Questions tagged [kde-plasma-5]
KDE Plasma 5 is the fifth generation of the desktop environment created by KDE primarily for Linux systems.
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Cannot change brightness on Nobara Linux KDE on Dell inspiron 24 5410 All-in-One
My office workstation is Dell Inspiron 24 5410 All-in-One. I have just installed Nobara Linux 38 KDE on this machine. Everything seems to be fine except the brightness.
Whenever I try to set the ...
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Prevent kf.dbusaddons: DBus session bus not found. To circumvent this try the following command (with bash): export $(dbus-launch)
To launch GUI applications in kde (plasma) in Ubuntu Jammy I need to first manually do export $(dbus-launch) and then launch the app from this console
Otherwise it won't start (saying kf.dbusaddons: ...
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Disable resizing both tiled windows (left and right)
This might be hard to explain, please bear with me.
TLDR:
How can I disable the link between two tiled windows when resizing horizontally? So only
Situation:
I have two windows (let's say Firefox and ...
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Notification box in KDE Plasma, does not display all emoji as coloured
I am using CachyOS KDE (Arch Linux familiy) and I have a problem with emoji. There are fonts from coloured emoji uploaded to the system, but in the notification box not every one is coloured. There's ...
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KDE Plasma does not sleep
When I put the KDE Plasma to sleep it turns off the monitor and I hear the fans and the HDs shutting down just to back up to speed and the monitor turn on again on the blackened lock screen. So it is ...
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Starting multiple sddm sessions automatically
I'm trying to achieve a relatively simple thing in theory, but having a lot of problems with it. I'm trying to have my Arch Linux (though this issue is somewhat general and not specific to distro I ...
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Manjaro / Plasma - CPU cores overload and get stuck at 100% one by one when cloning a big git repo
First of all, I'm not a linux expert, I'm trying to figure out as I go but sometimes it's more than I can handle.
I've been trying to get a manjaro 22.1.3 (Talos) (kernel 6.1) to work for about a week ...
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Arch/Plasma - PolicyKit window not opening for Virtual Machine Manager;
I'm relatively new to linux and I have using Arch linux as the host for some virtual machines for some time now. I don't know what triggered it, but lately 90% of the times I boot and open the Virtual ...
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How can I change the icon above the user's name in the KDE lock screen?
I have changed the image, but would also like to customize that KDE wheel icon above the name of the user, without editing files or changing the global theme. How can I do it?
Kubuntu 23.04/KDE Plasma ...
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Full screen mode bug with dual monitor
I have a bug in vlc when I enter in full screen mode, The video is in the middle of my screens as you can see here https://i.ibb.co/tbQN5Hr/ezgif-com-video-to-gif.gif.
It doesn't do it to me with ...
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Allow Debian 11/Plasma to adjust brightness using keyboard
I am unable to adjust the brightness on my laptop. These are the hardware and OS specs:
description: Notebook
product: 82K6 (LENOVO_MT_82K6_BU_idea_FM_Legion 7 16ITHg6)
vendor: LENOVO
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KDE Updates icon never shows up when updates are available
I'm running KDE 5 on Arch Linux. Some half a year ago the Updates tray widget stopped showing any updates. A message about available updates would appear during an actual system update but that's ...
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Looking for a list of the slackware packages needed to upgrade KDE Plasma
I am in the process of upgrading from Slackware 14.2 to 15.0. I have encountered some hiccups in the version of KDE Plasma (5.23.5) included in 15.0. I got to looking and the KDE website says the ...
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Flatpak & app.image icons being replaced with x11 icon?
TLDR: Trying to learn a little bit about linux filesystem whilst figuring out what to edit so that the app icon, for example Spotify shows in the header title bar and next to the description when ...
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Progress in taskbar on Linux desktops
I notice that some apps on some Linux desktops are able to show a progress bar of a window's or app's ongoing tasks in the taskbar or dock icons, like Windows 10 does.
What is the name of the standard ...
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How to upgrade to latest KDE Plasma, on Ubuntu 20.04 [closed]
I seem to be stuck on 5.18.8 of Plasma - even though I've updated apt - do I need to manually add a different source?
