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Fresh kubuntu 15.04 install (so: using plasma 5.2.2). I happen to like the classic Windows look (it also really confuses people :) ), and in previous releases I've installed the kdeartwork (or some such) package, and it appeared in the Workspace Appearance section of the system settings.

Well, that selection is no longer available, and no additional themes are showing up in what appears to have replaced it ("Workspace Theme").

(Note that this is different from the "Application Style" setting, which sets colors for titlebars etc., which still has a Windows 9X selection, but that's not what I'm looking for).

Help?

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  • did you enable Universe repos?
    – JoKeR
    May 12, 2015 at 2:40

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Make sure you have enabled Universe repos. And check the package with:

apt-cache policy kdeartwork

Or other solutions:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install <package name>

Name: kdeartwork

Description:

themes, styles and other artwork from the official KDE release.

Latest version: 4:15.04.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu15.04~ppa1

Release: vivid (15.04)

Level: base

Repository: main

Other versions of "kdeartwork" in Vivid:

Repository area base Universe version 4:14.12.3-0ubuntu1

PPA: Mint Import 4:4.14.2-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~ppa1

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  • I have already installed kdeartwork (see my post!). both universe and backports are already in my sources lists. Thanks though!
    – user301372
    May 13, 2015 at 1:02
  • what are you trying to do now then? Because I'm confused. You want desktop look like WinXP or some?
    – JoKeR
    May 13, 2015 at 14:23
  • Yes, i do. I'm change-averse :)
    – user301372
    May 13, 2015 at 21:00
  • (the root cause of the problem is that package kdeartwork in 15.04 does not contain anything: $ dpkg-query --listfiles kdeartwork /. /usr /usr/share /usr/share/doc /usr/share/doc/kdeartwork /usr/share/doc/kdeartwork/copyright /usr/share/doc/kdeartwork/changelog.Debian.gz
    – user301372
    May 13, 2015 at 21:01
  • Also: backports provides newer versions of packages to older releases; I need the opposite!
    – user301372
    May 13, 2015 at 21:04

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