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KDE Plasma is a cross-platform desktop environment and software compilation, commonly used on Linux.

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KDE Plasma is an open-source, cross-platform desktop environment and software compilation based on the toolkit. It is one of the two most popular desktop environments on Linux, the other being .

KDE originally stood for K Desktop Environment, but it has since been rebranded as just KDE.

For questions specific to the KDE 4 version, you can use the tag.

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KDE taskbar missing

I'm not sure what I pressed or clicked but I can no longer see the taskbar in KDE. I'm not finding any desktop switching keys though ALT+Tab still switches to already opened windows. Right-clicking on the blank empty black background does nothing.…
John
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How to hide back up files (xxxxx~)

In KDE, it always displays the backup files with ~. Is there any method to hide these files?
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Krusader: Use quick filter instead of quick search by default

In the Krusader file manager, I need to press Ctrl+I to invoke quick filter. If I just start typing, the quick search function is used instead. Is it possible to change the default, so quick filter is always used instead of quick search, without…
sashoalm
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Tile KDE Desktop

Is there a way to automatically give each window (app) equal space in a KDE desktop, like Tiling in Windows?
criss
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KDE customise session lock dialog

I have Kubuntu/KDE4. On some Linuxes, when the session is locked, the unlocking dialog shows a clock, or perhaps some other widgets. Not mine, it's just a password entry with Unlock/Cancel/Switch User buttons. Where can I change what this dialog…
spraff
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Show only icon without labels for pinned apps in KDE Task Manager

By default pinned items are shown as icons like this for konsole: but after starting this app task manager also started showing labels. I don't mind changing preferences manually for each app if it's not possible to do this for all pinned apps…
krelly
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KDE missing menu (red cross)

As I've said on Tuesday, the last VirtualBox crash corrupted anything related to X11. After two days and reinstalling nearly all libraries I could got the KDM/GDM working, but the is still one thing missing: the KDE menu button. I don't know which…
Tiago
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How to find out what KDE 3 K -> Log out -> Hibernate really does

I'm using KDE 3.5.11. I can hibernate my laptop using K -> Log out -> Hibernate. I would like to know how to find out what the button does to do the very same from the command line. Therefor my question is more like "how to find out programmatically…
Somebody
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KDE Default Profile

I'm configuring a CentOS 5.5 workstation with a default desktop environment of KDE 3.5 that will have several users. I set up a test account, and I have the account configured exactly how I want the other user accounts configured with respect to the…
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OWASP Zap doesn't display appropriate on Arch Linux with KDE desktop environment

.o+` ------------ `ooo/ OS: Arch Linux x86_64 `+oooo: Host: XPS 17 9700 `+oooooo: Kernel: 6.3.7-arch1-1 …
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krunner Browser Tabs, is there a way to narrow search results to specific category?

in krunner, I would like to search results within only one category. Especially "browser tabs". Is there any keyword or search query to achieve that? example query which I would love to have it working: browsertabs:slack Thanks in advance
Paweł Witek
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upgrade or compile phonon from sources

I am trying to compile KDE from sources and I get this error when trying to make kdelibs: Could NOT find Phonon: Found version "4.3.1", but required is at least "4.3.80" I am running Kubuntu karmic ... and I have the latest phonon dev files. How…
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KDE: Use window as desktop

I want to, basically, embed dolphin in my desktop. So I set up some window-specific settings for dolphin#1, i.e. Keep Below, Maximize, Skip Taskbar. Now I want to set up a global shortcut that will take me to that window, either by minimizing all…
user973223
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KDE installed but no package manager?

I've installed KDE on CentOS 7.2 though I can't find Yast or determine there to be any package manager available. What is the current default package manager or how do I install one for KDE?
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