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Starting in KDE Plasma 5.25, users with touch screen devices will be able to enter their tasks and virtual desktops overview by simply swiping down from the top edge, but with a special twist.

While it's doubtful you'll see ads in KDE's core applications, it would be possible for distributions that wish to further monetize their work to fork these applications, placing ads in them.

Slimbook has announced the third iteration of the KDE Slimbook. The device is now available from €900 and comes in two sizes; 14-inch and 15.6-inch. It comes with KDE Neon, a Linux distribution.

The KDE Project has announced the new KDE Plasma 5.13.0 release. One of the headline features in this release is the memory optimisations meaning it'll run better on all hardware, high- and low-end.

KDE and Odin Group have announced the availability of the KDE Slimbook II. There are two different versions with prices starting from €699; cheaper than the first iteration of the Linux-first device.

The Linux Mint project has decided to drop its KDE spin from the upcoming Linux Mint 19 release due to land in the first half of 2018. The move will let the developers focus on other areas.

The Librem 5's crowdfunding campaign has finally come to a close after two months. The campaign managed to bring in a huge $2.1 million, well past the initial target of $1.5 million.

The Spanish company, Slimbook, has teamed up with the KDE community to make a powerful, ultra-thin laptop called KDE Slimbook. The device is available for pre-order and is expected to ship mid-March.

The Linux Mint team has released Linux Mint 18 KDE. The release comes with Plasma 5.6, the first Mint release to use to a Plasma 5 release. Mint 17.3 installs can't upgrade to Linux Mint 18.

The final official spin of Linux Mint 18 has finally entered beta. The KDE edition brings with it Plasma 5.6 making a direct upgrade from 17.3 too risky for the Mint team to allow officially.

The KDE project has released Plasma 5.7. It brings improved workflows, better kiosk support, a re-written system tray, and further improvements to Wayland support. New KDE Neon images are out too.

Linux allows you to fully customize not only the look and feel of your desktop, but also its functionality. Here's a brief overview of the most popular Linux desktop environments to get you started.

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