I've run sudo apt-get update, and looked in "Discover" and software ...
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how to avoid inactive window dimming in KDE?
I like my windows to get dimmer when inactive (not with focus)
But I'd like to except some, like media players.
i tried to add to Settings > Window Management > Window Rules a rule that matches ...
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Font size in Flatpak OBS
F37, KDE Plasma, Xorg
When I install OBS from rpmfusion it respects my font settings in KDE. But when it is installed from Flatpak the fonts are small. How to change it?
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mark a file in Dolphin (KDE Plasma)
Is there any way to mark a file inside a folder to locate it easily and quickly? For example, with a mark on top of the file image.
Or to create a link/bookmark to that file in Dolphin that when I ...
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My desktop is frozen but the mouse and commands work
My DebianOS KDE Plasma desktop sometimes freeze and I can only use the mouse and commands. I tried doing killall kwin_x11 and then kwin_x11 --replace but it pops up this big text enter image ...
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How to logout a KDE session in a TTY?
I encounter a KDE desktop(Kubuntu-20.04.4) fault, and now it stalled and does NOT response any operation, I can NOT logout in any normal ways.
But this computer is running a important service, and ...
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KDE Plasma frequently takes up all system resources leading to crash
I am using Kubuntu (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS x86_64) and plasmashell 5.18.8.
I have however different problems with it with varying severity.
The Task bar freezes
I then restart it using quitapp5 ...
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KDE Plasma Show Desktop Icon
I'm new to linux, I used to use windows 10, and I'm using linux mint with kde plasma desktop.
I want to display Computer and trash icons on desktop like windows, How to do that?
Thanks is advance.
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KDE Plasma with Walyland - Touchpad right click not working
I've installed Debian (LMDE, Linux Mint Debian Edition) with KDE Plasma and Wayland, into Lenovo Ideapad D330 2in1 tablet/netbook. Using X11 session is not a solution, because of random blank screen ...
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aptitude says I'm running outdated binaries
whenever I run
sudo apt install package-name
I get the following message at the end of the output:
User sessions running outdated binaries:
user @ session #2: plasmashell[1666]
this stays after ...
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kde plasma isn't working nicely in parrot os as it works in ubuntu
Kde plasma seems to be not working correctly in parrot os as it works in ubuntu. I did apt install kde-full to insure that none of the packages that kde requires are missing even thought it does not ...
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How to pass custom CMake option to a KDE debian package
I want to enable CMake option KIMAGEFORMATS_HEIF (from this MR) in the ubuntu 22.04 package kimageformat-plugins.
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Why does Chrome always open on the last virtual desktop I had it open on?
I've been having incredibly annoying behavior with Chrome on KDE for a while now. (A couple years, maybe?)
Generally, if I launch an app, it opens up on the virtual desktop I'm on. But for some ...
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kde login screen only on 1 monitor
I'd like my kde login screen to be ONLY on 1 monitor. The other one is not always ON, and in that case I'm missing cursor and it's just inconvenient to use.
I learned, that kde uses sddm, learned ...
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Does Installing KDE Plasma on Debian Bullseye Necessarily Install a Bunch of KDE Apps I don't Need?
Can I install just the KDE Plasma GUI/desktop interface on Debian 11 (Bullseye) without installing any KDE apps by default?
In other words, does doing sudo apt -y install task-kde-desktop install only ...
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KDE Plasma 5 - reload kdeglobals or set default browser via command line
What is the correct command to reload the KDE global desktop settings file? Or more specifically, how to reset the system default browser via command line?
I am on the latest debian 10 with KDE Plasma ...
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Custom install with ZFS Root for Neon (newer Plasma w/20.04 base), SDDM not starting up
So following these instructions to install Ubuntu 20.04 onto ZFS Root, I got KDE Neon installed (neon-desktop virtual package). Everything seems good, except when I boot up there's no GUI login. I ...
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xampp QStandardPaths: runtime directory '/run/user/1000' is not owned by UID 0
I have a problem when executing xampp and opening the application folder, since I get the following error:
QStandardPaths: runtime directory '/run/user/1000' is not owned by UID 0, but a directory ...
