How I customize my KDE Plasma
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2019
- Hello guys recently I posted a screenshot of my KDE Plasma workflow on UnixPorn on Reddit , I got more than 700 upvotes, people seemed to like it and they also had a lot of questions about theming, active window control , global menus ..etc...
So I decided to make this video to show you how I customize my KDE Plasma.
Enjoy
- SierraBreeze : github.com/ishovkun/SierraBreeze
- wallpaper : mikaelgustafsson.artstation.com
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I know this video is old, but using "Application Title" for showing the app name in the panel is better IMO, It will automatically adjust the width of the widget so that the whole name is shown instead of always being a fixed width and cutting off the name if it is longer than the fixed width of the widget.
The dock is not availble on BackBox
But there's no window control on Application Title.
@@saf9310 You can do it all from the "get new widget" button for the panel.
You need "application title" and "active window control"
@@MyurrDurr I don't recommend Active Window Control anymore 'cause it's outdated. You can download Window Title, Window Buttons and Window Appmenu widgets from psifidotos who's Latte Dock's creator. It's really good and the effects are the same.
@@thiagomota5849 Ahh, thanks for those suggestions! Yeah, Active window control is janky :/
I forgot how insanely customizable Plasma was through their GUIs. Awesome!
@@oldlonecoder5843 if you think KDE is too much customizable, please go away (to some other DE)... or just don't enter the settings menu and ignore those options.
(I have been through KDE3.5, KDE4 and KDE5 ... and the loss of customization in KDE4 was the worst time ever, I even did use forked KDE3.5 for some time instead of regular KDE4 ... so if voices like this ever get to the ears of KDE devs and they will start to remove the options, I'll be not happy)
@@ped7g I dont use KDE4 but I love KDE before it was very sluggy. I use KDE from 2.0 in Mandrake Linux. After I try Gnome in Red Hat 9 Bamboo I switched to Gnome until now I am back to KDE.
this has the potential to be better than gnome if someone makes an activities overview plasmoid because of its customization and speed the only thing its missing is gestures
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:16 - Top Panel
01:56 - Latte Dock
03:46 - Theming
09:39 - Desktop Effects
10:54 - The Wallpaper
11:49 - The Terminal Profile
12:49 - Active Window Control
Fucking Legend!
If you can hack the video description, that would be great!
I normally don't apply too many customizations to KDE, but after watching this video, I feel inspired to just jump in and go for it! Thank you so much for creating and sharing this - your KDE desktop looks so awesome!!!
hope you enjoyed the video guys and
Lol ! I tried my best to make this video shorter but I failed XD , next time I will record the voiceover then I will edit the video !
Which distro are you using?
@@raughboy188 arch in this video but now I use kde neon
@@binbashchannel you should use 3 widgets from Psifidotos (at the KDE store) which are very actively maintained and using more up-to-date APIs. These are:
1) Window Title Applet
2) Window Buttons Applet
3) Window AppMenu Applet
I use Latte are both my dock and top panel. Latte has an option inside the Layouts configs to allow the removal of title bars when the window is maximized.
Also, theming the buttons is much easier with these applets.
One question, though. How did you enable the global menu on GTK apps?
Enjoy!
Hi mate, I'm using your config on my desktop, but I have the same question, how did you enable global menu on gtk aps
Darren Yorston then maybe install QtQuick version 2.7
And install these 3 always as the GitHub page instructs.
Probably one of the best , slow, so you can understand videos I've seen regarding KDE period. Thank you, and I agree with whoever said I wish all KDE customization videos were made by you! Outstanding job buddy
a really huge thanks to you, dude!
i was watching this video while i was customizing my Arch Linux KDE, it took 2 days)
there is really no guides better than your
you helped me a lot, thanks! ❤️
You're welcome
Thanks for putting up the video. I really enjoyed going through it. The part about Global Menu was good. And the complementing Active Window Control is awesome. I didn't know KDE had this feature. Very nice.
Now that's a really well made tutorial. Even if the perticular style chioses aren't to your liking, it's packed with helpful tips and "how to's".
Thank you!
