Plasma/Live Images

Try and install Plasma from a live medium provided by several Linux distributions.

Shipping the latest code from Git

KDE neon Unstable

KDE neon builds Frameworks, Plasma and Applications on a continuous integration system.

You can use the Testing Edition for builds from Plasma/5.x branches or the Unstable Edition for builds from master branches.

https://neon.kde.org/download

OpenMandriva Cooker and Rolling

OpenMandriva is a desktop centric, completely Plasma focused, distribution. The current development branch ("Cooker") includes Qt 5.15.1, KDE Frameworks 5.75, Plasma 5.20.2 and KApps 20.08.2. The current rolling release branch includes Qt 5.15.1, KDE Frameworks 5.75, and Plasma 5.20.2 and KApps 20.08.2. OpenMandriva Lx is available for x86_64 (with a specially optimized version for Ryzen/Threadripper CPUs) and aarch64. RISC-V, armv7hnl and PPC versions are in development.

openSUSE Krypton

Krypton is an installable live image based on openSUSE Tumbleweed with the latest KDE software from Git master (unreleased) on top.

See also https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Argon_and_Krypton

Ships Plasma 5.24 Beta

Arch Linux KDE Unstable Repository

While no live ISO is available, the 5.24 Beta can be tested on Arch Linux by adding the KDE Unstable Repository.

KaOS

Plasma 5.24 beta is available in the kde-next repo

KDE neon Testing Edition

The Testing edition can be used to test the beta as well without resorting to builds straight from git.

Kubuntu 22.04 development release

Kubuntu development release daily live and installable image. Currently with Plasma 5.24 Beta.

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/daily-live/current/

Kubuntu Beta PPA for 21.10 Impish Indri

While no live ISO is available, the 5.24 Beta can be tested on 21.10 Impish Indri by adding the Beta PPA.

https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/beta

This PPA should work with both a standard 21.10 install and one where the backports PPA is in use.

Ships Plasma 5.23

KDE neon

KDE neon builds Frameworks, Plasma and Applications on a continuous integration system.

The User Edition has Plasma 5.23

https://neon.kde.org/download

Slackware

Alien BOB (Eric Hameleers) provides an installable Live image for Plasma 5 which is re-generated at each update of the development tree "slackware64-current" using the liveslak scripts. Two login accounts/passwords are "live/live" and "root/root". Use su or sudo to become root (using the "live" password).

Ships Plasma 5.22

KaOS

KaOS is a sophisticated and independent distro which focuses completely on KDE. A modern packaging approach leads to stability and freshness at the same time. Small and helpfully community.

https://kaosx.us/

GeckoLinux

GeckoLinux is built directly from openSUSE packages and uses openSUSE repositories.

GeckoLinux NEXT Plasma includes the Plasma 5.22 desktop environment on top of the Leap 15.3 base system. It also includes KDE Applications 21.08 and the KDE Framework at version 5.86.0.

http://geckolinux.github.io/#download-next

Kubuntu 21.10

Kubuntu 20.10 "Impish Indri", released in October 2021, includes Plasma 5.23. The Live ISO is available for download.

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/21.10/release/

openSUSE Tumbleweed

In addition to Git based versions there is openSUSE's rolling distribution "Tumbleweed" which ships the latest Plasma release tested with openQA:

Both 32 bit and 64 bit versions are available.

Ships Plasma 5.21

GeckoLinux

GeckoLinux is built directly from openSUSE packages and uses openSUSE repositories.

GeckoLinux ROLLING Plasma comes with Plasma 5.21.5 / KF5 5.82 / KDE apps 21.04

http://geckolinux.github.io/#download-rolling

Fedora 34 GA release

Fedora 34 released with live and installable images.

https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/34/Spins/x86_64/iso/

Kubuntu 21.04

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/21.04/

Ships Plasma 5.19

Manjaro

Manjaro KDE Edition is rolling release distribution. It provides the latest stable Plasma, KDE Applications, KDE Frameworks and Qt releases.

https://manjaro.org/get-manjaro/

Ships Plasma 5.18 LTS

Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa"

Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa", released in April 2020, includes Plasma 5.18. The Live ISO is available for download.

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/20.04/release/

openSUSE Leap

The latest released Plasma LTS version is available as a live image with openSUSE's stable branch "Leap":

64 bit version

Ships Plasma 5.17

Debian

Official Debian 10 “buster” live images can be downloaded from debian.org/CD/live. There’re several desktop environment flavors, including KDE.

OpenMandriva Lx 4.1

OpenMandriva is a desktop centric, completely Plasma focused, distribution. Release 4.1 includes Qt 5.14.1, KDE Frameworks 5.66, and Plasma 5.17.5.

Ships Plasma 5.16

OpenMandriva Lx 4.0

OpenMandriva is a desktop centric, completely Plasma focused, distribution. Release 4.0 includes Qt 5.12.3, KDE Frameworks 5.58, and Plasma 5.15.4.

Ships Plasma 5.12 LTS

GeckoLinux

GeckoLinux is built directly from openSUSE packages and uses openSUSE repositories.

GeckoLinux STATIC Plasma includes the Plasma 5.12 LTS desktop environment on top of a Leap 15.0 base.

http://geckolinux.github.io/#download-static