Questions tagged [plasma]
Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE.
138
questions
0
votes
1answer
31 views
How to enable 2 finger right click in kde plasma with touchpad
By default in kde plasma, clicking ( number of finger irrelevant ) the touchpad converts to a left click. How can I convert a 2 finger click to a right click?
At the moment I've modified my touchpad ...
0
votes
0answers
35 views
KDE Kate: what has happened to font rendering?
After the last system update I noticed Kate had decided to use a different font. I normally use the Terminus (TTF) monospaced font, but now it was set to something default and not monospaced.
When ...
0
votes
0answers
11 views
Kubuntu : Set color scheme to “Breeze Dark” from command line
I am trying to change Kubuntu 20.04 color scheme through the command line.
What I thought was the solution unfortunately didn't worked. What am I doing wrong ?
In ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals , set :...
2
votes
0answers
24 views
Language settings are removed after restarting computer
I have had this problem since I downloaded Debian 10 KDE Plasma. Any time I run a program I get warning errors about the language settings. I have ran all of the commands to set the language settings ...
1
vote
1answer
53 views
Where is Plasmashell started?
Plasmashell does not start automatically anymore. I have to run killall plasmashell and plasmashell & every time I start my computer.
I would like to know what program or systemd service is ...
0
votes
0answers
4 views
Which KDE configuration files need to be saved to a customized KUbuntu ISO?
To save myself some time, when (re-)installing a new version of KUbuntu to a new machine, I would like to migrate some basic configurations to a customized ISO. In particular, this should include...
...
0
votes
1answer
29 views
Scaling bugs in Debian 10/KDE - how to increase the size / zoom of apps instead of scaling the display?
In Debian 10 stable with KDE changing the scaling under the display settings has a lot of bugs.
For example the tabs in the bottom panel are too large and have a font-size that's much too large so ...
0
votes
1answer
52 views
What would be needed by Debian to ship newer versions of the KDE desktop environment? (Or to add an option for it in Debian stable.)
The latest version of Debian (10) stable packages version 5.14.5 of KDE Plasma which is ca. 1.5 years behind the latest release. I'd like to use a newer version which only is a few months behind the ...
1
vote
0answers
7 views
Can't click the panel in KDE plasma/Kwin: how to find out what caused it and how to fix it?
Without any apparent reason some problems with plasma on Debian10 occurred: I can't click the bottom panel or show the main menu by pressing the windows key of my keyboard. Usually when I have ...
1
vote
1answer
522 views
Alpine linux missing shutdown command
Im on a smartphone with alpine linux & KDE desktop, running ssh in, and for some reason no one thought to put a shutdown aplet in a logical place, and even the shutdown utility is not present.
$ ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
kmail local folders and imap folders do not appear
I am running Kmail Version 5.2.3 on Debian 9. Recently when I start Kmail, it starts fine but all Local folders and IMAP folders do not appear. The only thing that appears in the left panel is Search.
...
0
votes
0answers
20 views
Strange behavior in KDE when trying to map keys
I'm on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 (5th gen), running Arch with KDE Plasma; Keyboard model selected (Generic 105-key PC (intl.), German layout. I'm trying to re-map a number of keys in order to get the ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views
ST (Terminal from Suckless) does not appear in “search” plasma
I cloned the repo with
git clone git://git.suckless.org/st
Next I did did
cd st
sudo make clean install
And then I run it with ./st. It works, but the problem is that it dose not appear in "Search"...
1
vote
1answer
562 views
Arch Linux KDE Plasma Black Screen after login
I wanted to install kde plasma, so I followed the next steps:
pacman -S xorg-server xorg-apps xorg-xinit xterm
pacman -S xf86-video-nouveau
pacman -S plasma-meta kde-applications-meta
pacman -S sddm
...
0
votes
0answers
12 views
How to add an icon to kde plasma desktop?
Hello I have Linux fedora 31 x86_x64. I've installed Qt5.14 and I have KDE Plasma Desktop.
I can add easily an icon to Qt-Creator. But somehow I've accidentally deleted /home/.qt folder so now I don'...
0
votes
0answers
16 views
Can't see my desktop in KDE Neon
I did run some commands that caused corrupting my KDE Neon. It doesn't shows my desktop and it starts in the command. Can I do something so I can get back my desktop? or should I install the new one?
...
0
votes
1answer
114 views
plasmashell doesn't start at all
It's been April, 1st, and this time Judd and Aaron had a huge impact on my Ryzen 7 machine:
kstart5 plasmashell
Omitting both --window and --windowclass arguments is not recommended
[miranda1@arch ~]$...