Bloody brilliant, I've never been a fan of KDE and I've been rocking Pantheon with a very macOs style as well, but the global menu and minimised title bar is something I now need lol. Not a fan of dark themes myself, but yours is awesome, congrats.
Love it! TY!!!
I really like the style of your videos. Very calming!
I wish every Linux video on the internet was made by you.
Hello I'm brazilian! I came here to thank you for teaching how to customize this operating system, your customization was very beautiful!
this video is amazing! I always got overwhelmed by KDE and now I know exactly what to do!
Wow! As someone coming from Windows, this is amazing! Incredible! Thanks for sharing the possibilities!
Coming back to.this video, this is what made me drop GNOME for good. KDE Plasma has so much customization without the need for addons and ANYTHING can be changed, and I didn't even know about it until this video.
Thank you for making this video.
That was crazy detailed. Thank you for sharing
Awesome! A thing of true beauty!!! Thanks for sharing.
I always love the KDE PLASMA desktop environment. Tons of awesome features, yet with clicks of the buttons customisations are made simple and self-explanationery.
Nice! Really appreciated this video! Keep it up the good work, man!
I accidentally installed KDE manjaro once and immediately went back to gnome but ... this is honestly making me want to give it another run ... I just love how you don’t need to download anything from a fandom website to get your themes etc. that’s one of the things that makes Linux so much more safe feeling ... also it just looks great and I love KDE’s desktop widgets.
Interesting video. I heard that KDE is highly customisable, but I never thaught that it would go down to this level of detail...
I've been a strictly GTK2 (xfce) and GTK3 (gnome/pantheon) guy throughout my ENTIRETY of using Linux (which is four years strong) and I've never been able to tolerate plasma. I've tried twice and just couldn't customize it to my liking. You sir, just convinced me to distro hop yet once again in the very near future.
you are aware that you can just install a DE on your distro right?
That was what I thought as well in November last year. Thats when I went to KDE. Still happy. KDE can be the better GNOME
@@Booming-letsplays Unfortunately until you hit a bug that's been around for months to years and it drives you the brink of insanity. I've been using plasma for two years now, and i'm very tempted to go back to cinnamon or xfce due to a number of issues. I prefer QT apps over GTK CSD-oriented ones, but i really don't like having things break constantly.
Jonathan Realman I've heard that doing that can cause issues
@SapphFire I tried this with no issues, but I don't like to have 2 different text editors, configuration panels etc in the same application menu.
Very nice customization! Love it! It inspired me to customize my Plasma desktop :)
Very nice job! Certainly helped me with a few of the effects you used there. Cheers!
I'm having so much fun watching and pausing your video so I can customize my Kubuntu as you explain how to do so. I love Linux even more every time I learn how to operate in it. I have a Windows PC, and late 2012 mac mini with macOS. But the more I learn about Linux the more I love it as an operating system, and even more than Windows or macOS. I enjoy Windows and macOS but Kubuntu is free and has "magic" to me as new fresh OS.
That's the same way I felt when I first tried Linux
Same for me. Used Gnome till now but i want moooore customization
This is why I love KDE. You can configure the hell out of it! There's quite litterally nothing you can't do.
KDE makes Linux addictive.
I had found a few videos so well explained as yours , thanks man
There's a variant of La Capitaine made for better integration with KDE, though. I think it's called La Capitaine Breeze.
Thank you so much Man, I'm currently working on College assignment of Ubuntu Remastering. This is very Helpful.
Very interesting.
I normally just dive right in and run jobs on my "boxes"...
KDE PLASMA certainly does look pretty and clean... have been meaning to try it for quite a while...
I remember when I saw this video 2 years ago and this is what made me drop Windows over to Linux. Customizability.
As someone who used to tweak Windows XP and 7 a lot, I got put out by Windows 10 and the removal of (good) 3rd party custom themes; and even with a custom theme you still needed a lot of extra 3rd party software to tweak every single thing.
When I saw this video and saw that you can just right click and change stuff in KDE, I basically fell in love.
Never looked back to Windows since.
