Endlich wieder zurück auf Fedora! 🎩

Ich bin aktuell mit der Version 44 unterwegs. Arch war zwar spannend, aber die ständigen Updates wurden mir auf Dauer doch etwas zu unruhig – ich wollte ein System, das einfach läuft.

Besonders positiv überrascht bin ich von Kinoite auf dem Laptop. Die Installation war die entspannteste, die ich je hatte – gefühlt drei Klicks und das Ding war startklar. 🚀

Nutzt ihr auch schon die 44? Habt ihr spezielle Tipps oder Tweaks, die man kennen sollte?

#Fedora #Fedora44 #Kinoite #Linux #OpenSource #KDE

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Fastfetch Auszug meines Systems !

https://linuxnews.de/sonicde-plasma-desktop-mit-fokus-auf-x11/

#SonicDE #KDE #X11

The key to this customization is a program called 'cortile' while brings features of a tiling window manager to X11 desktop environments.

The second is binding a keyboard shortcut to the "Overview" feature in KDE. By default, the Overview is activated by the top left 'hot corner', which I found by accident.

I want to focus on one window at a time and not have to worry about its position. Setting 'cortile' to the Maximized setting and the Panel Configuration Visibility to 'Dodge Windows' gives me what I was looking for.

The Overview is now tied to a keyboard shortcut and acts like rofi would, as a window and virtual desktop switcher, as well as an application launcher.

In KDE System Settings, keyboard shortcuts can be configured for switching virtual desktops and moving windows between virtual desktops. It is a bit fiddly and takes quite a bit of time to figure it out, but KDE does not disappoint with with how much it can be customized.

I think this concept and integration of cortile would also work well in the Cinnamon desktop environment (haven't yet tried it), though Cinnamon may not quite the same feature as KDE Overview.

#Linux #customization #KDE #artix #cortile

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KDE overview shortcut

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system Fetch on Artix, with KDE maximized

heute für meinen Vater ein Acer Aspire 1 mit einem LinuxMint installiert.

Ich habe ihm KDE Plasma installiert. Dabei ist mir aufgefallen, dass die Angebotenen Meta Pakete von KDE nicht gut zusammengestellt sind.

Sogar bei kde-full - fehlte so einiges, dass man nachinstallieren musste.

#linux #linuxmint #kde #kdeplasma

So I have a 27inch 4K display and I am using #KDE at 200% scaling. #FONTS are crispy and legible at arms distance from the display.

Am I old or are others also using a similar scaling option?

#displayscaling #wayland #debian

„Opt Green“: Eine nachhaltigere digitale Welt ist möglich

Wer steckt hinter der „Opt Green“ Initiative? Die Softwareentwicklung Non-Profit KDE e.v.! #KDE ist eine weltweite Gemeinschaft von Softwareentwickelnden, Kunstschaffenden, Übersetzende und Kreativen, die sich der Entwicklung von Freier #OpenSource-Software verschrieben haben. Wir sind ein kooperatives Unternehmen. Wir arbeiten zusammen, um das gemeinsame Ziel zu erreichen, die weltweit beste Freie und Open-Source-Software zu entwickeln. Jeder Mensch ist willkommen, mitzumachen und zu KDE beizutragen — auch Sie.
Der nachhaltigste Computer ist der, den du bereits besitzt. Konsumenten brauchen keinen neuen Computer, um sichere und aktuelle Software zu erhalten. Sie brauchen nur die richtige Software.

https://www.wissenschaft.de/erde-umwelt/opt-green-eine-nachhaltigere-digitale-welt-ist-moeglich/

#Nachhaltigkeit
#Windows
#Linux

Okular unterstützt nun auch Pinch-to-Zoom in PDFs. Nice!
Okular ist der Dokument-Viewer unter KDE. Mit Fedora 44 wurde die Version 26.04 verteilt.
#Linux #KDE #Fedora

Pickle

#OpenZFS #ZFS #Kubuntu #KDE #catsofmastodon

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A ChatGPT-produced image of my cat, Pickle, in a vintage pram promoting OpenZFS-native encrypted root-on-ZFS and Kubuntu.

Got it working but not with xrdp and this entire thing is running on debian sid anyways so this is definetly not production

#debian #kde #windows7theme #linux

Mouse Tiler in rasanter Entwicklung
https://linuxnews.de/mouse-tiler-in-rasanter-entwicklung/ #kde #plasma6 #linux #linuxnews

i finally got a windows 7 theme working on debian + kde and what i got vs the screenshots is literally product vs chinese rip off of product...

#debian #kde #windows7theme #linux

Why KDE was chosen as default desktop environment for the new FreeBSD installer?

It was never the most popular option among FreeBSD forum users, and it requires more computer resources than the others. The Xfce + "other" option covers 64.7% of use cases. So why was KDE, with only 14.3%, chosen? I don't understand that.

Also why installer can't give you a choice?

#FreeBSD #BSD #KDE

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Most popular desktop environments voted by FreeBSD forum users

Pünktlich zum #diday läuft jetzt der Gaming PC von @Ruhn auf @CachyOS #kde mit v4 Optimierung.

