14 DAY TRIAL // The developers of the Chakra GNU/Linux operating system announced the availability of the latest KDE and Qt software updates in the stable repositories of the distribution.
If you're using Chakra GNU/Linux, which is a rolling release computer operating system where you install once and receive updates forever, chances are you can upgrade its components to the recently released KDE Plasma 5.11.5 desktop environment, as well as KDE Applications 17.12.0 and KDE Frameworks 5.41.0 software suits, all built against the latest Qt 5.10.0 application framework.
"You can now upgrade to the latest versions of KDE’s Plasma, Applications and Frameworks series, built against the brand new Qt 5.10.0," says Neofytos Kolokotronis in the forum announcement. "[KDE] Applications 17.12 is the first release of a new series that focuses on introducing enhancements and new features. As always with stability updates, Plasma 5.11.53 and Frameworks 5.41.02 include a month’s worth of bug fixes and improvements."
Users are urged to update their installations immediately
All users of the Chakra GNU/Linux distribution are urged to update their installations immediately to receive all these great updates for their beloved KDE Plasma desktop environment. By now, all of Chakra GNU/Linux's mirrors should be up-to-date, and you can simply run the "sudo pacman -Syu" command in a terminal emulator to install the new packages on your personal computer.
In case you don't see the new package versions on the mirror you're using, it is recommended that you switch to another one that's closer to your location. Also, the Chakra GNU/Linux developers recommend that you answer "yes" to any replacement question asked by Pacman, the default package manager that's also used by the popular Arch Linux distribution.