May I ask what distro you are using? I want to do this but want to first find a distro that lets me run KDE 5.27 without it updating later on to KDE 6 causing it to break. I am considering Kubuntu 23.04, but would rather a newer one.
Hey thanks for the great tutorial. I have an issue and was wondering if you could help? My SDDM Theme has a white background, and even when I try set it manually it doesnt work. Im using Debian 12 and KDE 5.27
In the preview, it will look like a white background, but when you actually start your computer again, it will be proper. Otherwise, I suggest maybe reinstalling the plugin?
@@Bleeplo Thanks but even after a re-install of the SDDM theme still its a white background even after I restart the machine. its fine when I lock the machine but not when I log out.
@@jackman78935 Maybe go to the Main.qml and change the segment about the background... From: Background { anchors.fill: parent fillMode: Image.Stretch source: config.stringValue("background") } To: Background { anchors.fill: parent source: config.background fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop onStatusChanged: { if (status == Image.Error && source != config.defaultBackground) { source = config.defaultBackground } } } I got that code snippet from the other background code from default KDE SDDM themes.
Due to issues of my system not recognizing the compile dialect of "CXX20", is it possible to bully someone else into compiling then using their compiled output? In particular it's the window decoration and reflection effect not wanting to compile.
Do you know what Cmake version you're using. In the video, I was using cmake version 3.28.3 From what I've quickly searched, it appears this is an error regarding older cmake installations.
@@Bleeplo Seems to be 3.20.4, according to "cmake --version". I'm using OpenSUSE (Meaning .rpm and zypper, instead of .deb and apt) and the YaST software manager doesn't seem to have any newer cmake version available.
Didn't suspect it to be the issue, and sure enough after upgrading to a community repo of cmake 3.29.2 nothing's changed and the issue remains the same. Some other pages I found mentioned it can be old versions of GCC causing issues, but I updated that to 7.5.0 as well and the issues remained.
I cannot say I know what to do for certain, but @@ZeraphZen I've found, on Manjaro KDE, Cmake 3.29.2 exists on the Snap store. Maybe, if you install Snap, you can install Cmake through snap to get an "more updated version." Hopefully, that may work? Although, I imagine running two Snaps may be confusing or conflicting. However, it is worth a try. I suppose, make sure you are using the Snap Cmake to run the install scripts for the window decoration and reflection effect.
@@ZeraphZen Hm, I am truly stumped. I suppose the only solution is to go to the Cmake discourse forum. discourse.cmake.org/ Or the OpenSUSE forum. forums.opensuse.org/ That, or reddit. Sorry that I am not able to be of much use. :( I wish you luck with your journey to solving this error!
@@revolverswitch Sorry, I can't say for certain, because I do not have much experience with other distros :( Edit: I mean, there are different distros centered around KDE, like Kubuntu. Aren't Mint and Ubuntu similar? Please forgive me for my ignorance if I am mistaken.
@@revolverswitch if i recall correctly most of mint's library stuff is written in GTK, while most stuff in KDE is written in QT. The mint team actually made a KDE version of mint but it was deprecated after awhile because it was probably too much of a hassle to maintain it. Kubuntu, installing kde on ubuntu, and kde debian are your best bets if you want to stay on the stable side of things while also using KDE
I am afraid not. I updated to KDE Plasma 6 here recently, and I think we will just have to wait for the author to come up with an update. I am sure this KDE 6 throws a big wrench in his plans.
@@Bleeplo wackyideas is actually making a version for kde6... its a work in progress but some of the stuff is usable. the latest he's done was add the real plymouth theme 3 weeks ago
@@Lulamoonz I can't find my original text I put into terminal but I sent the error to chatgpt and asked how to fix and I got it to give me the code to put in and it fixed the issue.
@@Lulamoonz don't think so. I either go off topic or open in a different browser. I could see if I can get it if absolutely necessary but it should just tell you what to do
hey man, i have the following error when running "sh build-decoration.sh" "CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:14 (find_package): Could not find a package configuration file provided by "ECM" (requested version 5.102.0) with any of the following names: ECMConfig.cmake ecm-config.cmake Add the installation prefix of "ECM" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set "ECM_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files. If "ECM" provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been installed."
@@gofuckinggetreal After a little bit of digging, I found something rather interesting. gitgud.io/wackyideas/aerothemeplasma/-/issues/21#note_323248 ^^ Above, from the original git, the creater implemented it, sorta... gitgud.io/wackyideas/aerothemeplasma/-/blob/master/Documentation/Software/Plasmoids/SevenStart.md ^^ Reading the documentation, it shows that you can force the orb to stay a constant size, sticking it out of the tray if the tray is small enough. I managed to replicate this. What you need to do is, 1: Right click the sevenstart orb, and click "Configure Seven Start" 2: Check the box "Force constant Orb Size" 3: Then, click ok/apply. 4: Shrink the size of your task bar. (The orb, at first, will shrink with the task bar.) 5: Once done shrinking, click okay. Then the orb will fix back to it's constant size, making it exceed the task bar.
