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Download live images with Plasma Download Docker images with PlasmaKDE Plasma 6.0.1, Bugfix Release for March
Tuesday, 5 March 2024. Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma 6, versioned 6.0.1.
This release adds a week's worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include:
- KWin: Fix confined pointer being able to escape the surface. Commit. Fixes bug #482448. See bug #477124
- Fix kicker close on click away. Commit. Fixes bug #482324
- Show panels on entering edit mode and "add widgets". Commit. Fixes bug #448393
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