KDE's plasma Desktop Environment.
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Cancelling print jobs and dealing with printer
Where can I see printing jobs in queue? Sometimes even after restarting the computer, a print is not forgotten and when I turn on printer it begins to print some jobs from previous actions which I no ...
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Does the Search field on the launcher in kde depend on Nepomuk?
Does the search field on the application launcher depend on Nepomuk?
I had to disable Nepomuk on shared systems because it takes too much CPU and I/O and I have noticed that on some systems the ...
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How to make the Plasma default icon, dynamic?
Unlike unity Plasma Desktop does not show the natural icon of some applications and just shows this icon:
Is there any way to assign a specific icon for an application?
Is there any way to change ...
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Unable to add widgets plasma-desktop [closed]
If you look at this image:
When I orgionally installed the Kubuntu, there was a menu bar where I could scroll and select widgets. But somehow it's missing and I can't even select it by category.
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Can I run KDE application with a specific, non-default color scheme?
Running Plasma Desktop, is there a way to specify which color scheme a single application must use?
I run with Oxygen set as my GTK2 theme with a dark theme unsuited for certain applications. Is ...
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How do I get the plasmoid repository
I had a load of plasmoids, beginning with plasma-widget- and kde-applet and kde-plasmoid-, which I think I had added from a PPA, but I can't for the life of me find which one it is (I did a fresh ...
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Start Plasma-Desktop with parameters
Is it possible to start plasma-desktop after login with parameters?
E.g. if I want to try my Optimus:
DRI_PRIME=1 plasma-desktop
And if so, how can I show if the nVidia card is used?
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Minimize windows without them going black and white
I recently updated to KDE 4.10. Now when I minimize windows, the task manager shows them being black and white. I find this very annoying since I tend to find windows primarily based on colors, not ...
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cmakelists.txt not found
i am trying to compile the source of the tutorial plasmoid given here but am getting the following error everytime: cmakelists.txt not found.
What should i do? PLease help.
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What is a activity in KDE and what can I do with it?
In the top right corner of a standard KDE/Kubuntu installation you'll see this:
But seriously, I seem to be unable to understand what those "activities" are and what it would enable me to profit ...
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How do I set up separate/independent taskbar/icon-only taskbars?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 in which I'm using the KDE4 Plasma environment and I'm not satisfied with the number of programs I can have in the taskbar/task manager before they all get grouped up, it's a ...
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How to build plasma netbook?
i got source code of kde-workspace from repository as below:
sudo apt-get build-dep kde-workspace
apt-get source kde-workspace
And then, i switched to plasma netbook shell source directory, and run ...
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Problem with LightDM & KDM
I'm a Kubuntu 12.10 x86_64 user.
I recently found an exquisite KDM theme on (name of KDE artwork site).
However, as the default display manager in Kubuntu is LightDM, I installed KDM with:
sudo ...
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Newest Kubuntu Active build on Dell Inspiron Duo - touchscreen issues
I'm running the Live CD of Kubuntu Active (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-active/releases/12.10/release/) off of USB on my Dell Inspiron Duo. The touchscreen works to the point that the mouse ...
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Uninstalling KDE from Ubuntu 12.10
Ok, as I could not find the solution of my problem here:
KDE Plasma is totally crashed - Ubuntu 12.10
I want to uninstall kde desktop environment. Now I am in Unity. How can I uninstall KDE?
Note: ...
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KDE Plasma is totally crashed - Ubuntu 12.10
After I installed Ubuntu 12.10 to my PC, I decided to use it with KDE and downloaded all KDE components. It was perfect until today. However, just after I set some network options, Plasma started to ...
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Prevent users from changing background image in kde4/kubuntu
The boss want all computers to have the company logo as desktop background,
so i want to config KDE(4) to not allow the background to change.
searched abit here an on google, found an answer for ...
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How to enable arrow keys in Kubuntu application launcher 12.04?
I just switched from Kubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 and noticed that the application launcher is not behaving exactly the same.
In 11.10 I open the launcher with a keybinding, write the first letters of ...
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looking for a clock widget that is unaffected by the mouse
Between screenlets, cairo-dock widgets and plasma-widgets. One of them's gotta have this function;
A widget that hovers above everything on the desktop but is completely unaffected by the mouse.
I ...
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How to boot up in kubuntu-mobile?
On Ubuntu 12.04 Unity
I just did
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-full kubuntu-mobile plasma-mobile
The install finished with no problems and I see Kubuntu in lightdm as an option to boot into... but ...
