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Issues upgrading to KDE Plasma 6 (from Plasma 5)
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Issues upgrading to KDE Plasma 6 (from Plasma 5)

In this article I will attempt to address issues upgrading to KDE Plasma 6 from Plasma 5 that I have encountered lately. This is not an exhaustive list. But having undertaken a number of Debian 12 (“Bookworm”) to Debian 13 (“Trixie”) upgrades recently, these are the KDE issues that cropped up for me. I thought…

How to upgrade Debian 12 (Bookworm) to Debian 13 (Trixie)
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How to upgrade Debian 12 (Bookworm) to Debian 13 (Trixie)

Debian version 13, aka Trixie is due to be declared “stable” 2025-08-09. I’ve been using Trixie as “testing” for a couple of years now and have found it very good indeed. So much so that we are already upgrading our Bookworm machines to Trixie. In all cases so far, this has proven a relatively smooth…

A cameraless photography story for St Valentine’s Day…
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A cameraless photography story for St Valentine’s Day…

I had a studio photoshoot booked for last weekend. Unfortunately, my model was poorly and it was too late to book another. Consequently, I was in the unusual situation of actually having a free day, whilst also being in an experimental frame of mind. So I thought it might be rather good fun to try…

Problems with KDE Plasma 6 on Debian Trixie
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Problems with KDE Plasma 6 on Debian Trixie

I’m a big Debian fan and I’m currently running Debian 13, aka, “Trixie” on my main laptop workstation. Currently Trixie is Debian’s “testing” branch. Despite being a test version, Trixie has generally proven very stable and reliable. And we users get all the new stuff very promptly. I’m also rather keen on the KDE desktop,…