Bug 523727 - `System Monitor Sensor` widget field 'OS Version' is blank in 'kdelinux'.
Summary: `System Monitor Sensor` widget field 'OS Version' is blank in 'kdelinux'.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasma-systemmonitor
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: KDE Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KSysGuard Developers
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2026-08-01 12:33 UTC by kdemeoz
Modified: 2026-08-06 21:28 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit:
Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.7.5
Sentry Crash Report:


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A sample SMW with multiple fields displaying properly, & the OS Version field empty (43.15 KB, image/png)
2026-08-01 12:33 UTC, kdemeoz
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Description kdemeoz 2026-08-01 12:33:14 UTC
Created attachment 194769 [details]
A sample SMW with multiple fields displaying properly, & the OS Version field empty

DESCRIPTION
`System Monitor Sensor` widget field 'OS Version' is blank in 'kdelinux'.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. In `kdelinux`, install desktop widget `System Monitor Sensor`
2. Configure it for  `Text Only` Display Style
3. In `Sensor Details` tab, add the Text-Only Sensor `Operating System Version`, & then Apply/OK

OBSERVED RESULT
The resultant active widget shows an empty field for `Operating System Version`, instead of the relevant value extracted from `VERSION_ID` set by `kdelinux`


EXPECTED RESULT
This field should display the current running `kdelinux` build version, read from the `VERSION_ID` variable, eg, `202607281716`

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System (available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window): KDE Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.7.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.29.0
Qt Version: 6.11.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
References:
https://discuss.kde.org/t/is-it-possible-for-the-kdelinux-build-to-appear-in-the-system-monitor-sensor-widget/49024
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/work_items/737
Comment 1 TraceyC 2026-08-03 19:02:03 UTC
Harald confirmed this in Invent, confirming here
Comment 2 David Redondo 2026-08-04 15:04:24 UTC
We use KOSRelease to read this info. Moving to kcoreaddons
Comment 3 David Redondo 2026-08-04 15:16:47 UTC
Moving back, onto further inspection it's a systemmonitor bug
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2026-08-04 15:34:29 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/ksystemstats/-/merge_requests/144
Comment 5 David Redondo 2026-08-05 07:33:46 UTC
Git commit 6cef3eb77c09cb424a44b83eb961884ed5d6fb29 by David Redondo.
Committed on 04/08/2026 at 15:34.
Pushed by davidre into branch 'master'.

osinfo: Provide some fallbacks for the version property

depending on the OS, diferent set of keys can be set.

M  +11   -1    plugins/osinfo/osinfo.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/ksystemstats/-/commit/6cef3eb77c09cb424a44b83eb961884ed5d6fb29
Comment 6 David Redondo 2026-08-05 12:06:27 UTC
Git commit 320421ab382ef045d3785d973921f5356ad79845 by David Redondo.
Committed on 05/08/2026 at 12:02.
Pushed by davidre into branch 'Plasma/6.7'.

osinfo: Provide some fallbacks for the version property

depending on the OS, diferent set of keys can be set.


(cherry picked from commit 6cef3eb77c09cb424a44b83eb961884ed5d6fb29)

Co-authored-by: David Redondo <kde@david-redondo.de>

M  +11   -1    plugins/osinfo/osinfo.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/ksystemstats/-/commit/320421ab382ef045d3785d973921f5356ad79845