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Kubuntu desktop only shows background after login
I'm on Kubuntu 12.04 x64 with an integrated GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 630a.
Kubuntu starts as usual an I get the GUI login. When I log in the login prompt disappears (as it should) and I see the ...
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Where can I get the source code of KDE's Folder View plasmoid?
I want to have a look at the code of the FolderView plasmoid (which is the thing I miss most from KDE) to see if it is in any way similar to the FolderView screenlet.
The screenlet is so buggy right ...
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Could a KDE plasma widget be converted into its own app (easily)?
I've recently made the switch from KDE to Unity and I'm really missing one feature: the FolderView Plasma widget (Plasmoid?)
I know there's a screenlet called Folderview which can be used under ...
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How to control KDE (4.9.0) plasma widgets from command line?
I cannot delete "Window Menubar" widget from panel and "Facebook" widget from "Search and Launch" desktop bottom. And I don't want to delete all my settings, can I delete these widgets somewhere in ...
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How can I customize Plasma default wallpaper, activity and panel in Kubuntu CD?
So once installed I get directly this desktop:
More screenshots
I already replaced the default panel,
but I don't know about default activity and
find-and-search settings and
system settings for ...
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GTK applications aren't themed on Plasma Desktop
I have installed plasma-desktop on my girlfriend's Ubuntu 12.04 box, so now she can log on to a KDE desktop, which she likes.
However, GTK applications are not themed.
Here's a screenshot she took ...
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Some widgets not appearing in “add widgets” in kde4 screensaver [closed]
I would like to add an RSS feed to my screen saver. In kde, the default (blank) saver lets you add normal plasma widgets. But the list of widgets available in the screen saver is smaller than the one ...
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How To Install KDE Plasma Desktop On Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install KDE shell on Ubuntu?
Hey guys I am new to Ubuntu, I have installed Ubuntu 11.10, with Gnome, and i am not so happy with unity, I want to install KDE ...
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How to right-align widgets in panel in Kubuntu 11.10?
First, please take a look at this screenshot:
The problem is...
It all happened before I realized what I did. So, I don't know how I messed it up. :(
Do you see the panel at the bottom? The ...
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Day of week in digital clock plasmoid
I have problem with configuring digital clock plasmoid: i can't display day of week in it. As far as i remember it was simle in previous distr versions. Will be glad for help. Thanks!
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Is there an Akonadi-enabled message notifier in Kubuntu (which does not require KMail running)?
IMHO one of the cool things about KDE's groupware cache Akonadi is that it synchronises and indexes your mail even if there is no e-mail software running. I always thought that one of the prime ...
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How do I make the folderview plasmoid for plasma desktop use nautilus?
I have plasma desktop but I can't seem to find a way to get the plasmoid to point to nautilus. It always asks how to open filetype "file:///". The fact this is a protocol even weirder.
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How do I use Plasma widgets in Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I resolve unmet dependencies?
I have already read Does Unity have any widgets? and the article on OMGubuntu but apt-get and synaptic cannot find plasma-desktop ...
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Is there a plasmoid that can display at least the title of now playing song while using Bangarang? [closed]
I’ve switched to Bangarang as my default player in Kubuntu, but I can't seem to find a now playing plasmoid that works with it.
any suggestions?
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What's the best way to effectively report bugs?
I've been trying to report a bug about Activities in Kubuntu causing me no end of grief with multiple issues ranging from annoying to total freeze/crash requiring hardware reset. I'm trying to follow ...
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kubuntu desktop wallpaper slideshow keyboard shortcut [closed]
How do I set a global keyboard shortcut to rotate through to desktop wallpaper sideshow for plasma?
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How to create a KDE start application menu launcher that launches the search and launch desktop?
Now i love the plasma-netbook aka the "search and launch" interface but i would want to be able to have it appear on demand and not sit as the desktop default in the back of my windows.
So what i ...
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Is there a CoverGloobus-like Plasma widget? [closed]
I'm using the kde plasma desktop within Unity. I'm really missing CoverGloobus though. Is there a plasmoid that can show cover art from Banshee? I've tried several including 'Current Song' but they ...
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Kubuntu netbook blank after login in [closed]
hi, i have problem with kubuntu-netbook. I use Ubuntu natty and I try to install kubuntu-netbook via synaptic, success! and I logout and login to KDE pasma workspace, kubuntu splash screen is shown, ...
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Can I use KDE Plasma Widgets in Gnome?
I would like to use some KDE Plasma Widgets but don't want to install KDE and don't want to lose my current Gnome setup.