@@gofuckinggetreal Bruh, youtube deleted my comment. That is a pain in the rear. After digging in the git repo, I finally found the documentation on how. So, the instructions follow as is: 1. Right click the orb, click "Configure Seven Start." 2. Check off "Force constant orb size," and click ok/apply 3. Right click the taskbar, then shrink the taskbar. The orb will scale with the task bar at first. 4. When done shrinking, exit out of editing, then the orb should fix itself; therefore, protruding from the task bar.
Bruh, youtube deleted my comment. That is a pain in the rear. ( i think it's deleting my comments because of the inclusion of your username, bruh ) gitgud.io/wackyideas/aerothemeplasma/-/blob/master/Documentation/Software/Plasmoids/SevenStart.md ^^ After digging in the git repo, I finally found the documentation on how. So, the instructions follow as is: 1. Right click the orb, click "Configure Seven Start." 2. Check off "Force constant orb size," and click ok/apply 3. Right click the taskbar, then shrink the taskbar. The orb will scale with the task bar at first. 4. When done shrinking, exit out of editing, then the orb should fix itself; therefore, protruding from the task bar.
we got Windows 7 theme on Linux before GTA 6 💀
Love how the guide just keep updating :D
a new version has been released
where?
Thank you for letting me know! I will get to it as soon as I can :)
Thank you so much for the updated video!
Wow, that's crazy. Impressing what you can do with Plasma. Awesome video!
I enabled ff blur fix and did the css stuff but it is not working is it not compatible with latest firefox?
My Icons are small on my task bar. Fix? (Nice tutorial)
So would this work on Kubuntu? I know the install script is only for arch based distros though?
The theme was tested for Ubuntu, just make sure you have the prequesteries
Update: resolved all cmake issues but the firefox has no aero effect it is just blue and the corner buttons are distorted.
Once i installed everything
can i delete everything on my downloads folder ?
now the reflection script bricked my system settings, can't even bloody open it anymore. fucking great
May I ask what distro you are using? I want to do this but want to first find a distro that lets me run KDE 5.27 without it updating later on to KDE 6 causing it to break. I am considering Kubuntu 23.04, but would rather a newer one.
I'm using Manjaro KDE w/ 5.15 kernal w/ kde plasma 5.27
Debian 12 still has kde 5
thank you! for this updated video!
Hey thanks for the great tutorial. I have an issue and was wondering if you could help? My SDDM Theme has a white background, and even when I try set it manually it doesnt work. Im using Debian 12 and KDE 5.27
In the preview, it will look like a white background, but when you actually start your computer again, it will be proper. Otherwise, I suggest maybe reinstalling the plugin?
@@Bleeplo Thanks but even after a re-install of the SDDM theme still its a white background even after I restart the machine. its fine when I lock the machine but not when I log out.
@@jackman78935 Maybe go to the Main.qml and change the segment about the background...
From:
Background
{
anchors.fill: parent
fillMode: Image.Stretch
source: config.stringValue("background")
}
To:
Background {
anchors.fill: parent
source: config.background
fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
onStatusChanged: {
if (status == Image.Error && source != config.defaultBackground) {
source = config.defaultBackground
}
}
}
I got that code snippet from the other background code from default KDE SDDM themes.
hey uh cmake isn't letting me compile the window decorations and the effects, could you help me with this?
If could provide the error response, sure? I can at-least try.
i had an issue with cmake build that was fixed by downloading the libkf5kcmutils-dev package. hope this helps
@@individualvideos thank you so much, fixed the error for me!
i can't compile the window decoration at all, can you make an alternate way where you don't have to compile it??
I too
Due to issues of my system not recognizing the compile dialect of "CXX20", is it possible to bully someone else into compiling then using their compiled output?
In particular it's the window decoration and reflection effect not wanting to compile.
Do you know what Cmake version you're using. In the video, I was using cmake version 3.28.3 From what I've quickly searched, it appears this is an error regarding older cmake installations.
@@Bleeplo Seems to be 3.20.4, according to "cmake --version".
I'm using OpenSUSE (Meaning .rpm and zypper, instead of .deb and apt) and the YaST software manager doesn't seem to have any newer cmake version available.
Didn't suspect it to be the issue, and sure enough after upgrading to a community repo of cmake 3.29.2 nothing's changed and the issue remains the same.
Some other pages I found mentioned it can be old versions of GCC causing issues, but I updated that to 7.5.0 as well and the issues remained.
I cannot say I know what to do for certain, but @@ZeraphZen I've found, on Manjaro KDE, Cmake 3.29.2 exists on the Snap store. Maybe, if you install Snap, you can install Cmake through snap to get an "more updated version." Hopefully, that may work? Although, I imagine running two Snaps may be confusing or conflicting. However, it is worth a try. I suppose, make sure you are using the Snap Cmake to run the install scripts for the window decoration and reflection effect.
@@ZeraphZen Hm, I am truly stumped. I suppose the only solution is to go to the Cmake discourse forum.
discourse.cmake.org/
Or the OpenSUSE forum.
forums.opensuse.org/
That, or reddit. Sorry that I am not able to be of much use. :( I wish you luck with your journey to solving this error!
