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=== AOSC ===
=== ALT Linux ===


* AOSC OS2 KF5+Plasma Next Spin: http://mirror.anthonos.org/os2-releases/aosc-os2-spins/kde5-plasma-preview/aosc-kf5_preview.iso
KF5/Plasma 5 packages [http://packages.altlinux.org/en/search?query=kde5 are] [http://packages.altlinux.org/en/search?query=kf5 available] in our Sisyphus development repository as of April 2015, its users can just install any of these metapackages: <tt>kde5-mini kde5-small kde5 kde5-big kde5-maxi</tt>; an appropriate LiveCD is in alpha stage and will join the [http://en.altlinux.org/regular regular builds] when ready for that.
 
=== AOSC OS ===
 
AOSC OS provides the newest KDE Plasma/KF5 packages in its main repository (pre-configured for official releases). Users can get updates to the newest KDE Plasma and KF5 components as soon as they are made public.
 
Users can also get newest pre-configured KDE releases from [https://repo.aosc.io/aosc-os/kde/ the AOSC OS release directory].
 
=== Arch Linux ===
 
Plasma packages are available in the [extra] repository. To install it run:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma-meta
</syntaxhighlight>
or
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma
</syntaxhighlight>
 
Beta releases are available in the [kde-unstable] repository.
 
=== Chakra ===
 
We provide the Plasma 5 packages by default in our official repositories. Plasma 5 is also the default option on our [https://chakralinux.org '''ISO releases'''].


=== Exherbo Linux ===
=== Exherbo Linux ===


We currently provide Plasma 5 packages in the [http://git.exherbo.org/summer/repositories/kde/index.html kde repository]. They can easily be installed with the help of the plasma set:
We currently provide Plasma 5 packages (usually the latest stable release) in the [http://git.exherbo.org/summer/repositories/kde/index.html kde repository]. They can easily be installed with the help of the plasma set:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# cave resolve plasma*
# cave resolve plasma*
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
We also offer packages for beta releases or packages tracking master, but you'll need to unmask them:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# echo 'plasma pre-release' >> /etc/paludis/package_unmask.conf
</syntaxhighlight>
or
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# echo 'plasma scm' >> /etc/paludis/package_unmask.conf
</syntaxhighlight>
respectively.
=== Fedora ===
Supported Fedora releases get Plasma updates as soon as possible. Keep your Fedora installation updated and you are good to go.
See https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/plasma-workspace for details on the progress of Plasma updates.


=== Gentoo Linux ===
=== Gentoo Linux ===


Plasma 5 packages are currently in the [http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/KDE/Overlay KDE overlay]. For more information please visit [http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:KDE/Frameworks the Gentoo wiki]
Plasma 5 ebuilds are available in the main repository. See the [http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/KDE Gentoo wiki KDE article] for general information.
 
=== KaOS ===
Plasma 5 is the default option since February 2015, all installs automatically run the latest Plasma 5 release.  Regularly updated ISO images are available on the [http://kaosx.us/download/ Download Page]
 
=== KDE neon ===
KDE neon has the latest builds of Plasma built continuously from releases, Git stable branches or Git unstable branches.
 
* [http://neon.kde.org/download User Edition with released software]
* [http://neon.kde.org/download Developer Edition with builds from Git branches]


=== Kubuntu ===
=== Kubuntu ===
'''Packages for Kubuntu 14.04 LTS''' For 14.04, on Kubuntu, [http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Using_Project_Neon_to_contribute_to_KDE Project Neon] is available as PPAs which offers frequently updated development snapshots of KDE Frameworks. Packages will be installed to /opt/project-neon5 and will co-install with your normal environment.
[http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/ Kubuntu 18.04 LTS] was released  in April 2018 with Plasma 5.12.4 LTS. Plasma 5.12.5 is already available in updates PPA.
 
Kubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark, [https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-17-10-artful-aardvark-is-released/ released In October], includes Plasma 5.10.5. The [https://kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/ live ISO] is available for download, and Plasma 5.12.4 can be installed via [https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/backports?field.series_filter=artful the Kubuntu backports PPA]. 17.10 will be supported until July 2018.


