The development team behind Neptune has launched a new major version that is based on the popular Debian 10 Busters.
Under the nickname Spike, Neptune 6.0 comes to us based on Debian 10 Buster and with Linux Kernel 4.19.37 under the hood, which is updated to support the latest generation of hardware. In addition, it comes with KDE Plasma 5.14.5 as the default graphical environment, which brings many improvements over its previous releases.
"Plasma Discover can update firmware now and has a more modern and polished design. Better desktop effects and better handling of the KWin window composer, resulting in a smoother experience. The lock screen now appears when switching users.»The developers mentioned in the ad.
Among the applications included in Neptune 6.0 we can mention the web browser Chromium 76, LibreOffice 5.1.5.2, Mozilla Thunderbird 60.8, GIMP 2.10, VLC 3.0.7, Audicity 2.2.2, Kdenlive 18.08.2, Ardor 5.12 and the latest version of the Amarok player.
Neptune 6.0 is now available for download from the official website. Users of Neptune 5.X will be able to update their installations using Upgrade Scriptbut not without first creating a backup of your system. Neptune 6.0 supports 64-bit hardware only, but UEFI Secure Boat could not work as expected, the developers warn.
Additionally, it seems that you will have to install the package mariadb-server-core-10.3 for the Amarok database to work properly. Also, when migrating an Amarok database from an older version based on KDE Frameworks 5, you will need to copy from ~ /.where/ share / apps /amarok to ~ / .local / share / amarok.