Which distro are you using? I managed to install KDE plasma on Mint but I get all kinds of errors when following your terminal instructions.
Manjaro KDE
@@Bleeplo ah okay, is there really no other way to get KDE plasma working on other distros?
@@revolverswitch Sorry, I can't say for certain, because I do not have much experience with other distros :(
Edit: I mean, there are different distros centered around KDE, like Kubuntu. Aren't Mint and Ubuntu similar? Please forgive me for my ignorance if I am mistaken.
@@Bleeplo Well Mint is a sub distro of Ubuntu, I guess there is a lot more going on that is preventing KDE Plasma from working properly.
@@revolverswitch if i recall correctly most of mint's library stuff is written in GTK, while most stuff in KDE is written in QT. The mint team actually made a KDE version of mint but it was deprecated after awhile because it was probably too much of a hassle to maintain it. Kubuntu, installing kde on ubuntu, and kde debian are your best bets if you want to stay on the stable side of things while also using KDE
Is there a way to make it run under KDE Plasma 6?
I am afraid not. I updated to KDE Plasma 6 here recently, and I think we will just have to wait for the author to come up with an update. I am sure this KDE 6 throws a big wrench in his plans.
@@Bleeplo wackyideas is actually making a version for kde6... its a work in progress but some of the stuff is usable. the latest he's done was add the real plymouth theme 3 weeks ago
Are you using plasma 5 or 6?
Plasma 5
Think plasma 6 broke the build-decoration and build-effect scripts sadly
@@Krakburg That's unfortunate :/
@@Bleeplowe can’t even use plasma 5 anymore I thought
@@sterben4958 Then I suppose you're misinformed? I've been using it just fine the last 6 months.
I get a cmake error after trying to build decoration r3lated to kf5kcmutils
how did you fix it ive been stuck here
@@Lulamoonz I can't find my original text I put into terminal but I sent the error to chatgpt and asked how to fix and I got it to give me the code to put in and it fixed the issue.
@@PricklyPineapplesProductions do you happen to have the link you can share for chat gpt? of that convo
@@Lulamoonz don't think so. I either go off topic or open in a different browser. I could see if I can get it if absolutely necessary but it should just tell you what to do
@@PricklyPineapplesProductions alright thank you so much
any good news on trying to make this work on KDE 6
As far as I am aware, none; sorry.
does this work with kde 6?
From what I am hearing, not entirely :(
@@Bleeplo :(
hey man, i have the following error when running "sh build-decoration.sh" "CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:14 (find_package):
Could not find a package configuration file provided by "ECM" (requested
version 5.102.0) with any of the following names:
ECMConfig.cmake
ecm-config.cmake
Add the installation prefix of "ECM" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set "ECM_DIR"
to a directory containing one of the above files. If "ECM" provides a
separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been installed."
Maybe this will help.
github.com/Maldela/fancontrol-gui/issues/8
Seems like you may need to install: extra-cmake-modules
hey, how do i make the win7 orb hover?
Hover? What do you mean? Hover, as in animate when you hover your mouse over the orb? Or, the orb being somewhat outside the system-trey?
@@Bleeplo being outside the system trey, i shouldve used another word
@@gofuckinggetreal After a little bit of digging, I found something rather interesting.
gitgud.io/wackyideas/aerothemeplasma/-/issues/21#note_323248
^^ Above, from the original git, the creater implemented it, sorta...
gitgud.io/wackyideas/aerothemeplasma/-/blob/master/Documentation/Software/Plasmoids/SevenStart.md
^^ Reading the documentation, it shows that you can force the orb to stay a constant size, sticking it out of the tray if the tray is small enough.
I managed to replicate this. What you need to do is,
1: Right click the sevenstart orb, and click "Configure Seven Start"
2: Check the box "Force constant Orb Size"
3: Then, click ok/apply.
4: Shrink the size of your task bar. (The orb, at first, will shrink with the task bar.)
5: Once done shrinking, click okay. Then the orb will fix back to it's constant size, making it exceed the task bar.
@@gofuckinggetreal Bruh, youtube deleted my comment. That is a pain in the rear.
After digging in the git repo, I finally found the documentation on how. So, the instructions follow as is:
1. Right click the orb, click "Configure Seven Start."
2. Check off "Force constant orb size," and click ok/apply
3. Right click the taskbar, then shrink the taskbar. The orb will scale with the task bar at first.
4. When done shrinking, exit out of editing, then the orb should fix itself; therefore, protruding from the task bar.
Bruh, youtube deleted my comment. That is a pain in the rear. ( i think it's deleting my comments because of the inclusion of your username, bruh )
gitgud.io/wackyideas/aerothemeplasma/-/blob/master/Documentation/Software/Plasmoids/SevenStart.md
^^ After digging in the git repo, I finally found the documentation on how. So, the instructions follow as is:
1. Right click the orb, click "Configure Seven Start."
2. Check off "Force constant orb size," and click ok/apply
3. Right click the taskbar, then shrink the taskbar. The orb will scale with the task bar at first.
4. When done shrinking, exit out of editing, then the orb should fix itself; therefore, protruding from the task bar.