KDE Plasma 6.8 To Support System Monitor With Intel Xe, Plasma 6.7 Sees More Crash Fixes
KDE developers are actively preparing for the upcoming Plasma 6.7 release while also working on features for Plasma 6.8. The new version will include support for the Intel Xe graphics driver in the System Monitor app. Additionally, Plasma 6.7 addresses several crash issues and memory leaks to enhance user experience.
- ▪Plasma 6.8 will support the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver in the System Monitor app.
- ▪Plasma 6.7 includes new crash fixes for various scenarios, including screen connections and Flatpak installations.
- ▪There are also memory leak fixes in KWin for Plasma 6.7.
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KDE Plasma 6.8 To Support System Monitor With Intel Xe, Plasma 6.7 Sees More Crash Fixes Written by Michael Larabel in KDE on 23 May 2026 at 06:26 AM EDT. Add A Comment KDE developers continue to be quite busy in preparing for next month's Plasma 6.7 stable desktop release due out in mid-June while also beginning more feature work toward Plasma 6.8. This Week in Plasma is out with its newest issue to highlight the interesting developments in recent days. This week some of the Plasma highlights include: - Coming for Plasma 6.8 and not next month's Plasma 6.7 release is support for the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver within the System Monitor app and widgets.
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