Amazing options to configure your Linux Desktop! And wonderfully done. 👍
Nice video. Love the customization. I tried it and liked it
God video man, i made a customization based on your video and look's awesome.
Finally a Customization video with someone talking :) I loved it
normally gnome user but that woobly lamp effect sold me to try out kde
Amazing! More than just demonstrate how you made it your own, this is a glimpse into how configurable KDE is (so no, I don't mind the length of the video 😅 Good choice of music, by the way). I really want Kubuntu now, but in the meantime I can get Qt and KDE apps with Lubuntu on a decade-old netbook XD
you're making me want to download and test out kde plasma editions just to make things more customizable and aesthetic
Great video, thanks 👍. Maybe I should overcome my old prejudice and give KDE another chance
110% you should.. I did just that and am now a full-time Linux user.. Kubuntu is my choice... been computing since GEOS on the C64 in 1988 as a kid and on MS products since DOS on the XT to windows 3.0 / 3.1 on the 286 in the early 90s... This video made me give Linux and KDE another go and I finally haven't touched windows in weeks apart from when I am forced too at work.. Kubuntu 19.10 is my recommendation
@@mrbrad4637 Lucky, I hate it xD, there's much in sight. What made me stop hopping was Majaro and i3wm. I think my favorite DE's Cinnamon.
Excellent video, man! Thanks a bunch!
Ta for this video. Gonna have to use some of those settings myself, which I'd forgotten I could do!
You're making changing my workstation from Debian to Neon,damn you!
Awesome video,dude!
glad to hear that XD , Your welcome
Amazing video! Keep the good work.
Amazing work,really like the "mac" style interpretation.
You can't possibly be using Arch Linux, you didn't end your sentence with - I use Arch, btw.
Haha , Well that screenfetch at the end is the same as saying it :)
@@binbashchannel lol, that username is awesome! Somehow I hesitated for a split second when I clicked the link on _View Reply from #!/bin/bash_
I find that even more entertaining than your video (great video, btw)
This is awesome! One thing. I like to have the clock/calendar in the centre. When I have tried this in the past along with a global menu and trying to set two spacers either side of the clock everything's gonna screwy. The clock would dynamically shift depending on the global menu even though there was plenty of space. If you or anyone could think up a way around this I'd be a lot more likely to use KDE. Until then, it's Gnome for me. It's closest to how I like my desktop out of the box.
Konsole's title bar is only blurry (12:39) thanks to the option "Match Title Bar's and Window's color" (7:40) in the Sierra Breeze window decorations. Kind of a shame the default Breeze window decorations don't offer this. :)
You Sir , Just Made My Day!
Well, you've convinced me to switch from Gnome to KDE. (Or at least try it out for a while). Nicely done video.
that's funny , cz I am currently using Gnome XD
Very good tutorial ! pls make more like this :D
Wow! Nice Customizations
I'm definitely going to install Manjaro KDE on my computer again just to try this out!
That's my weapon of choice on my workstation and laptop, couldn't be happier. The combination of Arch philosophy and community with the flexibility of KDE is the perfect match for me. And it isn't too resource heavy; I run two Activities each with two virtual desktops full of Chromium tabs, and on top of that I was running a virtual Windows domain with two servers and two clients simultaneously, all on a mediocre i5 and 8GB of RAM (plus SWAP of course), and KDE remained butter smooth and responsive.
This is really beautiful.
Thank you so much :) I've just installed KDE on Deepin...
oh sweet can you upload a video on the theme u created
Thank you. Excellent video tutorial. I see you from Ecuador, South America
you are welcome
Awesome theme congrats
Classic non-transparent windows 95 GUI is the best, IMHO. I use default Breeze light theme as it is clean and looks nice and opaque theme for menus.
I love the way KDE can be customised into anything I like.
I'm not a fan of MacOS, so I wouldn't be making mine look like this, but still lots of helpful tips.
Sameee, the thing I liked the most was the fusiom of the two bars what a way to earn few more screen space
Question: how did you make the titlebar on konsole transparent, mine diden't do that
Great video! I learned so much!
