Nova Flow OS 1.2 has been released

Nova Flow OS 1.2 has been released, with the new KDE Plasma 6 and applications based on the MauiKit UI Framework. MauiKit is KDE's cutting-edge technology for the development of interfaces based on Qt/QML.

• KDE Plasma 6.0 now uses a floating panel by default. This un-floats when an app window is maximised or touching it.
• With the release of Plasma 6, Wayland is now used by default, providing smooth animations to MauiKit applications.
• Breeze theme for legacy applications based on Qt Widgets has been redesigned with a more modern look, without frames.
• Plasma 6 is a lot faster while also using fewer CPU resources. More than 200% faster to search through recent documents. Up to 60% faster to search for an application. Up to 30% less CPU cycles.

Plasma Mobile

Plasma shell for tablet/mobile devices is available in Nova Flow OS from login screen (SDDM).

KDE community added a welcome screen on first startup, which will guide you through configuring Wi-Fi, time zone, device scaling, and mobile connection settings. The default home screen allows you to organize your favorite apps in a grid and group them.

Release announcement

https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/

Calamares installer has been updated for compatibility with Plasma 6 and Day/Night plasmoid has been replaced by Swap Color, based on Qt6/KF6.