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How to send KDE5 desktop notification from a bash script?

At least first two options should work, I just have a problem with notifications in KDE in general: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-runtime/+bug/1547752 notify-send 'text' kdialog --...
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How to assign keyboard shortcut for moving to next virtual desktop in kde plasma 5?

Kubuntu 18.04 and Kubuntu 19.04 use Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2, Ctrl+F3, and so on to change to the relevant desktop: If you want to move to the desktop to the left or the right, assign appropriate shortcuts ...
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How to send KDE5 desktop notification from a bash script?

On my install of Kubuntu 15.10 and KDE neon, notify-send command was not available until I installed the libnotify-bin package. After installing libnotify-bin, notify-send works fine: sudo apt-get ...
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sddm blocks screen with on-screen keyboard in Ubuntu 20.04

I have had a similar problem and just discovered a solution. First up, don't try another display manager with Plasma. I was using another one until recently and my sytem (Ubuntu 20.04 server) was ...
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KDE5 shortcut for moving window to another workspace

In Kubuntu 17.04 Zesty, in System Settings > Shortcuts > Global Shortcuts > System Settings, you have an option Window One Desktop [Down/to the Left/to the Right/Up]. Which is a slightly ...
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How to disable KDE Wallet?

I got rid of the "KDE Wallet System" dialog (whenever I started Chrome) as follows: Edit ~/.config/kwalletrc (see note below), and add [Wallet] Enabled=false Kill the kdewallet daemon: pkill ...
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where should I put my .desktop files in kde plasma?

Global application launch files ending ".desktop" go in: /usr/share/applications Personal application files go in: /home/$USER/.local/share/applications/
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KDE5 shortcut for moving window to another workspace

In the System Settings > Shortcuts > Global Keyboard Shortcuts > KWin, you have an option Window One Desktop [Down/to the Left/to the Right/Up], as well as some other options for moving ...
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akonadi services and mysqld use too much memory in kubuntu 16.04

Until ubuntu provides a fix for this problem, i found a workaround! I use the command pkill -f akonadi and add it to the startup. System Settings>>Startup & Shutdown>>Autostart. using this ...
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Can't change language back to English in Kubuntu 19.04

Root cause: When we add language via System Settings > Regional Settings, it is added as KDE Plasma's (Desktop Environment's) Language and not System Language. Hence, though System Language shows ...
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Increase max speaker volume in KDE 5 without installing additional software

This is possible by accessing the Audio Volume widget's settings. Right-click the Audio Volume widget and open settings. Open the General Tab. Change max volume and volume step as per your needs. ...
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Increase max speaker volume in KDE 5 without installing additional software

In newer versions of KDE Plasma (~ version 5.17), this option exists in Volume manager itself, as a checkbox at the bottom named "Raise Maximum Volume", allows volume upto 150%.
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akonadi services and mysqld use too much memory in kubuntu 16.04

I had the same problem, and although I don't know how to uninstall akonadi, I uninstalled the applications that make usage of it: kontact, kaddressbook, kmail, knotes and korganizer. Akregator doesn't ...
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GTK applications look ugly in KDE Plasma 5

KDE Plasma 5.18 has moved things about a bit. If a GTK application doesn't look proper, please open System Settings > Application Style and then, near the bottom, click on Configure GNOME/GTK ...
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sddm blocks screen with on-screen keyboard in Ubuntu 20.04

The full correct solution is as follows: cd /etc/sddm.conf.d In this directory you will find several files: ls -l Output: michael@Kubuntu-VM:/etc/sddm.conf.d$ ls -la total 20 drwxr-xr-x 2 root ...
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Help installing kubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 16.04

I'm using the command sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop* kdm* You should provide specific packages. If it wouldn't help, try following: sudo apt-get autoremove -y sudo apt-get remove --purge ...
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Does anything useful happen during the KDE Plasma5 splash screen load delay? It seems to just waste time

It depends on your definition of "useful". It's there so that you don't have to see the different parts of Plasma (e.g. panel, desktop, icons, etc) loading one at a time if your system is slow. There ...
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How to change the view for open programs in the taskbar in KDE?

Click the Hamburger-icon at the right end of the panel, remove the 'Task Manager'-widget, then click Add Widgets, scroll the widget-list down to find the Icons-only Task Manager-widget and drag it to ...
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Plasma 5 keyboard "Alt+1"

There is a shortcut in System Setting/Shortcuts/Global Shortcuts for Walk Through Windows of Current Application (Reverse), which is set to alt+~, if you delete that shortcut (i.e. set it to custom ...
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Missing print panel in KDE Plasma system settings

I believe you're looking for the the print-manager package. Install it with: sudo apt install print-manager This is a recommended package of the kubuntu-desktop package. guiverc's answer explains in ...
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How to share a folder with SMB in KDE Plasma 5.4 and Dolphin 15.08.1

Install the required packages: sudo apt-get install kdenetwork-filesharing libsmbclient samba smbclient After installing those packages, the sharing feature becomes available in Dolphin:
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PDF thumbnails are missing in Dolphin

As suggested by user26687 the solution mentioned in the bug report seems to solve the problem: install the needed thumbnailers make a symbolic link to the installed thumbnailers in the qt5 plugins ...
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akonadi services and mysqld use too much memory in kubuntu 16.04

If you want to disable the services instead of removing them to avoid future dependency issues, You can just disable them by editing the configuration file. To disable the server, edit the akonadi ...
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Kubuntu 16.04 (Plasma 5) connect to VPN

Connecting to PPTP VPN in Kubuntu 16.04 is easy. Follow the procedure: Click on the Network Manager Icon on the Panel If you can't find that icon, install plasma-nm package. sudo apt-get ...
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Why show desktop (with alt tab) in kde renders alternatively two different things?

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false Solved.
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KDE search shortcut action by shortcut keys

Yes, and it is straight in your face. Though, it might be slightly inconvenient to use if you do not know the name of the keys. Lets say you want to search the shortcut associated with Ctrl+B; you ...
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Is there a way to export all KWin Window Rules in KDE at once?

As suggested by @DK Bose, ~/.config/kwinrulesrc is where these settings reside.
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How do I resize the application launcher / start menu in Kubuntu 20.10?

What you are calling a "start menu" is more often referred to as an application launcher. Specifically, you are currently using the default application launcher for KDE which is the Kickoff ...
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How do I resize the application launcher / start menu in Kubuntu 20.10?

hi in the newest version of Kubuntu 22.04 this is possible by hovering over the edge of the launcher menu and then pressing alt + right button on the mouse. This allows you to resize
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