0
votes
0answers
41 views
KDE desktop: icons, panels, widgets not showing in Debian Buster
I was trying on different tweaks on KDE plasma on debian buster. I right clicked on the KDE icon on the left corner of the panel and then clicked on the "alternatives". I tried different options. But ...
0
votes
0answers
28 views
Hiding the XP-pen deco 1 V2 Drivers in the system tray in KDE Plasma on Archlinux
Product, driver link and OS
I have a XP-pen deco 1 V2 Graphics tablet.
It also has linux drivers, it mentions some distros alongside with it. Manjaro was one of them, so I think the drivers can also ...
0
votes
1answer
151 views
share - send via email in Dolphin does not work
I'm using KDE Plasma with Mozilla Thunderbird as my default email client and I realized that when I right click a file in Dolphin and select Share - Send via email, I get an error popup titled Error -...
1
vote
0answers
216 views
How can I manually install a KDE Plasma Global Theme?
Installing a global theme through the KDE store doesn't work for me, due to a bug described here. So how can I install one manually?
0
votes
0answers
13 views
Installing KDE neon image on samsung phone
I'm interested in Plasma phones and also I'm aware of the difficulties of installing custom OS on the phones with android pre-installed(Gaining root access , unlocking the bootloader etc).I want to ...
1
vote
0answers
20 views
Login Screen is Showing on External Monitor
I recently installed Manjaro Plasma. I have ASUS with Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti.
This is my lspci setting:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1f91 (rev a1)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK ...
0
votes
2answers
121 views
KDE Plasma start menu and local environment
I am using KDE plasma version 5.17.5 but I have the feeling that my question is equally relevant for Gnome, XFCE, etc.
I am using gvim (under Wayland) with plugins which rely on environment variables....
0
votes
0answers
34 views
Switching from GNOME to KDE
I am here to ask you for an help:
since I have been using Linux (more than 10 years ago now...) I used to use GNOME, starting from 2.2x until latest 3.34 with gnome-shell and I always loved it.
But ...
2
votes
1answer
63 views
KDE Neon GUI won't start after login
I installed some updates and it needed a reboot which I did. After that I tried to login, but pressing enter after entering the password or clicking the login button with the cursor didn't do anything ...
1
vote
0answers
321 views
How do I get rid of Konsole's random annoying transparent 1px lines?
I'm using the latest versions of Konsole and KDE with Plasma on Arch. It's been an issue since forever. I have random 1px thick transparent lines showing up all over the place. I want to get rid of ...
0
votes
0answers
50 views
KDE plasma 5: Prevent file association
I have a misbehaving application (Blender). As I interact with it, it insists on opening a *.dot file with an external application (Kate).
Putting aside that this is a bug in the first application, ...
0
votes
1answer
624 views
Configuration file “/var/lib/sddm/.config/sddm-greeterrc” not writable is displayed when booting to KDE
I have KDE-Plasma on Arch. I recently changed my DE from Gnome to KDE because of some gdm issues. Everything is working great but while booting, a dialogue shows this prompt. Pressing Enter boots up ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
Arch Linux KDE: How do I get the mouse pointer / cursor to highlight?
I'm running a current version of Arch Linux (KDE) on a Dell laptop.
When I press the Meta key (with the Microsoft logo) it brings up the application launcher menu+. So it's not a dead key. And Ctrl ...
1
vote
0answers
24 views
Getting permanently connected TV that has multiple connections to only become a display device when tuned to the PC connection?
I've got a computer running Void Linux (so runit, not systemd), SDDM and KDE Plasma (wayland). It has two display devices permanently connected (back of PC is not readily accessible), a monitor on ...
1
vote
0answers
29 views
cannot force linux autostart script file
I need to force my KDE Plasma installed on ubuntu 18.04 to run the following script on startup:
xinput --map-to-output "Wacom HID 48DE Finger touch" eDP-1-1
xinput --map-to-output "Wacom HID 48DE Pen ...
0
votes
0answers
16 views
Authentication request dialog keeps popping up
`Hi All,
I know that this may not the right place to ask this but I wasn't sure whihch other Stackexchange siute would be better. I'm running on Arch with Plasma on xorg and would like to use ...
0
votes
1answer
298 views
KDE Neon: black startup screen with only cursor. Forgot login credentials for Alt+Ctrl+F2 tty terminal
TLDR: After powering on and choosing my OS (I have Win10, Ubuntu, and KDE Neon all on the same disc and every time my computer starts grub(?) gives me the option between the three. Black startup ...
