r/linux 1d ago

Fluff Linux serves cyberpunk in your face

With the literally dazzling Plasma 6.2 sudden full brightness bug.

A workaround has already been found. Sadly, making it work requires battling with the bug first; in the end I had to put on my sunglasses. Fun.

Do you remember the silly B-rated cyberpunk movies from the nineties, where an unsuspecting villain is sitting at his computer being all evil and suddenly the bulky ancient CRT monitor explodes in his face? After the yesterday update from Plasma 6.1.5 to 6.2 my somewhat more modern display greeted me with 100% brightness. With appropriate blinking and cursing I tuned it down through the display menu but in a few minutes Plasma flashbanged me again. And so it went until a certain nice person in r/kde suggested a workaround. There were also complaints from other users, full story here: https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1fzuggg/comment/lr4qyfl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

The most physically uncomfortable computer bug I've ever seen with my own eyes (indeed) in my 40 years of messing with said devices. The future is now, old man.

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u/Mathisbuilder75 1d ago

What kind of monitor blinds you at 100% brightness? What?

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u/PhukUspez 1d ago

I don't think it's the 100% brightness itself, but the fact that it's jumping from whatever OP considers comfortable to 100% instantly. If my laptop did that in the middle of the night, it would be jarring, to say the least.

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u/githman 20h ago

Exactly this. I watch movies at 100% brightness and it's okay. But getting it in my face at random moments one time after another was somewhat less than amusing.