# Plasma's Perfect Play URL: /show/linux-unplugged/552/ > Plasma 6 is out, and we've been giving it a go. What's new, our thoughts, and the lessons other desktops should learn. - Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/) - Episode: 552 - Date: 2024-03-03 - Hosts: brent, chris, wes - Duration: 01:18:51 - Audio: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/e0ad1d9b-a04e-44f4-bbef-c15afacfa18b.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIgljdXJsBjoGRVQ%3D--435795d5c850773aaa4739d968bd77a1dfd6f301 Sponsors: - [Tailscale](/sponsors/tailscale.com-lup/index.md): Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices! - [FlakeHub.com](/sponsors/determinate.systems-lup/index.md): FlakeHub.com is the all-in-one platform for secure, compliant, and transformative Nix development. Bring Nix to work the way you always wanted with FlakeHub.com. 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At this time an open source HDMI 2.1 implementation is not possible without running afoul of the HDMI Forum requirements. * [NVK is now ready for prime time](https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/nvk-is-now-ready-for-prime-time.html "NVK is now ready for prime time") — Today, I'm proud to announce that NVK, the open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA hardware in Mesa, is now ready for prime time. * [FUSE Passthrough Support May Land For Linux 6.9 To Help Boost I/O Performance](https://www.phoronix.com/news/FUSE-Passthrough-In-6.9-Next "FUSE Passthrough Support May Land For Linux 6.9 To Help Boost I/O Performance") — The FUSE passthrough mode patches were recently queued up into FUSE.git's for-next branch. With the patches now in the "for-next" branch ahead of the Linux 6.9 merge window in March, the code will hopefully be merged for this next kernel cycle barring any last minute issues. * [First NixCon North America!](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/announcing-first-nixcon-north-america/35874 "First NixCon North America!") * [Southern California Linux Expo 21](https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x "Southern California Linux Expo 21") * [Jupiter Broadcasting Calendar](http://jupiterbroadcasting.com/calendar "Jupiter Broadcasting Calendar") * [🍔 Lunch at SCaLE 🍇, Sat, Mar 16, 2024, 1:30 PM](https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/298780542 "🍔 Lunch at SCaLE 🍇, Sat, Mar 16, 2024, 1:30 PM") * [Yard House Menu](https://www.yardhouse.com/menu/starters/apps?setRestaurant=8307&cmpid=br:yh_ag:ie_ch:dry_ca:YHGMB_sn:gmb_gt:pasadena-ca-8307_pl:menu_rd:1006 "Yard House Menu") * [Sirius 16 all Ryzen laptop from TUXEDO Computers](https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-Sirius-16-Gen1.tuxedo "Sirius 16 all Ryzen laptop from TUXEDO Computers") * [KDE MegaRelease 6](https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/ "KDE MegaRelease 6") — With Plasma 6, our technology stack has undergone two major upgrades: a transition to the latest version of our application framework, Qt, and a migration to the modern Linux graphics platform, Wayland. * [This Week in Bitcoin](https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/ "This Week in Bitcoin") — A high-signal Bitcoin news podcast focused on analysis you'll find valuable. * [42keebs.eu](http://42keebs.eu/ "42keebs.eu") — Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded custom keyboard shop. * [NixOS Plasma 6 PR](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/286522 "NixOS Plasma 6 PR") * [starcoder2](http://github.com/bigcode-project/starcoder2 "starcoder2") — StarCoder2 models are intended for code completion. * [PromtEngineer/localGPT](https://github.com/PromtEngineer/localGPT "PromtEngineer/localGPT") — Chat with your documents on your local device using GPT models. * [Introducing: Fountain Radio](https://twitter.com/fountain_app/status/1762991010919907455 "Introducing: Fountain Radio") — Fountain Radio is a community station for music - powered by Bitcoin. * [Pick: cpu-controller](https://github.com/ART3MISTICAL/cpu-controller "Pick: cpu-controller") — CPU Controller for Linux is a straightforward GUI application based on PyQt6, enabling users to toggle individual CPU cores on or off in a Linux system to save battery life. * [FlyGoat/RyzenAdj: Adjust power management settings for Ryzen APUs](https://github.com/FlyGoat/RyzenAdj "FlyGoat/RyzenAdj: Adjust power management settings for Ryzen APUs") * [Unplugged Core Membership](https://unpluggedcore.com/ "Unplugged Core Membership")