How do I change the single to double click mouse on opening desktop apps? Thanks!
is possible export whole system set... (with package included) to some ARCH or tgz or.. anyother package?? for.. late time instalation?? as in general as U.I. ?
Where is the appearance settings located? I have modified it in my last distro ( i have a backup files) now I want just to copy the files that have those configurations
I can't find the Application Dashboard widget or information on where it could have gone. Someone help
Just an awesome look!
what am I gonna do now with my Ubuntu Mate 19.10 which I installed yesterday?
can i get the breeze snow cursor on kde for kali linux??
i cant find it
How does your window get big so smoothly when yoo ywitch to fullscreen? For me there is no animation at all
Geniaaaal video. Muchísimas gracias
you should continue making videos, don't quit!
how did you get global menu working? i try adding it but it doesnt show "file edit view" etc like yours, it just sits doing nothing
Thanks! With your tutorial I managed to do what I wanted, a Unity like desktop.
Could you share a screenshot of the desktop? I'd like to see, as I quite liked Unity
I did this simple vídeo to show you. ruclips.net/video/cg1vrSeweJk/видео.html
I used the Materia theme and Papirus icons. The two panels are Latte, the menu is Simple Menu from the KDE Store, and I installed the applet-window-title and the applet-window-buttons from github.com/psifidotos/ to merge the windows titles bars to the top panel.
I didn't find themes to get something like the Ubuntu 19.04 look yet. I know there are these icons: www.opendesktop.org/p/1238162/, but I've not tried them yet.
I'm thinking about making a tutorial, but I'm quite busy with other projects I'm working on.
If you have any questions, just ask. :)
Followed it step by step the final result is incredible as its too old some widgets are removed as the app dashboard use plasma launchpad instead and also the widget style menu is moved to applications style everything else works great tut thx. (:
any idea why when i open an app or folder, it doesnt show on my menu bar?
Thanks to share your Desktop Setup :)
Amazing! Good job :)
Hei man. I want to ask. After following up to "Active Window Control" i encountered issue. The toggle (max,min, close) that i set on right side is missing. After some try and error i can bring up the toggle by clicking maximize on the Actove Window Control. Can you help me to reset that back to normal? Thanks
Ps: English is not my language
latte.. package unable to install. any other dock??
Does this work with any Linux? Such as Mint 19, Solus, Archlinux and Manjaro.
Which distro is this? I tried it on Manjaro KDE and it was buggy as hell. Very bad performance
How would you retain these settings if you were on a non-rolling release distro?
I use KDE Neon on my work laptop and people comment asking what its running, I spent a good hour configuring KDE to how I like it and it really does pay off because it's just so nice and personalized.
Anyone who has done this (including OP), how much heavier does the system get after applying all these tweaks? Some of them are just batch color changes and I suspect they aren't really changing system resource utilization, however, the dock and the animations probably are? I like the aesthetics but do they come at a cost? Thanks in advance! :)
thanks, I think this much customization takes me a year to do... still it took 2 hour thank you so much
Does it worth it with a hdd? Coz i have a i5 with 12gb ram and takes too long to boot... like 1,5 min, not even windows take that long
You had me at wobbly windows!
I want to make my parrot os like 9:39. I don't find like this.
How can I change?
Help me plz
What if I want the clock (on the top panel) in the middle ??
I can't find "Widget style " in the Application style...
What should I do...?
what's the best distro in terms of customization and stability?
i dont have the GTK applications option in settings
The name of the channel😍😍
which distribution do you use ubuntu or Kubuntu for Plasma?
I'm missing things from my settings menu. I don't have screen locking under desktop behavior. I don't have Login Screen under Start up and Shut down. Can't change my lock screen background. Anyone know a fix?
Godlike tutorial
finally a customized linux that i'm 100% comfortable with, screw mac i'm staying with linux :D
I hear ya!!! same here
I would like to learn how to build individual parts of a theme from scratch. Any suggestions?
Hey i have a issue with terminal previously in my terminal if it is as user it shows that colour as you have in your terminal after becoming root text comes to white colour but dont know from two days it is showing in white colour for user and root
do you have give root with "sudo su" ?
Awesome video!!! 👏👏👏