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KDE5 Plasma Launcher does not find some files, but baloosearch does - how to fix?
The Plasma Launcher and KRunner of KDE5 have a plugin providing indexed file search. To the best of my knowledge, they use baloo as their backend.
In my literature directory, I have many files named ...
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How to expand text selection till the start\end of a word?
On Windows, when you put a cursor anywhere inside a word, you could press Shift + Ctrl + Left Arrow or Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow to expand selection till the start\end of the word respectively.
On ...
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Unable to change VNC resolution on headless machine
The goal: I want to connect to my headless (no monitors connected) machine using VNC and the GPU for the VNC session should be the real GPU (not a dummy GPU)
How I tried to set up:
1.Logged into the ...
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KDE Panel not fully visible on second screen
Using Ubuntu 18.04 with KDE installed, I tried to duplicate my taskbar panel. In theory it works, but the lower half is cut off and I can't see why that might be. Clicking in the free area beneat the ...
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last kde update 5.20.5 the “add network folder” icon disappeared from the network folder; how to retrieve this icon again
after the last KDE update 5.20.5 the "add network folder" icon disappeared from the network folder; i don't know is that from the update or i accidentally deleted it. please any one can help ...
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Linux persistent drive
I have been using a persistent Kali drive with a 3.0 254gb NXT usb. That set up turned out to be unbearably slow taking minutes to start up and after I got the desktop still taking forever to open ...
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Monitors connected to on-board HMDI and VGA ports shows blank after installing Nvidia Driver | Fedora 32
I am using a desktop with 3 monitors.
2 x 21-inch Dell monitors
1 x 34-inch LG monitor
The 2 Dell monitors, one is connected to the VGA port on-board, and the second one is connected to the onboard ...
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Cannot paste from clipboard in KDE on first try
Ever since I upgraded to Fedora 32 pasting does not work properly in KDE. It copies correctly what I want to be copied, but it will not paste right away. I either have to go to the clipboard applet ...
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Restore Global Shortcuts → Activate Application Launcher Widget
I just installed hardinfo
I lost the Meta Default Shortcut. I dont now why. I installed AutoKey, OBS, CopyQ, Wine, AutoHotKey.
And i changed the Task Menaager Size.
System specification:
KDE neon User ...
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Google Chrome UI lags and freezes a lot when using NVIDIA
This issue only happens when I am on NVIDIA mode, using Optimus-manager. Almost the whole Google Chrome window lags and freezes, during tabs switching, scrolling through a page, or almost anything I ...
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Incorrect Display of Hangul (Korean) Characters After Update to Fedora 32
I've recently upgraded to Fedora 32 using KDE Plasma 5.18.5, and regardless of the font displayed, in a graphical, user setting, Hangul characters invariably are stacked on upon another, making them ...
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How to disable middle click + drag right?
I'm using KDE Plasma on Ubuntu 18.04 and I have a very annoying shortcut: Middle click + Drag right -> Open a new instance of Konsole. It's annoying because it gets triggered regardless of the ...
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KDE: Unknown protocol 'unityhub' even though unityhub does exist
I'm using KDE Neon and have installed Unity Hub via it's AppImage and integrated it with my system.
The problem is when I tried to install Unity Editor via UnityHub button on this Download Archive ...
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Not able to launch any application using a custom shortcut in KDE plasma
This is my first question on this website.
I am using arch linux. I recently changed from Gnome desktop environment to KDE Plasma. However, I am not able to launch any application (for eg. Konsole) by ...
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Could not find the program 'konsole'
Hi i installed Kali Linux 2020.2, went into the plasma, then I start the program, writes that Could not find the program 'konsole'
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How to hide Docker volumes from Dolphin file manager?
KDE Plasma user here.
Dolphin file manager is displaying all my Docker volumes in its devices sidebar section, and I'd like to prevent them to appear here without having to manually hide them.
Is ...
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Can't login after full system upgrade
yesterday i upgraded my system on Archlinux and after a reboot the login screen is back whenever i type the pass, password is right but i think there's some error somewhere dunno.
i tried my best to ...
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