KDE on BL

hhh · 2018-07-15 00:56:42

The only gotcha I had was the network applet. Install plasma-nm and reboot, done.

I've edited my previous post with those instructions.

hhh · 2018-07-15 01:02:56

I'll also add, continue to use lxappearance to set GTK themes. DO NOT use the KDE interface, it will crash the settings app. All other appearance settings should be via KDE when in the KDE session.

hhh · 2018-07-15 02:48:58

Plasma 5.13 has an automatic update notification from the app Discover which also has a panel applet. If you run apt get update before Discover updates, it will activate the app and you'll be locked out of sudo on your terminal.

It's a bit weird, just let the update app handle it and all should be good. You have to click the panel icon when it appears.

If you set the Plasma theme to Breeze-dark, the icon is invisible, FYI. You'll see a blank space in the systray instead, click it.

DeepDayze · 2018-07-15 03:23:04

hhh wrote:

I'll also add, continue to use lxappearance to set GTK themes. DO NOT use the KDE interface, it will crash the settings app. All other appearance settings should be via KDE when in the KDE session.

So it is OK to use lxappearance in the KDE session to set the theme for GTK apps you run in KDE, and the KDE Settings app for all other settings?

DeepDayze · 2018-07-15 03:24:13

hhh wrote:

Plasma 5.13 has an automatic update notification from the app Discover which also has a panel applet. If you run apt get update before Discover updates, it will activate the app and you'll be locked out of sudo on your terminal.
It's a bit weird, just let the update app handle it and all should be good. You have to click the panel icon when it appears.
If you set the Plasma theme to Breeze-dark, the icon is invisible, FYI. You'll see a blank space in the systray instead, click it.

Would be nice if you can disable that feature if you want to update it the regular way. Is disabling the KDE auto update feature possible?

hhh · 2018-07-15 04:02:07

^ Trying to figure that out now. I just had an upgrade, terminal worked fine and I couldn't figure out the KDE app.

hhh · 2018-07-15 04:13:30

DeepDayze wrote:

hhh wrote:
I'll also add, continue to use lxappearance to set GTK themes. DO NOT use the KDE interface, it will crash the settings app. All other appearance settings should be via KDE when in the KDE session.
So it is OK to use lxappearance in the KDE session to set the theme for GTK apps you run in KDE, and the KDE Settings app for all other settings?

Isn't that exactly what I said? Yes, UAYOR (use at your own risk).

hhh · 2018-07-15 04:16:38

DeepDayze wrote:

Is disabling the KDE auto update feature possible?

This looks like it, it's working for me...

sudo apt purge --autoremove plasma-discover

Logout.

https://packages.debian.org/sid/kde/plasma-discover

I'll confirm when the next upgrade comes through, tomorrow.

DeepDayze · 2018-07-15 17:51:19

hhh wrote:

DeepDayze wrote:
Is disabling the KDE auto update feature possible?
This looks like it, it's working for me...
sudo apt purge --autoremove plasma-discover
Logout.
https://packages.debian.org/sid/kde/plasma-discover
I'll confirm when the next upgrade comes through, tomorrow.

Great, and if purging plasma-discover works I'll remember to do that first thing after I install KDE.

hhh · 2018-07-15 21:43:56

DeepDayze wrote:

Great, and if purging plasma-discover works...

I've had 2 batches of upgrades today and I haven't had a systray notification or interference of apt in any way. Works for me.

DeepDayze · 2018-07-15 22:28:22

hhh wrote:

DeepDayze wrote:
Great, and if purging plasma-discover works...
I've had 2 batches of upgrades today and I haven't had a systray notification or interference of apt in any way. Works for me.

Nice.

hhh · 2018-07-16 17:19:51

Plasma 5.13.2 has hit buster...

https://packages.debian.org/buster/plasma-workspace

I've managed a dual-session setup on sid, let's see if I can do the same on buster...

hhh · 2018-07-16 19:43:01

hhh wrote:

Plasma 5.13.2 has hit buster...
https://packages.debian.org/buster/plasma-workspace
I've managed a dual-session setup on sid, let's see if I can do the same on buster...

Boo-yah...

DeepDayze · 2018-07-16 19:58:06

Awesome and if by dual session you mean that openbox and KDE can coexist well on same install. Going to give this a shot in a test partition on a spare hard drive to see if I can replicate your test.

hhh · 2018-07-16 21:37:57

Right, adding a Plasma session to Bunsen Buster (an Unofficial Walk-through)...

1) Upgrade helium to buster...

https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=5007

2) Install a minimal Plasma desktop...

sudo apt install plasma-workspace plasma-nm && sudo apt purge --autoremove plasma-discover

3) Move and rename ~/.conkyrc to ~/.config/conky/default.conkyrc and set it as your conky via Main Menu>Preferences>Conky>conky chooser (or similar, I'm in the KDE session ATM).

4) Reboot, make sure you boot into the KDE session at the login screen.

5) You should have a working Plasma desktop and pressing your Windows key should open the panel Main Menu.

It's a nice menu. Type touchpad and the Touchpad Settings app should appear, open it and set your tap, scrolling and Pointer Motion speed settings.

6) Configure the desktop. So. many. settings.

hhh · 2018-07-16 22:03:25

DeepDayze wrote:

Awesome and if by dual session you mean that openbox and KDE can coexist well on same install.

Of course. Wouldn't be much of a dual-session without that, would it?

DeepDayze · 2018-07-17 02:29:35

hhh wrote:

Right, adding a Plasma session to Bunsen Buster (an Unofficial Walk-through)...
1) Upgrade helium to buster...
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=5007
2) Install a minimal Plasma desktop...
sudo apt install plasma-workspace plasma-nm && sudo apt purge --autoremove plasma-discover
3) Move and rename ~/.conkyrc to ~/.config/conky/default.conkyrc and set it as your conky via Main Menu>Preferences>Conky>conky chooser (or similar, I'm in the KDE session ATM).
4) Reboot, make sure you boot into the KDE session at the login screen.
5) You should have a working Plasma desktop and pressing your Windows key should open the panel Main Menu.
It's a nice menu. Type touchpad and the Touchpad Settings app should appear, open it and set your tap, scrolling and Pointer Motion speed settings.
6) Configure the desktop. So. many. settings.

Sounds like a nice way to get KDE without being too bloated.

johnraff · 2018-07-17 08:51:40

hhh wrote:

Right, adding a Plasma session to Bunsen Buster (an Unofficial Walk-through)...

Going to try this. Looks very interesting.

hhh · 2018-07-19 03:07:49

@johnraff...

https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 845#p74845

Slurp!

DeepDayze · 2018-07-24 02:54:04

OK installed plasma-desktop as recommended by hhh, but transparency is hard to achieve not even a transparent panel. Seems transparency is not obvious for the panel but menus and dialogs I can adjust transparency in systemsettings. Any ideas?

Also Nitrogen does not recognize plasmashell as a valid WM either.

Last edited by DeepDayze (2018-07-24 02:54:57)

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