Steam und der @heroiclauncher laufen schon mal gut. Ein paar Probleme gab es mit der 2. internen SSD. Da waren noch die Ownership neu zu setzen sowie in der fstab der exec Eintrag.

Wir mussten auch das chaotic-aur einbinden, da wichtige Entwicklertools wie Gitkraken und Unityhub nicht im CachyOS Repo zu finden waren.

Heute noch die restlichen Dinge installieren und das ganze Klein Klein konfigurieren.

Schöne Grüße gehen raus an @hatnix 🙋‍♂️

#dudgemacht #did #didit #cachyos #linuxgaming #linux #gamedev

#kde 30th birthday party in Berlin on October 14:

https://community.kde.org/30th_birthday

c’t-Webinar: Tschüss Windows, hallo Linux!

Das c’t-Webinar vermittelt die Grundlagen für den Umstieg auf Linux: Auswahl der Distribution, Installation, Software-Verwaltung und Alltagsnutzung.

https://www.heise.de/news/c-t-Webinar-Tschuess-Windows-hallo-Linux-11276088.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Gnome #IT #KDE #Linux #LinuxMint #OpenSource #news

@alfonsosiciliano I see that you subscribed to <https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56381>. I find it difficult to understand things in Phabricator.

What is there to prevent an upgrade from performing unwanted removals when, for example, a port such as x11/kde is not packaged?

Use case: non-base packages such as x11/kde installed from the DVD image by FreeBSD Installer.

<https://www.freshports.org/x11/kde/#packages>

#FreeBSD #KDE #Plasma #install

Heute mal von #Kubuntu 26.10 geupdatet. Das #Update selber war völlig problemfrei und ging in knapp 15 vonstatten.

Ja, ich weiß, man sollte immer etwas warten und andere erst noch Bugs finden lassen, bevor man dann selber mit dem ersten Minor-Release umsteigt ;-) - aber ich hatte einen nervigen Bug mit WLAN-Verbindungsabbrüchen bei Google-Meet-Calls in Kubuntu 25.10, der nun behoben scheint.

#Linux #KDE #OpenSource #Ubuntu

I'm running Plasma 6.6 on a box and I'm kind of struggling with the lack of adjustable window outline intensity. I really miss this... whined about it elsewhere.

Examples attached of with and without and where to set it in pre-6.6 and 6.6.

Anyone know how to get this setting back, either via command line or smoke signal or whatever?

#KDE #KDEPlasma #Plasma #Plasma66 @kde

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Breeze Window Decoration, Shadows and Outline on KDE Plasma 6.3.4 (Debian Trixie) has the option to increase the window 'Outline Intensity' as shown in this dialog box.

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Breeze Window Decoration, Shadows and Outline on KDE Plasma 6.6 (KDE Linux) has the option to increase the window 'Outline Intensity' removed as shown in this dialog box

A tool that doesn't get enough love is the KDE "ISO Image Writer".

Sure there's dd and there's tools like Rufus, Etcher, and whatnot, but if it's effectively a tool meant for your platform then why not?

[ Currently writing Alpine v3.23 to a stick to wipe/replace my garage 'droid from Debian to Alpine after work ]

#KDE #KDEPlasma #Plasma #AlpineLinux #iso #iso9660 #USBStick

https://apps.kde.org/isoimagewriter/

More monkeying around with OpenBSD. I spent a bunch of time getting LXQt working but the themeing was taking too much time so I threw more ram at the VM and installed KDE. The goal was to learn about OpenBSD, not LXQT. Ha.

Lots of the standard apps are there in OpenBSD but I need to find out how to get Librewolf and Waterfox going. Having done zero research, I'm assuming I need to compile from source.

I saw an article out using "Molly" as an alternate Signal Messenger client (xn--gckvb8fzb.com/if-you-must-use-signal-use-molly/). May try it in the future.

The KDE Plasma version is 6.4.5. IIRC KDE is stopping X11 support so I will need to figure out something else I guess. I've seen threads about Wayland on OpenBSD but didn't go down the rabbit hole yet. What little I read implied not ready for prime time.

The VM feels pretty snappy even though the QEMU agent doesn't really help with video options. This is using the VGA driver setup to get a decent resolution.

I really need to get this Jeep back on the road. I miss it.

#OpenBSD #KDE #KDEPlasma #LXQt #VM #QEMU #Librewolf #Waterfox #X11 #Wayland #Signal

