KDE Plasma 6.5 gains an OEM ready system setup tool and KDE Linux is progressing

The next release of KDE Plasma is due in October and the developers have been working non-stop on some great new features for the popular desktop.

In the most recent This Week in Plasma post, developer Nate Graham mentioned the new "KISS" tool which stands for KDE Initial System Setup. Something I'm really surprised they didn't have before. It's a way for users to set up their account properly on a computer with KDE Plasma installed, but the install was not done by them (like buying from system builders).

Hopefully with features like this actually in, we're making progress towards more systems shipping with Plasma.

You might also notice in the first shot above, at the bottom it says "KDE Linux". That's because the KDE team are also working on an Arch-based "next-generation operating system showcasing KDE's software". It's nowhere near ready though, but the placeholder website is live. It's also a bit more like SteamOS and Bazzite, with it having an immutable base where main upgrades replace the system and you install other apps via things like Flatpak.

I'm keen to see what they come up with when it's actually properly ready.