0
votes
0answers
100 views
Copy/duplicate an activity in KDE Plasma
How do I copy/duplicate a preexisting activity in Plasma?
I discovered that in ~/.config/kactivitymanagerdrc some unique IDs are assigned to each activity profile.
I assume those are referenced ...
1
vote
1answer
306 views
Brightness - external monitor drivers
I'm using Linux arch on Thinkpad X1C6.
I bought external monitor Samsung C27F396FHU and I have a problem with brightness.
I cannot use a physical button to adjust the brightness of the monitor - at ...
2
votes
0answers
16 views
Menu bar items tightly packed on some programs but not all
The menu items in the CUA-style menu bar are packed next to each other with seemingly no space, making it harder to read. I'm not sure why, but Firefox and Konsole does not have this problem, but ...
0
votes
1answer
449 views
KDE Plasma: window drop shadows/transparencies broken
I'm using KDE 5.59.0/Plasma 5.16.2 and while working, my screen flickered, after which it seemed the drop shadows from my windows were gone. I noticed because I have no borders around the windows and ...
1
vote
0answers
20 views
IntelliJ maximizes only into background
If I switch focus to IntelliJ (or other derived products like PhpStorm), the window maximizes directly in background. I have to minimize other windows in front of it before I can use it. Other ...
0
votes
1answer
125 views
Reinstalling plasma-pa on OpenSUSE
I am trying to reinstall plasma-pa on OpenSUSE tumbleweed. Unfortunately, I cannot find any tumbleweed repos and the only downloadable source I can find are these two:
https://www.archlinux.org/...
1
vote
0answers
65 views
Using KDE activities to have different window layouts
Sorry if this is obvious, I am having a really hard time understanding exactly how I can use activities.
I have a workstation that I use in both a 1 monitor, 2 monitor, and 3 monitor set up, ...
0
votes
0answers
37 views
Configuration of search shortcut from Application launcher KDE
Here is my configuration:
OS: Fedora release 30 (Thirty) x86_64
Host: Latitude 5580
Kernel: 5.1.7-300.fc30.x86_64
Uptime: 1 hour, 58 mins
Shell: zsh 5.7.1
Resolution: 1920x1080
DE: KDE
WM: ...
1
vote
1answer
2k views
How to fix meta key not always working to trigger start menu on KDE?
KDE assign meta key to trigger the menu window but depending on the situation this does not always work.
This issue seem to be fixed on newer version of KDE but this is not yet widely distributed.
...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
Use meta/super/windows/whatever key to open KDE Plasma's application launcher (KDE Plasma + i3)
I have a setup with KDE Plasma and i3 that I've been absolutely loving, except for the fact that the windows key no longer works to open Plasma's application launcher like it does with Kwin. I did ...
1
vote
2answers
73 views
How to stop KDE “THE PANEL ONLY”?
I'm trying to stop the KDE Panel, for use my own panel for example Gnome Panel, Lxpanel or other, then i need stop it or disable permanent before run my gnome panel or lxpanel, to prevent errors, how ...
0
votes
0answers
162 views
KATE GUI - KDE - How to insert date in KDE snippet script?
When running Kate snippets, I do not know how to use the date variable in a snippet. When I am trying to create a personal snippet where the current date can be inserted such as
Snippet #A-1
<!--...
0
votes
0answers
1k views
How to unlock the login for the root?
How to unlock the login for the root?
In Ubuntu 14.xx and previous versions of Ubuntu, it was possible to log in to the graphical session as root. Now i can't do this anymore. How to unlock the root ...
-1
votes
1answer
704 views
KDE plasma 5: No taskbar (no rightclick-menu on desktop either) anymore
In short:
I have the same problem, as is described here. However the suggested solutions do not work for me.
I managed to kill plasmashell via killall plasmashell and could then manually restart it ...
0
votes
1answer
44 views
Some symbols are not rendered in Linux/Plasma5
I have Opensuse Tumbleweed with all the latest updates installed on my laptop and my PC, on my laptop with same font CURLY BRACKET SECTION symbols are rendered, but on my PC they are not, I see only ...
3
votes
0answers
130 views
KDE Dolphin Folder Already Exists “Write Into” prompt default
I generally find KDE Plasma enjoyable to use, with one exception. If you copy files and a folder with the same name exists in the destination it prompts. I have search for a setting to change the ...