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Screenshot of OpenBSD running KDE Plasma 6.4.5. Desktop is customized with the panel moved to the top, translucent, floating and the app launcher is open showing a bunch of apps in the favourites. There is a konsole window showing fastfetch output: chris@littlefish ---------------- OS: OpenBSD 7.8 amd64 Host: Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) (pc-i440fx-10.1) Kernel: OpenBSD 7.8 Uptime: 51 seconds Packages: 699 (pkg) Shell: ksh 5.2.14 Display (default): 1920x1080 DE: KDE Plasma 6.4.5 WM: KWin (X11) WM Theme: Breeze Theme: Breeze (Dark) [Qt], .. [GTK2], Adwaita [GTK3] Icons: Reversal-dark [Qt], Reversal-dark [GTK2/3] Font: Atkinson Hyperlegible Next (10pt) [Qt], Atkinson Hyperlegible N] Cursor: Breeze_Light (24px) Terminal: konsole 25.8.1 CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700K (4) @ 0.30 GHz GPU: Mesa llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.7, 256 bits) Memory: 1.53 GiB / 7.73 GiB (20%) Swap: 0 B / 3.75 GiB (0%) Disk (/): 680.42 MiB / 985.76 MiB (69%) - ffs Disk (/tmp): 288.00 KiB / 2.96 GiB (0%) - ffs Disk (/usr): 12.78 GiB / 34.23 GiB (37%) - ffs Disk (/var): 89.87 MiB / 4.70 GiB (2%) - ffs Local IP (vio0): 192.168.86.221/24 Locale: C

Finally, I managed to install and configure a graphical environment directly during a #FreeBSD installation session 🎉

Most of the friction was around GPU drivers, but the feedback and suggestions I received were incredibly helpful. A lot of people want to use FreeBSD on their laptops and desktops, and that really shows.

For now, the goal was to provide a simple option to install #KDE Plasma. If there’s interest and more requests, we can definitely expand this in the future with additional desktop environments and options.

Special thanks to the FreeBSD Foundation for their support 🙌

#RUNBSD #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSD #BSD #OpenSource #Unix #KDE #KDEPlasma #DesktopEnvironment #GUI #Laptop #Desktop #FOSS #Tech #SysAdmin #DevOps #OperatingSystem

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A screenshot of the FreeBSD Installer on a blue background. The main focus is the 'Final Configuration' window with a list of system configuration options. The option 'Desktop' is highlighted, indicating the choice to install a graphical environment.

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Text-based FreeBSD installer dialog prompting the user to install GPU drivers, Xorg, KDE Plasma, and a display manager. The message notes that this is an experimental feature. Two options, “Yes” and “No,” are shown, with “Yes” currently selected.

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Text-based FreeBSD installer dialog with the title “Desktop installation completed.” The message explains that the SDDM display manager will start automatically at the next system boot and lists configured users. A tip suggests using the VBoxSVGA graphics controller and disabling 3D acceleration in VirtualBox. An “OK” button is highlighted at the bottom.

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Screenshot of a FreeBSD 15.0 system running inside a VirtualBox virtual machine with the KDE Plasma desktop environment. In the foreground, the “About this System” settings window displays software and hardware information, including KDE Plasma version, Qt version, kernel version, and available memory. In the background, a web browser window is open on the FreeBSD official website.

Does anyone know if Starlabs' StarLite (the one with the touch screen) will work with #kde ? It came with Ubuntu Desktop, but the missus prefers KDE.

Plasma: high CPU usage whilst the screen is locked

<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=293820>

Can anyone suggest a workaround?

#FreeBSD #KDE #Plasma #bug

For a second there, I read it as "AI Text Selection" and nearly flipped my lid. XD

#KDE #Plasma #Okluar #NoAI

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Screenshot of a portion of an Okular window, showing the titlebar, browse button, and the Text Selection button which has an icon of an A with a text selection 'I-Beam' cursor next to it, making it looks like the text "AI Text Selection"

FreeBSD 15.1 overview – with KDE Plasma and applications, Ly, and SDDM

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1rje9xu/freebsd_151_overview_with_kde_plasma_and/

@FreeBSDFoundation

#FreeBSD #Foundation #desktop #KDE #Plasma #Ly #SDDM

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@alfonsosiciliano/116020502982048435

Thanks everyone for all the feedback, testing, and suggestions! I'm currently fixing things up and getting a version ready for bsdinstall.

#FreeBSD #UNIX #opensource #installer #TUI #shell #KDE #GUI #FreeBSDDesktop

Call for testing for a script that installs #KDE #PLASMA on a #FreeBSD desktop or laptop. Testing is aimed at users who already know FreeBSD, for example who can configure /etc/rc.conf and /boot/loader.conf.
I’m especially interested in feedback from people with NVIDIA GPUs, since I don’t have this hardware myself.

CFT GitHub: https://github.com/alfonsosiciliano/kde-installer-dialogs/blob/main/cft.md
CFT GitLab: https://gitlab.com/alfix/kde-installer-dialogs/-/blob/main/cft.md
Discussion to figure out which packages to install and which configurations to use for #NVIDIA GPUs (for example x11/nvidia-xconfig, linux_enable="YES", and so on): https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2026-January/007438.html

@FreeBSDFoundation #CFT #UNIX #OpenSource #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSDLaptop #gpu #GUI

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Desk setup with a large monitor and a laptop running FreeBSD with KDE Plasma. The main screen shows KDE system information and a terminal, while the laptop displays the FreeBSD website.

A minor #KDE annoyance I don't know how to fix (other than diving into the source and compiling my own build of KDE which I don't want to do just for this)

Every time I press Alt+F2 then quickly type "kwrite<Enter>", I end up opening "KWin Scripts" instead, because the bar's autocomplete always matches that other app first, and takes an extra half-second to switch to KWrite.