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Setting KDE font size without Plasma desktop
I am using some KDE applications (okular, konsole...), but without a KDE desktop environment (using fvwm). I want to increase font size in ~/.config/kdeglobals but the settings there are ignored.
I ...
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How do I change the avatar of a user in SDDM & KDE Plasma 5?
I’m using simple desktop display manager (SDDM) & KDE Plasma 5. How do I configure the avatar picture of a non-root user, through commands (so that I can automate it)? How do I do the above in a ...
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KDE ruined Xfce settings
I'm on Archlinux and I recently installed KDE. I use Xfce, but I thought I'd try it to see what's new (still hoping for a KDE3-like with up-to-date Qt). I installed the plasma-meta package, it worked, ...
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How to share a folder in KDE Dolphin?
I want to be able to share a folder in Dolphin. Right click on a folder, then go to Share tab.
Unfortunately I see a message there: "You appear to not have sufficient permissions to manage Samba ...
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How to reload font file configuration in KDE5 plasma
I'm trying to set font config in file ~/.config/kcmfonts
cat > ~/.config/kcmfonts <<EOF
[General]
forceFontDPI=216
EOF
Then restart plasmashell and kwin_x11
plasmashell --replace &>/...
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How to get the previous applications launched automatically after a reboot?
In the past, after a reboot, I used to get the same applications I had running launched automatically, with the same files opened.
With Manjaro/Arch I cannot get the same behaviour. Is there any ...
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Configuration of search shortcut from Application launcher KDE
Here is my configuration:
OS: Fedora release 30 (Thirty) x86_64
Host: Latitude 5580
Kernel: 5.1.7-300.fc30.x86_64
Uptime: 1 hour, 58 mins
Shell: zsh 5.7.1
Resolution: 1920x1080
DE: KDE
WM: ...
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Robust command line (CLI) configuration of Plasma (KDE) applets
Configuration of KDE desktop applets, like the launcher ("Kickoff") or the clock is held in ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc (at least for KDE 5). I'd like to configure the applets on ...
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Where does KDE 5 store user-specific keyboard layout choices?
I made a short script which can export various KDE settings from user home directory to use as a basis for a quick setup of the desktop environment on a different machine.
I was successful with all ...
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Where are the Shell Profile Settings Stored?
I just broke a machine running Linux Mint with KDE 4. Thankfully I managed to back up /home/, so I have all my data. Now I've installed Kubuntu with KDE 5, and I'm trying to configure my Shell ...
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What determines the GUI file chooser launched by applications?
I am using KDE (Kubuntu), and I noticed that different GUI programs when launching a file chooser seem to use 3-4 different types of file choosers. Some are more annoying in that they do not seem to ...
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KDE config file for window settings, sizes, etc.?
What config file stores the settings for KDE window settings, sizes, etc.?
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Where are default Plasma 5 settings stored?
On a distributed System (NFS root), I'd like to change the way the desktop
appears to users that have never logged in on the system before, i.e. have no settings set.
I'd like to change some desktop ...
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How can I make text in meld readable?
A few months ago, meld started behaving oddly. Common lines are almost unreadable, and shown as dark grey text on a black background.
Oddly enough, running it as root is fine (with kdesudo meld), ...
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Why do upgrades to KDM/KDE not preserve changes to configuration files?
The kdebase-workspace package on Arch Linux only preservers changes made to /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc when the package is updated. I need to edit /usr/share/config/kdm/Xsetup to get my monitors to ...
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