<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
[http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/ Kubuntu 16.04 LTS] was released with Plasma 5.5.3. Then, you can [https://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5-8-8-lts-and-krita-3-3-2-1-now-in-xenial-backports-ppa/ upgrade to 5.8.9 via backports].
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:neon/kf5
sudo apt update
sudo apt install project-neon5-session project-neon5-utils project-neon5-konsole
</syntaxhighlight>


'''Live Image of Kubuntu 14.04 LTS''' The [http://files.kde.org/snapshots/ Neon 5 Live image], updated every Friday with latest source from Git to run a full system from a USB disk.  Based on Kubuntu 14.04.
Kubuntu KCI provides the latest from KDE git. Add ppa:kubuntu-ci/unstable for testing. WARNING: Do not use on production systems. Ensure that you have ppa-purge installed in case you must roll back to your previous state. Zero guarantees that will fix a broken system.


'''Packages for Kubuntu Utopic''' For Utopic (will be 14.10) releases of KDE Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 are being packaged in the [https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/next/+packages next PPA]. These will replace your Plasma 4 install.
=== OpenMandriva ===
'''OpenMandriva Cooker''' is updated to new Qt, KDE Frameworks, Plasma Desktop and KDE Applications releases as soon as they're released - at the time of writing (Feb 16, 2018), it includes Qt 5.10.1, KDE Frameworks 5.43.0, Plasma Desktop 5.12.1 and KDE Applications 17.12.2, all built with clang 6.0.


<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
The latest '''OpenMandriva release''' version gets backports of new KDE software after it has been tested in Cooker for a while, and is usually a few weeks behind '''Cooker''' in updating.
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/next
sudo apt update
sudo apt install kubuntu-plasma5-desktop
sudo apt full-upgrade
</syntaxhighlight>


'''Live Images of Utopic''' [http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-plasma5/ Kubuntu Plasma 5] images are a development build of what will become the default desktop for Kubuntu from next year.
Plasma Desktop is the default desktop in '''OpenMandriva'''. You do not need to run any extra commands to install it.


=== openSUSE ===
=== openSUSE ===
Packages are provided in KDE:Frameworks5 and KDE:Qt5 repositories, for openSUSE 13.1:
Users of '''openSUSE Tumbleweed''' get the latest KDE software directly after release, build testing and openQA testing. Just keep your system up-to-date.
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Qt5/openSUSE_13.1/ Qt5
'''openSUSE Leap 15''' ships the LTS version of Plasma (5.12).
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_13.1/ KF5
 
</syntaxhighlight>
[https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:KDE_repositories Additional repositories] provide latest (beta/rc/stable) releases and automated builds from git master for both Leap and Tumbleweed.
and openSUSE Factory:
 
=== ROSA ===
 
We provide Plasma 5 packages for ROSA Desktop Fresh in the official Main repository. They can easily be installed with a single command:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_Factory/ KF5
# urpmi task-plasma5
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
But please note that it will remove KDE Workspace 4, including KDM. So don't install task-plasma5 from KDE 4 session.


For more details see [https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:KDE_repositories#KDE_Frameworks_5_.26_Plasma_5 this page].
There are also unofficial ISOs with Plasma 5 desktop. See ROSA forum for details.


=== Slackware ===
=== Slackware ===


You can get Plasma 5 packages for Slackware-current from [http://taper.alienbase.nl/mirrors/alien-kde/current/testing/ Alien BOB's repository]. They should be installed on top of the latest KDE 4 package set [http://taper.alienbase.nl/mirrors/alien-kde/current/latest/ from that same repository]. Read more background on [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/first-preview-for-slackware-of-plasma-5/ Eric's blog]
You can get Plasma 5 packages for Slackware-current from [http://slackware.uk/people/alien-kde/current/latest/ Alien BOB's repository]. These packages will replace KDE 4 if you have installed that. Read all about it on [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/tag/kde5/ Eric's blog]


=== Source ===
=== Source ===
* Source: [http://download.kde.org/stable/plasma/ download.kde.org]
* Source: [http://download.kde.org/stable/plasma/ download.kde.org]

Revision as of 20:43, 21 September 2018

ALT Linux

KF5/Plasma 5 packages are available in our Sisyphus development repository as of April 2015, its users can just install any of these metapackages: kde5-mini kde5-small kde5 kde5-big kde5-maxi; an appropriate LiveCD is in alpha stage and will join the regular builds when ready for that.

