knowledge-base/KB/Linux/Desktop/KDE/KDE.md

creation date	tags
2022-01-08	note kde linux archlinux

A guide how to setup KDE similar to GNOME experience.

• Install packages plasma (all and maybe uninstall discover later)

• Install some apps: partitionmanager ark gwenview okular kcalc kdiff3

• Install latte-dock for a reasonable dock

• (optional) For KDE's Software Center (Discover), install backends packagekit-qt5

• Adapt styles

  • Adapt Font Settings according to screenshot
  • Use Breeze Twilight as global theme
  • Adapt GTK style to also use Breeze

• Maybe qdbus is slow when shutting down, use /desktop/ files and drag to desktop from a location, then add as Widget and move to top panel

• Import keybindings from files

• (optional) Firefox KDE: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Firefox#KDE_integration

  • Install xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-kde

• Different uses of meta key

  • Native "show all" windows

    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/kwin,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,ExposeAll";
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure;
    

  • Native "show current workspace" windows

    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/kwin,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,Expose";
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure;
    

  • kwin script Parachute to simulate behavior which requires https://github.com/tcorreabr/Parachute (via AUR)

    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/kwin,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,Parachute";
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure;
    

• Set default applications (e.g. Terminal)

• Use systemd start instead of boot scripts: kwriteconfig5 --file startkderc --group General --key systemdBoot true

• Maybe sync the following configuration files to track changes

  .config/kdeglobals
  .config/kglobalshortcutsrc
  .config/khotkeysrc
  .config/krunnerrc
  .config/kwinrc
  .config/kwinrulesrc
  .config/kwalletrc
  .config/dolphinrc
  .config/latte
  .config/lattedockrc
  .config/syncthingtray.ini
  .config/rsibreakrc
  .config/plasma-localerc