| Port details |
- kde Plasma Desktop and KDE Applications (meta port)
- 6.5.5.25.12.1 x11
 =4      6.5.5.25.12.1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch. - Maintainer: kde@FreeBSD.org
- Port Added: 2025-02-03 17:06:06
- Last Update: 2026-01-14 18:31:09
- Commit Hash: 58fb718
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- Also Listed In: kde
- License: NA
- WWW:
- https://www.kde.org
- Description:
- Plasma is a powerful and customizable Free Software graphical desktop
environment for Unix workstations made by the KDE community.
x11/kde contains minimal Plasma Desktop and a basic set of KDE Applications.
Additional Plasma components can be install via x11/plasma6-plasma port.
More KDE applications can be found in the kde-applications category:
% pkg search -S origin kde-applications
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- Manual pages:
- FreshPorts has no man page information for this port.
- pkg-plist: as obtained via:
make generate-plist - USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
- no SUBR information found for this port
- Dependency lines:
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- To install the port:
- cd /usr/ports/x11/kde/ && make install clean
- To add the package, run one of these commands:
- pkg install x11/kde
- pkg install kde
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.- PKGNAME: kde
- Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
- distinfo:
- There is no distinfo for this port.
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- Dependencies
- NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
- Build dependencies:
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- plasma-apply-aurorae : x11-themes/plasma6-aurorae
- Breeze.qtcurve : x11-themes/plasma6-breeze
- plasma-discover : sysutils/plasma6-discover
- KGlobalAccelDXcb.so : x11/plasma6-kglobalacceld
- kinfocenter : sysutils/plasma6-kinfocenter
- kde-open : sysutils/plasma6-kde-cli-tools
- kcm_kgamma.so : x11/plasma6-kgamma
- kmenuedit : sysutils/plasma6-kmenuedit
- kscreen-console : x11/plasma6-kscreen
- ksshaskpass : security/plasma6-ksshaskpass
- ksystemstats : sysutils/plasma6-ksystemstats
- pam_kwallet5.so : security/plasma6-kwallet-pam
- kwin_wayland : x11-wm/plasma6-kwin
- kwin_x11 : x11-wm/plasma6-kwin-x11
- kwrited.so : devel/plasma6-kwrited
- libmilou.so : deskutils/plasma6-milou
- plasma-browser-integration-host : www/plasma6-plasma-browser-integration
- kaccess : x11/plasma6-plasma-desktop
- kded-smart-helper : sysutils/plasma6-plasma-disks
- KDEPlasmaPlatformTheme6.so : x11/plasma6-plasma-integration
- kcm_pulseaudio.so : audio/plasma6-plasma-pa
- plasmoidviewer : devel/plasma6-plasma-sdk
- 1280x1024.jpg : x11-themes/plasma6-plasma-workspace-wallpapers
- polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1 : sysutils/plasma6-polkit-kde-agent-1
- org.kde.breeze.so : x11-themes/plasma6-qqc2-breeze-style
- systemsettings : sysutils/plasma6-systemsettings
- xdg-desktop-portal-kde : deskutils/plasma6-xdg-desktop-portal-kde
- Runtime dependencies:
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- kde-baseapps>=25.12.1 : x11/kde-baseapps
- plasma-apply-aurorae : x11-themes/plasma6-aurorae
- Breeze.qtcurve : x11-themes/plasma6-breeze
- plasma-discover : sysutils/plasma6-discover
- KGlobalAccelDXcb.so : x11/plasma6-kglobalacceld
- kinfocenter : sysutils/plasma6-kinfocenter
- kde-open : sysutils/plasma6-kde-cli-tools
- kcm_kgamma.so : x11/plasma6-kgamma
- kmenuedit : sysutils/plasma6-kmenuedit
- kscreen-console : x11/plasma6-kscreen
- ksshaskpass : security/plasma6-ksshaskpass
- ksystemstats : sysutils/plasma6-ksystemstats
- pam_kwallet5.so : security/plasma6-kwallet-pam
- kwin_wayland : x11-wm/plasma6-kwin
- kwin_x11 : x11-wm/plasma6-kwin-x11
- kwrited.so : devel/plasma6-kwrited
- libmilou.so : deskutils/plasma6-milou
- index.theme : audio/plasma6-ocean-sound-theme
- phonon_mpv_qt6.so : multimedia/phonon-mpv
- plasma-browser-integration-host : www/plasma6-plasma-browser-integration
- kaccess : x11/plasma6-plasma-desktop
- kded-smart-helper : sysutils/plasma6-plasma-disks
- KDEPlasmaPlatformTheme6.so : x11/plasma6-plasma-integration
- kcm_pulseaudio.so : audio/plasma6-plasma-pa
- plasmoidviewer : devel/plasma6-plasma-sdk
- 1280x1024.jpg : x11-themes/plasma6-plasma-workspace-wallpapers
- polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1 : sysutils/plasma6-polkit-kde-agent-1
- kde-print-queue : print/plasma6-print-manager
- org.kde.breeze.so : x11-themes/plasma6-qqc2-breeze-style
- kcm_sddm.so : deskutils/plasma6-sddm-kcm