AOSC OS

AOSC OS provides the newest KDE Plasma/KF5 packages in its main repository (pre-configured for official releases). Users can get updates to the newest KDE Plasma and KF5 components as soon as they are made public.

Users can also get newest pre-configured KDE releases from the AOSC OS release directory.

Arch Linux

Plasma packages are available in the [extra] repository. To install it run:

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma-meta

or

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma

Beta releases are available in the [kde-unstable] repository.

Chakra

We provide the Plasma 5 packages by default in our official repositories. Plasma 5 is also the default option on our ISO releases.

Exherbo Linux

We currently provide Plasma 5 packages (usually the latest stable release) in the kde repository. They can easily be installed with the help of the plasma set:

# cave resolve plasma*

We also offer packages for beta releases or packages tracking master, but you'll need to unmask them:

# echo 'plasma pre-release' >> /etc/paludis/package_unmask.conf

or

# echo 'plasma scm' >> /etc/paludis/package_unmask.conf

respectively.

Fedora

Supported Fedora releases get Plasma updates as soon as possible. Keep your Fedora installation updated and you are good to go.

See https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/plasma-workspace for details on the progress of Plasma updates.

Gentoo Linux

Plasma 5 ebuilds are available in the main repository. See the Gentoo wiki KDE article for general information.

KaOS

Plasma 5 is the default option since February 2015, all installs automatically run the latest Plasma 5 release. Regularly updated ISO images are available on the Download Page

KDE neon

KDE neon has the latest builds of Plasma built continuously from releases, Git stable branches or Git unstable branches.

Kubuntu

Kubuntu 18.04 LTS was released in April 2018 with Plasma 5.12.4 LTS. Plasma 5.12.5 is already available in updates PPA.

Kubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark, released In October, includes Plasma 5.10.5. The live ISO is available for download, and Plasma 5.12.4 can be installed via the Kubuntu backports PPA. 17.10 will be supported until July 2018.

Kubuntu 16.04 LTS was released with Plasma 5.5.3. Then, you can upgrade to 5.8.9 via backports.

Kubuntu KCI provides the latest from KDE git. Add ppa:kubuntu-ci/unstable for testing. WARNING: Do not use on production systems. Ensure that you have ppa-purge installed in case you must roll back to your previous state. Zero guarantees that will fix a broken system.

OpenMandriva

OpenMandriva Cooker is updated to new Qt, KDE Frameworks, Plasma Desktop and KDE Applications releases as soon as they're released - at the time of writing (Feb 16, 2018), it includes Qt 5.10.1, KDE Frameworks 5.43.0, Plasma Desktop 5.12.1 and KDE Applications 17.12.2, all built with clang 6.0.

The latest OpenMandriva release version gets backports of new KDE software after it has been tested in Cooker for a while, and is usually a few weeks behind Cooker in updating.

Plasma Desktop is the default desktop in OpenMandriva. You do not need to run any extra commands to install it.

openSUSE

Users of openSUSE Tumbleweed get the latest KDE software directly after release, build testing and openQA testing. Just keep your system up-to-date.

openSUSE Leap 15 ships the LTS version of Plasma (5.12).

Additional repositories provide latest (beta/rc/stable) releases and automated builds from git master for both Leap and Tumbleweed.

ROSA

We provide Plasma 5 packages for ROSA Desktop Fresh in the official Main repository. They can easily be installed with a single command:

# urpmi task-plasma5

But please note that it will remove KDE Workspace 4, including KDM. So don't install task-plasma5 from KDE 4 session.

There are also unofficial ISOs with Plasma 5 desktop. See ROSA forum for details.

Slackware

You can get Plasma 5 packages for Slackware-current from Alien BOB's repository. These packages will replace KDE 4 if you have installed that. Read all about it on Eric's blog

Source