Questions about KDE Software Compilation, a Qt-based desktop environment.
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How to reset KDE / display settings after a move to a new machine
I've recently upgraded my hardware to a new laptop, and installed the latest kubuntu build on the new machine. Various advice here and elsewhere led me to hope that I could bring all of my KDE ...
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Background color of kate's search/replace input fields
I'm using kate on my ubuntu 13.04 unity without any problems. Even the dark mediterranean-themes (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/?content=156782) look great inside kate.
As you may see in the ...
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How to use KDE or Gnome hardware/network detection in another desktop environment?
I like to run light Window Managers, like Fluxbox, not for performance just because I find them simpler to configure and they fit better my working style. But having automatic hardware and network ...
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Menus of LibreOffice cannot be handled with KDE appmenu in Kubuntu 13.04
After installing Kubuntu 13.04, LibreOffice 4.0.2.2 worked, but the menus looked without borders and flat, and if I tried to use appmenu (or appmenu button) the applications were not affected (the ...
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Icon themes not detected by KDE
I have been using KDE for a while. I installed a lot of themes on gnome but most of the themes don get detected here in kde ??? Why is that so ?? I like AwOken theme but it does not show up on KDE but ...
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I have messed up my DPI settings under KDE (XUbuntu 13.04)
I have accidentally messed up the DPI settings. And now I cannot ee and read anything so I cannot find a way to reset those DPI settings. Could you please help me?
Thanks.
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X server fails with KDE apps in Ubuntu 13.04 after last update
I've used the latest proprietary nVidia drivers (313) when an update came and broke my desktop - initially it switched to some other drivers than proprietary (my second monitor wasn't used with it), ...
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Optimal fix for post login freeze in Kubuntu due to PulseAudio
The following programs which starts with Kubuntu 13.04 freeze my KDE desktop for about 10 seconds.
start-pulseaudio-kde
start-pulseaudio-x11
When I remove the startup entries from ...
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Lost transparency in KDE after installing fglrx video driver
The transparency of KDE panel , Kickoff menu & tooltips were gone just after installing the fglrx display driver
Folder view plasmoid remains transparent (Looks like before).
Kwin animations ...
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Changes to the KDE library prevent compiz 0.9.7.12 from compiling
I have been been following a tutorial on modifying existing compiz plugins, but run into the following error when compiling compiz-0.9.7.12:
In file included from ...
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Is there a difference between “apt-get install kdm” and “apt-get install kubuntu-desktop”?
My question's title is pretty straightforward. Is there a difference between installing KDE with the command "apt-get install kdm" or "apt-get install kubuntu-desktop"?
I'm installing Penguy OS on a ...
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can i install kubuntu desktop on ubuntu with windows 8 dual boot?
I have set up dual boot w8 and ubuntu 13.04 and i'd like to try kde.
What steps should i take to install it and also i would like to know if i'll be able to choose kde from login menu (currently i ...
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virtuoso-t CPU usage increases a lot when kmail is launched
This relates to Kubuntu 13.04. It is a clean install into a clean /home folder. When I launch kmail the CPU usage of the virtuoso-t process increases by a huge amount.
I have an i5 laptop and the ...
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I think a change happened in my fonts after installing a KDE application !
Once,I've uninstalled my ubuntu 13.04 because I think it hadn't the ubuntu nice fonts which u see in first ubuntu starting. Now, I noticed after installing Okular, a KDE application I see the same ...
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KDE widget to hold a program
I am using KDE default install on Ubuntu 13.04. Is there a widget that will just hold a running program?
I will then, for instance, be able to run hamster-time-tracker in that widget and quickly ...
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How to disable KDE's brightness OSD?
I am using lightum to automatically control the screen's brightness depending on the surrounding light (on a Retina MacBook Pro).
The problem is, though, that KDE picks up the change and displays the ...
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Spell-Check in Quassel Ubuntu 13.04
I'm having following problem: Today my spell check in quassel stopped working for no apparent reason.
All necessary "aspell" packages are installed, as far as I can tell, and I am using the the ...
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Ubuntu + kde-standard + dual monitor
After couple of years, I decided to return to Ubuntu, from Debian (sid). I used to work with KDE, so I installed Ubuntu 13.04 and "kde-standard" on my laptop.
SHORT:
"Display configuration" is not ...
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Context menu icons in some Qt apps missing
The context (right click) menu icons are missing in some Qt apps like Virtualbox or Skype.
Using:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface menus-have-icons true
fixes this problem for KDE apps ...
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Does KDE/KIO have a ~/.gvfs/ equivilent?
I'd like direct access to a mount I currently have open in Dolphin, KDE's file manager. I know it uses KIO to handle the connection and I was hoping it would be like Gnome's GVFS and would mount ...
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Uninstalling Firefox means installing KDE
I'm running Ubuntu with Gnome-shell. For reasons outside of this question, I needed to temporarily uninstall Firefox. I had no other browser installed at that time. On entering
sudo apt-get ...
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Dragging browser link to desktop in 13.04 doesn't work with gnome desktop
I guess this is a noob question, but I was using 12.10 with the KDE desktop, but just upgraded to 13.04, and wanted to get familiar with the Gnome desktop that was shipped with 13.04
I can't for the ...
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I'm having dpkg errors
When I try to install something i get this output and I don't know why.
dpkg: error processing language-pack-kde-en (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered ...
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Unicode problem in konsole
I have a problem with text encoding in konsole (I also tried xterm, things are the same) (Kubuntu 13.04, KDE). Here is the sample output:
oleg@PrizoffN:~$ gg
gg: ...