- spectacle : graphics/plasma6-spectacle
- plasma-systemmonitor : sysutils/plasma6-plasma-systemmonitor
- systemsettings : sysutils/plasma6-systemsettings
- xdg-desktop-portal-kde : deskutils/plasma6-xdg-desktop-portal-kde
- Library dependencies:
-
- libPlasmaActivities.so : x11/plasma6-plasma-activities
- libPlasmaActivitiesStats.so : x11/plasma6-plasma-activities-stats
- libkactivitymanagerd_plugin.so : x11/plasma6-kactivitymanagerd
- libkdecorations3.so : x11-wm/plasma6-kdecoration
- libplasmapotdprovidercore.so : x11-toolkits/plasma6-kdeplasma-addons
- libKNightTime.so : sysutils/plasma6-knighttime
- libKPipeWire.so : audio/plasma6-kpipewire
- libKScreenLocker.so : security/plasma6-kscreenlocker
- libLayerShellQtInterface.so : x11/plasma6-layer-shell-qt
- libKF6Screen.so : x11/plasma6-libkscreen
- libKSysGuardSystemStats.so : sysutils/plasma6-libksysguard
- libPlasma.so : x11/plasma6-libplasma
- libkworkspace6.so : x11/plasma6-plasma-workspace
- libPlasma5Support.so : devel/plasma6-plasma5support
- libpowerdevilcore.so : sysutils/plasma6-powerdevil
- libKWaylandClient.so : x11/plasma6-kwayland
- There are no ports dependent upon this port
Configuration Options:- ===> The following configuration options are available for kde-6.5.5.25.12.1:
====> Phonon multimedia backend: you have to choose at least one of them
MPV=on: mpv backend
VLC=off: VLC backend (depends on Qt5 packages)
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
- Options name:
- x11_kde
- USES:
- kde:6 metaport qt:6
- FreshPorts was unable to extract/find any pkg message
- Master Sites:
- There is no master site for this port.
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| Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page) |
| Commit | Credits | Log message |
|---|
6.5.5.25.12.1
14 Jan 2026 18:31:09
 |
Max Brazhnikov (makc) |
KDE: Update KDE Gear to 25.12.1
Announcement: https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.12.1/
Ports changes:
multimedia/kamoso:
- Drop unused dependency
net/mailcommon:
- Override KDE_APPLICATIONS_SHLIB_VER |
6.5.4.25.12.0_1
26 Dec 2025 19:55:46
|
Max Brazhnikov (makc) |
x11/kde: reduce payload in attempt to fit release DVD
Depend on Plasma components directly rather than on x11/plasma6
meta port that pulls KF5/Qt5 packages,
do not install GTK related components and legacy Oxygen theme.
PR: 291095 |
6.5.4.25.12.0
18 Dec 2025 14:56:12
|
Alexander Ziaee (ziaee) |
x11/kde: Align descriptions with upstream more
Reviewed by: makc
Approved by: makc (kde)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D54208 |
6.4.5.25.08.0
13 Sep 2025 12:45:51
|
Max Brazhnikov (makc) |
KDE: Update Plasma to 6.4.5
Announcement: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.5/
Ports changes:
x11-wm/plasma6-kwin:
- Set DATADIR explicitly and correct plist |
6.4.4.25.08.0_1
31 Aug 2025 10:30:51
|
Rene Ladan (rene) |
all: bump PORTREVISION after updating graphics/libyuv
Using the Tools/scripts/bump_revision.pl script |
6.4.4.25.08.0
16 Aug 2025 10:50:13
|
Max Brazhnikov (makc) |
*/*: clean up KDE meta ports |
6.3.5.25.04.0
08 May 2025 13:52:48
|
Max Brazhnikov (makc) |
KDE: Update KDE Plasma to 6.3.5
Announcement: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.5/ |
6.3.3.24.12.3_1
28 Mar 2025 08:53:34
|
Max Brazhnikov (makc) |
x11/kde: keep the port minimal to fit FreeBSD release images.
Install only Plasma desktop and basic set of KDE applications. |
6.3.0.24.12.2
20 Feb 2025 19:38:25
|
Max Brazhnikov (makc) |
KDE: amend COMMENT for metaports |
6.3.0.24.12.2
20 Feb 2025 19:38:24
|
Max Brazhnikov (makc) |
x11/kde: remove PULSEAUDIO from options, it already exists in x11/plasma6-plasma |
6.2.5.24.12.0
03 Feb 2025 17:02:42
|
Gleb Popov (arrowd)
Author: Tobias C. Berner |
KDE: It goes to 6!
This megacommit merges all the work from
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports-kde/tree/kde-it_goes_to_6
Specifically:
- KDE Plasma 6 ports updated to 6.2.5
- KDE Applications ports updated to 24.12.0
- Development ports of KDE Applications removed
- A lot of various ports switched to Qt 6 by default
- Some KDE Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 ports are adapted to be coinstallable
with their 6 counterparts
PR: 284351
Exp-run by: antoine
Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports/pull/341
Co-authored-by: Max Brazhnikov <makc@FreeBSD.org>
Co-authored-by: Kenneth Raplee <kenrap@kennethraplee.com>
Co-authored-by: Jason E. Hale <jhale@FreeBSD.org>
Co-authored-by: Gleb Popov <arrowd@FreeBSD.org> |
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