https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=499585
--- Comment #3 from TraceyC <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Sybren Stüvel from comment #2) > I'm a bit disappointed that this report is closed without any further > inspection from the Plasma team. For me, as an outsider just running Plasma > via Ubuntu's packaging, it's not doable to quiickly test with a new Plasma > version (like I would download the latest version of Blender, for example). I understand your frustration. The Kubuntu maintainers, as the people responsible for maintaining these older versions of Plasma and Spectacle, should be able to do the testing you're looking for. You can file a report with them directly https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kubuntu/Bugs/Reporting > However, for the Plasma team it should be very easy to reproduce. Just press > Print Screen and drag the rectangle. While it may be technically possible for myself or other KDE maintainers to test this, the reality is that it would be a large time sink to test and re-test things in unmaintained software versions that may already be fixed. We have limited time and people, so our focus is to investigate and fix bugs in current versions we maintain. If a distro makes the choice to ship older versions of software, they take on the maintenance burden of that choice. > If I want to reproduce, but don't want to change my system packages, what > would be the recommended approach? Unfortunately, I don't find Spectacle available as a snap or flatpak. The quickest option is to use a live ISO on your system, or create a VM with KDE Neon, which is built on Ubuntu but has the latest KDE software. For the software you currently have installed from Ubuntu, the version provided to you is the one they feel comfortable shipping. If you feel that this version is too old long term, there are a few options: Get a newer version of the software from Flatpak or Snap. This is the best solution for apps, but it not applicable for Plasma itself. Use a PPA/COPR/OBS repo etc to overlay a newer version packaged from somebody else on top of your distro-provided version. This is not recommended as it tends to cause problems updating the system later. Compile a newer version of the software yourself; see https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/development. This is an advanced option that's not recommended for people who aren't software developers or technical experts. Switch to a different distro and offers software updates on a faster schedule. This is often painful but generally the correct solution if you discover that the distro you chose doesn't have a software update schedule that matches your preferences. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
