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.

CHANGES

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Calamares installer has been updated for compatibility with Plasma 6 and Day/Night plasmoid has been replaced by Swap Color, based on Qt6/KF6.