KDE Plasma 6.5.6 has released a bugfix update to address various glitches, improving the user experience and system stability. Key fixes include resolving a lockscreen login hang for certain PAM configurations, restoring proper night-light functionality in KWin, and cleaning up DRM framebuffers to prevent memory leaks during GPU resets. Additional improvements include enhancing panel configuration dialogs and hardening the task manager applet against external input issues. Overall, these updates provide a more reliable and predictable experience for both everyday users and power users who customize their setups
KDE Plasma 6.5.6 Bugfix Release Cleans Up Lockscreen, Night‑Light, and Panel Glitches
KDE Plasma 6.5.6’s latest patch fixes the lockscreen login hang that plagued machines with certain PAM settings, restores night‑light behavior without unnecessary tonemapping or brightness ceilings in KWin, and cleans up DRM framebuffers to avoid memory leaks during GPU resets. Panel configuration dialogs now sit behind other windows, and the task manager applet is hardened against corrupting progress values from external input. Discover’s backend rolls back cancelled transactions correctly, stopping phantom downloads that had been clogging user accounts. Together these tweaks give Plasma a more predictable, stable experience for everyday users and power‑user tweakers alike.
