previously, when my monitor was sleeping, I could just start typing my password and unlock. Now I need to tap a key before inputting my password. Is there a way to change it back to the old method?

                          Randomly (it seems), after the screen has gone to sleep and the system should be locked, I'll start typing my password and everything pops right up, not locked at all. Has anyone else had this happen?

                          I'm just now noticing the 'Over Dramatic' tag on this thread 😂