Almost a month after its previous 24.08.1 release, KDE has rolled out the latest version of its app collection, KDE Gear 24.08.2, which focuses on bug fixes and updated translations.
Among the notable updates in this release:
- Dolphin: The file manager has been improved to ignore trailing slashes when comparing place URLs, making navigation more intuitive.
- Kate: The text editor now properly restores tabs and views of untitled documents during session recovery, addressing several bugs.
- Konsole: The terminal emulator received a fix for a crash when sending OSC 4 (RGB) color commands outside the 256 range.
Additionally, a few more improvements worth highlighting include:
- Kdenlive, the video editor, received a slew of fixes, from improving title producer updates to addressing several crashes that occurred during specific editing operations.
- Elisa, the music player, has fixed an issue where tracks without metadata were not playing correctly, making it more dependable for your music library.
- KAlarm has fixed a failure to play audio files using libVLC on some systems, ensuring alarms work as intended for reminders and tasks.
The release notes provide information on tarballs, known issues, and package downloads for those interested in more technical details. Additionally, the KDE Gear 24.08.2 source info page and the full changelog provide a deeper dive into the update.
Lastly, most of the KDE Gear 24.08.2’s apps will soon be available on Flathub and Snap Store. Rolling release distributions can expect the apps collection in their respective distro’s repositories in the coming weeks.
