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Improved Plasma X11 experience

This guide is to improve the KDE Plasma experience on X11. It particularly applies to those using the modesetting driver (mainly Intel graphics cards)

Install Xorg-git or Xlibre

This is a crucial step. XLibre and xorg-git contain the "TearFree" feature for modesetting, which is not available in the standard releases. If you use a driver other than modesetting, check that the TearFree option exists for your driver.

Installation depends on the distribution you use. On Arch Linux and derivatives:

Xorg-git: