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KDE 5 panel doesn't show pager widget although I've added it (twice)
I've clicked Add Widgets in the panel context menu, and the "pager" widget there shows the number "2" in the corner (it was 1 before). Which I think means the number of pagers I have. But there is a ...
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Xorg high CPU use starting at boot in both Ubuntu 20.04 and Debian 11 running KDE in 2022
I am booting to KDE and immediately Xorg uses a constant 40% of one CPU. This occurs on both Ubuntu 20.04 and Debian 11. This severely interferes with mouse usage causing it to lag and stutter mid-...
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Ubuntu multiple KDE sessions for same user?
I have KDE on my Ubuntu and I have installed XRDP. I have startkde in my .xsession but I cannot login into it remotely unless I logout from it first.
The same is true vice-versa. If I logout and then ...
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kdialog --passivepopup notification only shows up after second message
On an up to date Kubuntu precise, my notifications will only pop up after the second one. I'm using:
kdialog --title "foo" --passivepopup "bar"
The first one is shown in the system tray only – the ...
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Installed KDE, now GNOME has kde default cursor
I installed KDE over my Ubuntu 10.04 installation. Now when I log into GNOME I get the KDE default cursor instead of the usual one. It's a minor issue but one I'd like to deal with especially since I'...
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Kde Plasma Task Manager is Broken after an update in Ubuntu 18.04
This is the error I get for Kde plasma task Manager after an Update
Error loading QML file: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/main.qml:26:1: plugin cannot be ...
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How to disable the fading effect on window titles in the task manager?
Window titles are automatically faded in the built-in task manager:
How can I disable this fading effect?
I am using Linux Kubuntu 14.10 Plasma 4.
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KDE Plasma 5 taskbar dissappears on external monitors
I'm running Kubuntu 16.04 with kernel 4.4.0-28-generic and Plasma 5.6.5
I am mostly docked with two external displays, and I use all three with the Laptop one as primary.
I have a customized taskbar ...
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Can I prevent newly installed programs from superceding existing file associations?
I use Kubuntu. Often when I install a new program it places itself at the top of the list for all applicable file associations. I generally want the new program to appear at the bottom of the list, so ...
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possible for Okular to remember the last "session" & re-open the last open files?
Is it possible for Okular to remember the last "session" & re-open the last open files if you close and re-open it? I have Ubuntu 22.04 with KDE and Okular v. 21.12.3. I'm not sure if ...
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Prevent kf.dbusaddons: DBus session bus not found. To circumvent this try the following command (with bash): export $(dbus-launch)
To launch GUI applications in kde (plasma) in Ubuntu Jammy I need to first manually do export $(dbus-launch) and then launch the app from this console
Otherwise it won't start (saying kf.dbusaddons: ...
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How to make kdiff3 less verbose
I installed kdiff3 on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS and noticed it is quite chatty:
$ kdiff3 --version
kdiff3 1.9.5 (64 bit)
$ touch file1 file2
$ kdiff3 file1 file2
org.kde.kdiff3: "Loading A: .../file1&...
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How do I change iBus input methods when the session is locked in KDE?
How do I switch between input methods with iBus on the lock screen? Part of my work necessitates me using iBus for Chinese pinyin input. I had the misfortune of leaving the input method on pinyin ...
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Touchscreen on KDE and Ubuntu?
I just bought a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro... I liked the activity of the touchscreen on Windows, and it makes sense as it does on my smart phone. However, I'm not a regular windows user, so I installed ...
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Can't bind Alienware multimedia key to KDE shortcut
I am trying to create an entry in "Custom Shortcuts" settings in KDE (Ubuntu). I can set the trigger to e.g. Ctrl+Alt+X but the button I'm interested in is the multimedia key which, under Windows, ...
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Ubuntu w/ KDE - Using Tahoma or Segoe UI in Firefox makes text disappear
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and hated the new Gnome, so I installed KDE 4.8.
The default Firefox fonts are disgusting, so I tried changing them to the Windows ones. I copied the Tahoma and ...
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How to change tiling layout in KDE 4.7
I am using KDE 4.7.4 and enabled tiling. Is there a way to see the current tiling layout and to change the tiling layout for a specific desktop, similar to what you would do in the Awesome window ...
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No available connections in WSL2 + Ubuntu + KDE
I use:
Windows 10 Pro (ver. 22H2 19045.4529)
WSL2 (wsl --set-default-version 2)
Ubuntu 22.04
KDE Plasma 5.24.7 (sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop)
Kernel 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (64-bit)
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KDE Plasma frequently takes up all system resources leading to crash
I am using Kubuntu (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS x86_64) and plasmashell 5.18.8.
I have however different problems with it with varying severity.
The Task bar freezes
I then restart it using quitapp5 ...
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disable "krunner" temporarily (KDE) while jetbrains tool is running
i use Jetbrains phpStorm or JetBrains IDEA in Ubuntu and love krunner.
but jetbrains tool use Alt+Space shortcuts.
krunner take that and make jetbrains Alt+Space shortcut not available while krunner ...
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Error displayed at end of of "apt-get upgrade" command
i have following error while upgrade packages on terminal..
that have no any problem to updating packages but end of it display following error
Errors were encountered while processing:
desktop-base
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I install Ubuntu 13.10 and reboot and im on KDE desktop?
Hi I'm Jacob and I have no idea what's going on. I installed Ubuntu 13.10 today and was playing around with it for a while and dl'd a bunch of apps from software center and stuff. Eventually I ...