I dont think anyone has ever wanted a quick way to remove all the widgets from kde plasma. The plasma desktop environment which is the focus of the majority of our pages and plasma mobile, the new cool environment for pads and smartphones. Some of the kde wallpaper you see in the settings created by tobias. Folder view, yawp an excellent weather widget, hardware temperature, network monitor and leave a note.
Kde plasma is one of the most favorite desktop environments of the entire linux community. In the questionwhat are the best linux desktop environments with high dpi support for retina displays. Kde plasma remains one of the best open source technologies that linux users can enjoy. Until 2018, future versions of linux mint will use the same package base as linux mint 18, making it trivial for people to upgrade. Some plasmoids are just eye candy, but many are very useful additions to my desktop. The next video in the series customizing kde plasma 5. On gdm3, you can select kde plasma by clicking on the cogwheel icon next to the sign in button while on sddm, a similar dropdown list is available in the bottomleft of the screen getting familiar with the interface 1 desktop toolbox 2 widgets 3 launcher 4 bottom panel.
Theres an abundance of widgets available that act like building blocks, constructing a desktop thats perfect for your needs and requirements. The manjaro linux is a kde plasma application with a variety of powerful tools to process the user needs. Slant 31 best linux distributions for kde plasma 5 as of. The kde community has went a long way to create a free environment for daily users to meet their regular computing needs, as well as providing the developers of the system with ultimate solutions to enhance and enrich the. Plasma is a crossdevice work environment by the kde community where trust is put on the users capacity to best define their own workflow and preferences. Theres an abundance of kde plasma 5 widgets available that act like building blocks, constructing a desktop thats perfect for your needs and requirements. Plasma is simple by default, a clean work area for realworld usage which intends to stay out of your way. Gnome 3 vs kde plasma detailed comparison as of 2020 slant. Note that the linux desktop is not integrated into the os as the windows and macos desktops are. The kde communitys total plan as revealed by kde insider jonathan riddell after a meeting with members of the kde cabal in valencia is as follows. The kde connect app for android makes plasma integrate seamlessly with your mobile device. Kde plasma 5 applet for displaying workrave timers. Kde plasma 5 even makes this easy to do, you simply unlock widgets, then rightclick on the task manager and you will get a menu window including alternatives. Kde is developed to be a free libre software and a plasma desktop environment to be run on linux and windows environments.
Kde connect is the best that the plasma desktop has to offer. This widget allows the plasma desktop to really stand out from other desktop environments on linux. Plasma allows us to exploit the full potential of our pcs and shows us that they dont have to make compromises with what they want to do on their pcs. You can easily customize your desktop screen with its plenty of features. This can be changed back in desktop settings right click on desktop tweaks widget handling. Plasma widgets, layouts, and desktop configuration kde experiment part 6. How to install kde desktop environment on linux mint 19.
Plasma desktop for traditional desktop pcs and notebooks, plasma netbook for netbooks, and plasma active for tablet pcs and similar devices. The plasma desktop by the kde community is a pinnacle among open source desktops. Those actions can be accessed through applets context menu or userdefined global keyboard shortcuts. Sponsorship opportunities have a product or service you wish to promote. Some linux desktop environments include things called widgets, some do not. The timeshift utility of linux mint 19 is running on kde plasma 5 desktop environment just fine. These widgets allow you to access information quickly on the desktop, as well as on the panel. Although the widget store is rich, its quite difficult for beginners to get used to. Fully customizable is the primary reason people pick gentoo linux over the competition. Kdes widgets take the customization of the desktop to the next level. Plasma widgets, layouts, and desktop configuration kde. This weeks release brings the kde plasma desktop to the growing solus family. Chakra linux was a communitydeveloped gnulinux distribution with an emphasis on kde and qt technologies, utilizing a unique semirolling repository model.
Kde plasma welcomes windows 7 refugees to the linux side. Kde got into the linux desktop market early, but since its foundational qt toolkit did not have a fully open license at the time, the gnome desktop was created. I hope it isnt that late for this answer, but for new users looking for a way to run plasma widgets on gnome, this is what worked for me. Just search on kde menu and you should be able to find it. Kde plasma 4 was released as part of kde software compilation 4 and replaced kicker, kdesktop, and. These widgets, embedded on panel are not mere icons to open that app they work like the widgets you have seen on android. This page is powered by a knowledgeable community that helps you make an informed decision. Kde plasma 4 was the fourth generation of the kde workspace environments. This is an applet for kde plasma panel that lets you switch between virtual desktops and also invoke some actions to dynamically manage them in a convenient way. It is also the most customizable desktop environment that i have ever used. Actually it is a technology that can adapt to many types of devices. Okay, lets add some plasma widgety goodness to your ubuntu 11. You can create a new user, define what do you want, exit session and copy this file to etcskel for new users or copy it to.
When you boot into kde plasma for the first time, youll notice something that looks like it could be. Kde plasma is one of the most featuredrich and beautiful linux desktop environments. Linux mint 18 will receive security updates until 2021. Brighty is a simple widget for the kde plasma 5 desktop environment that lets users quickly adjust the brightness of external hdmi monitors with a couple of clicks, which is extremely useful, especially when you realize just how annoying it is to get your brightness levels perfect. Arch linux system tray update notifier and upgrader plasma 5 applets. Gnome 3 is ranked 1st while kde plasma is ranked 3rd. How to customize your kde plasma desktops look and feel. According to announcements you need to add the corresponding plasma widget or the menu button from window decorations settings global menus have returned. This is a walkthrough of the various application launching widgets for kde plasma 5 desktop and a tutorial for how to manage your applications with. Kde plasma is an awesome desktop environment at the area of linux desktop. Since then, qt has become open source, and kde and its derivatives, like the trinity desktop has thrived.
Plasma is built on widgets, allowing you to move, mix, add, and remove just about everything to perfect your personal workflow. How to move, resize or remove kde widgets since plasma 5. Basically, i have a thing where closing my laptop triggers the touchpad, and as such i have accidentally middle clicked, pasted. Do it all in a beautiful environment that adapts to your needs, and with the safety, privacyprotection and peace of mind that the best free open source software. Solus uses a rolling release that frequently updates system files and software packages to eliminate the need to periodically reinstall the operating system when new iso or. Rather the desktop, for want of a better metaphor, floats on top of the os. You dont have to compromise if you are using a linux desktop. Kdes pioneering feature to separate the menu bar from the application window allows for a new user interface paradigm, with either a plasma widget showing the menu, or with the menu neatly tucked away in the window title bar. Gentoo linux, manjaro, and kde neon are probably your best bets out of the 31 options considered. With the kde connect widget, plasma users can get quick access to notifications, text messages, and more. According to kde, plasma is also highly adaptable and can be tweaked to behave like other oss too, including macos, ubuntu, and. It offers really polished and catchy graphical interface with lots of customizability. Displays a list of recent github issues for a specific or multiple repos. It consisted of three workspaces, each targeting a certain platform.
Needs sudo apt install plasmawidgetsaddons if you dont already have the default kde. Kde plasma widgets also known as plasmoids are a smart way of customizing the desktop. When comparing gnome 3 vs kde plasma, the slant community recommends gnome 3 for most people. Solus, an independent linux distro based in ireland, is built from scratch on the linux kernel and the flagship budgie desktop. Until then, i highly recommend that you upgrade to kde plasma 5.