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akonadi server doesn't start after kubuntu upgrade to 13.04
from .xsession-errors:
ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
search paths: ("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt4/bin", "/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm", ...
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With Kubuntu 13.04 and the new global Menu in it how do I make it
How to I make it when the active window is maximize the titlebar of it go away like in unity?
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KDE 4.10.2 freezes at startup
After upgrade to 13.04 kubuntu freezes on startup screen. This is xsession-errors log:
Script for cjkv started at run_im.
Script for default started at run_im.
Script for cjkv started at run_im.
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Nepomuk is not indexing files
I'm noticing the following problems:
When I click on Desktop Search -> Basic Settings -> Details, I get "File indexing service is not running" and the Indexed files field reals "Calculating..." but ...
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Is it possible to change KDE Dolphin's drag-and-drop behaviour to move?
When you drag a file somewhere in KDE, it pops up a little context menu, asking what you want to do with it. This is similar to Gnome's dnd behaviour if you hold Alt.
It's not for me. I'd rather ...
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How do I open Dolphin in a certain folder from the terminal?
I would like to add a starter icon to my task bar that runs dolphin but initially starts in a folder I would like to specify
the Dolphin Handbook doesn't explain this.
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Kubuntu cannot start normally
Kubuntu 12.10 64 bit was installed in my laptop (Thinkpad T430)
Problems:
The first time I restart the Kubuntu after the installation is fine except the Kubuntu logo with gray background picture ...
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kde profiles for home, work movie watching etc
Is there a way to configure different KDE config modes for different profiles?
when i am watching a movie i don't want to see a screen saver or lock screen, but when working at my PC i want to start a ...
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Does installing a KDE application under Ubuntu mean more CPU load and/or memory usage even when it's not running?
The title says it all actually.
There might be one or two KDE apps that I might prefer to the Gnome alternative.
I'm not afraid of having to install many KDE packages (libs, etc.) which might take ...
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Why wont the KDE Login Show Up?
Why is the Unity Login still on ubuntu if I installed KDE Plasma overlay on it. I've gone through all the settings and cant get it to not use unity. When I go to the login screen it remembers that I ...
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What is the lightest KDE I can use on Ubuntu?
Default KDE is not running good on my PC and it's too slow.
I switched to Unity-2D and it's better.
Wanted to ask if there is a more simple, lighter KDE that would work better on my PC.
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Can I disable Activities in KDE?
I'm running Kubuntu and one of the features I've never found a use for is Activities. For the uninitiated, it lets you set up your desktops and applications based on the activity you're doing... ...
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Should I choose KDE or Qt for an Ubuntu application?
I'm writing an application using QML and some C++ code. The main window will be all QML (possibly having a main menu bar provided KXmlGuiWindow), with the backend and some dialogs written in C++. I've ...
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KDE boots up to a black screen
KDE boots up, shows the KDE logo with five dots, then the screen goes black. I can hit Ctrl-Alt-F1 and get to a console login, so I know that the monitor and video card work, but X never loads ...
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Why does KDE not show up following install kubuntu-desktop?
I installed KDE with apt-get install kubuntu-desktop as suggested. The packages were downloaded and installed. However, following reboot it went straight to the old Ubuntu Unity. Did I miss ...
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Configuration files in a KDE application
I'm writing an open source application using KDE to sell in the Software Center. According to the requirements for uploading an application to the Software Center,
Write all configuration settings ...
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KDE doesn't change the whole theme
The KDE themes aren’t changing right. When I change a theme, it only changes the decorations and the panels and widgets. The rest of the theme remains same.
How can I change the grey area (IDK ...
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kde inside ubuntu install
I am using Ubuntu with KDE-full desktop now. I want install it for my friends computers too. So installing KDE-full as long as Ubuntu installs, it would help me.
I want have an install usb, that ...
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No sound in KDE
After installing KDE sound was working with lag and there is only one slider in KMix so I tried some steps to fix it up, after that (I can't remember what exactly I did) I get some positive results, ...
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Change font color of inactive apps on KDE taskbar
How can I set minimized apps' names on taskbar (they call it taskmanager widget in kde I believe, that panel at the bottom) NOT to be gray? Ie where can I change its font, in system settings I can ...
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Uninstall with KDE menu
I'm running Kubuntu 12.04.
After I installed Xfce 4 on my system with:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.10
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
Now I am able to ...
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KDE 4.9.5 in Kubuntu 12.04 LTS?
I have Kubuntu 12.04 LTS and I want o put KDE 4.9.5 on my system. How can I do this?
Using the backports ppa doesn't work since it installs version 4.10.+.
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Konsole appearance. Directories in mounted NTFS partition and home directory
I see that directories in mounted NTFS partition and in my $HOME look different. How to make directories from the NTFS partition look like the directories from my $HOME?
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Which of the major Desktop Environments are known to “hurt” each other, if installed simultaneously?
I have a friend who is new to Ubuntu, and he wants to find the right Desktop Environment. I'd like to be able to recommend that he simply install several of the major DE's simultaneously, then try ...
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Why doesn't the application launcher search update after installing packages?
Is there a way to update the search in KDE's application launcher without logging out and back in? After I install packages most of the time the icon doesn't show up in the search until after I log ...
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Can I make my QT GUI programs run after completely removing unity desktop?
Can I make my QT GUI programs run after completely removing unity desktop? I am building a desktop environment on QT. How can I run my program without unity.
