KDE Plasma 5.8.1, Bugfix Release

This is a Bugfix release of KDE Plasma, featuring Plasma Desktop and other essential software for your computer. Details in the Plasma 5.8.1 announcement.

Security Issues

Please report possible problems to security@kde.org. Security issues are listed on the KDE Security Advisories page.

Bugs

Please check the bug database before filing any bug reports. Also check for possible updates on this page that might describe or fix your problem.

Install Packages

The easiest way to install and use Plasma 5 is to install pre-built packages. For details of Linux distributions which do so see the Get KDE Software on Your Linux Distro wiki page.

Source Install and Use

You can compile Plasma yourself if you are a software developer. See the Build instructions on our developer wiki.

Download Source Code

The complete source code for Plasma 5.8.1 is available for download from download.kde.org.

GPG signatures are available alongside the source code for verification. They are signed by release manager Jonathan Riddell with EC94D18F7F05997E. Git tags are also signed by the same key. PGP Keyring for all Plasma Release Managers.