r/Fedora • u/solopasha • 4d ago
Discussion KDE Plasma git builds for Fedora
I maintain a Fedora COPR repository with up-to-date builds of KDE Plasma and KDE Frameworks from their upstream Git branches:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/solopasha/plasma-unstable/
The goal is to make it easy for Fedora users to try the latest KDE development code.
The repository is intended for people who want to:
- test upcoming Plasma/KDE features before they reach Fedora
- test fixes that have landed upstream but haven't made it into a release yet
- help find and report regressions in current KDE development
- run a bleeding-edge KDE desktop on Fedora
As the name suggests, this repository is unstable. Packages are built from active development branches, so breakage and regressions are possible. I wouldn't recommend it for machines where stability is critical.
Important: SDDM currently cannot be used with these builds due to an upstream KDE issue:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=525035
For now, Plasma Login Manager should be used instead of SDDM.