KDE Plasma on Zorin

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#8

Hi, I just used Synaptic Package Manager (install from Software or via Terminal:

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Then search for KDE - mark it for installation, then select Apply - it should advise you that it wants to install a whole lot more so accept and install - I do have an annoying Kwallet that keeps coming up though every time I want to add a wallpaper and it is quoting an email address that I have recently stopped using!
Never installed it in the OS apart from Thunderbird so don’t know how it is picking up my defunct email address … unless… I’ve been hacked! :scream:

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#9

Freedom is a right that must always be vigilantly defended.
I guess you’ll just have to go to some trouble to tweak and adjust the KDE desktop to suit your needs the best you can to make up for it. :wink:

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#10

Yes there are a plethora of different tweaks in KDE - a bit of a minefield - especially when you don’t know what you are doing like me! :rofl:

#11

Your darn tootin right there buddy! Which is why I say Gnome has got their screws loose, should have put some loctite on the threads. lol

Linux in general is supposed to be about freedom of choice. It is really sad to see a developer going against that. Hopefully Gnome wakes up to their actions one day and sees that.

I think Microsoft has been working in the shadows when it comes to Gnome, it just feels like their influence all over.

#12

No, they’ve just been writing **** poor code for the USB driver support - so bad that a German kernel developer was heard to say that their code was s**t in English and not the German equivalent … then you know things are bad!

#13

Ambient Blue is looking nice in KDE:

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#14

Well I managed to crash KDE (It shows up as Plasma in the ‘gear’ options) last night after installing some new wallpapers or rather applying one to second monitor - did a search for how to recover a crash in KDE on LinuxQuestions.org - sorted it by logging into Zorin Desktop and then deleting ‘.kde’ folder in /home and back in business:

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#15

If you give Plasma a try as a DE on Zorin and you added a widget to the panel that you no longer want or added a duplicate in error, follow this very useful guide:

https://www.lostsaloon.com/technology/kde-plasma-5-how-to-add-and-remove-a-widget-from-panel-in-kde/

#16

Been updating the Tiled Menu today - what I have done so far:

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#17

I like the transparency! :smile:

Also, that jet needs to stop screwing around, straighten up and fly right. :joy:

#18

And the other nice thing about Plasma is the lock screen - you can control your media player!:

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#19

Very good tutorial on theming KDE here:

Mac OS Theme For Zorin OS
#20

For those who are interested, KDE 5.20 is due out in October - very good article here:

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#21

Has anyone heard from @Swarfendor437? I'm wondering how the plasma DE has been working out long term, if he's come across any issues.

@jgordon, you did it as well, correct? How'd it work out, you still using it?

This does sound like something I'd be interested in trying.

#22

But more so, to find out how Swarfendor437 is doing...
Call it a checking up on him...

#23

@JeffK969 If you edit your post and add @ in front of Swarfendor437 ( i.e. @swarfendor437 ) then he will be alerted if and when he comes on here for a nostalgic visit to his old hunting ground. :wink:

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#24

Thanks.. that I did not know... I don't know a lot about the forum...lol
Thank You Very Much Zabadadadoo....

#25

I am also interested in KDE, but atm I am happy with Z16 pro and Gnome.

KDE is lighter and more customizable. And atm I dont feel like I want break my system, haha

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#26

I hear ya.. Saturday I spent 6, 6 1/2 hours playing with KDE on my zorin install.
Other than the annoying keyboard popping up on every boot, the panel squishing to the right upon restart and issues with some themes, latte dock, I enjoyed it...lol
I ended up doing a fresh re-install (just not to take the chance of issues down the road). My main issues were trying to get it to be more like my pc with Feren,
without having the knowledge. Much credit to the Feren Dev for the work he put into his version, works extremely well. But I did learned some stuff and may try it again. But for now, just going to enjoy Zorin straight.
The KDE install was easy and only took 5 minutes maybe?

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#27

Install is easy, setup is hard :slight_smile:

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