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KDE is a full featured desktop environment and collection of software for communication, work, education and entertainment.

The KDE Software Compilation is a set of free, open source applications based on common tools and designs. At the heart of it is the Plasma Desktop, the successor of the K Desktop Environment that gave KDE its name. KDE is based on the Qt framework.

Some KDE software

  • Amarok media player
  • Kate (K Advanced Text Editor)
  • KWallet (KDE Wallet) password manager
  • KDM (KDE Display Manager)
  • Kile (KDE Integrated LaTeX Environment), an IDE for LaTeX
  • Konqueror web broswer, file manager and document viewer
  • Konsole terminal emulator
  • Kopete chat client
  • Krusader twin-panel file manager
  • KWin window manager
  • Plasma Desktop manager
  • Activities are groups of widgets and windows

Further reading

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Undo "No border" in KDE

I alt-clicked on a window's title bar and removed the bar by clicking "No border" but now I have no accessible means to restore that window's title bar. Is there a way to open KWin for that specific window? What are my options for restoring the…
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Kde Panel Launcher Files Location?

I was wondering where the files are located for Kde's panel launchers? I can't find anything online. I know where the regular desktop files are, (~/.local/share/applications/), but I can't find the launcher files. I currently have a launcher that is…
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KDE System Tray Organizer

Is it possible to organize order of icons or lock them in KDE system tray? It's very confusing with a lot of shuffled application icons. Edit: Does anybody know where are system tray configuration files?
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How to register application in KDE?

Normally, when you install regular package of KDE application, its icon shows up in KDE menu. Now, I am making package for app which came in *.zip file, I can install it, run it, but it does not show in KDE menu. So how to register it? openSUSE…
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KDE: Disable password prompt after resume

I'm running KDE on Fedora Workstation 21. When I wake up my machine after suspending it, it always prompts for my password. If there any way to disable this? I've looked through the settings but can't see how this is done.
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Scaling the desktop - kde

I've just installed OpenSuse 13.2 on my xps13. The resolution is a whopping 3200 x 1800. Which causes the text to come up tiny... Any way for me to scale this without having to lower the resolution (I'd like to keep that for watching movies etc.).…
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Change order a icons in system tray widget in KDE?

Is there a way to change the order of the icons in the system tray widget? Or is there a widget that lets you make your own system tray?
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What is the purpose of Local Folders in Kmail and can they be removed?

Using a fresh install of Kontact under KDE 4.8, I have found that there is a default "Local Folders" Akonadi resource that can not be removed (or rather as soon as it is removed, it is immediately recreated). It automatically points to…
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Disable kactivitymanagerd

For context, I don't like my desktop environment tracking my file and app usage history. To that end, I always fully disable this behavior using the relevant system settings. However, it seems that kactivitymanagerd disregards these. It continues to…
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How to run KDE Partition Manager with no root password set?

When I try to launch KDE Partition Manager a KDE su dialogue pops up prompting me for root's password: The action you requested needs root priviliges. Please enter root's passoword below or click Ignore to continue with your current…
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In KDE Konsole edit color scheme - what are color1, color2,...color8?

New to KDE, trying to figure out how to edit color scheme for Konsole. I did a bit of looking around. Questions What is Faint Color Column used for? Is intense color used for bold style? What is Color 1...Color 8 used for?
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How Do I Use kwriteconfig5 To Change My KDE Keyboard Shortcuts?

I am try to modify my keyboard shortcuts using kwriteconfig5 The default value in ~/.config/kglobalshortcutsrc to lock the screen is Lock Session=Meta+L\tCtrl+Alt+L\tScreensaver,Meta+L\tCtrl+Alt+L\tScreensaver,Lock Session This maps to this in the…
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KDE Neon Linux (Plasma 5.19) : The screen freezes randomly

I recently installed KDE-neon 5.20 and screen display freezes ramdomly. The only workaround is to restart my system. Spec: Graphics Processor: GeForce GTX 750 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 model : GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] vendor : NVIDIA Corporation How to…
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How do I fix Global Shortcuts when they stop working in KDE?

I recently had Global Shortcuts stop working in KDE 4. I asked around on forums and chat rooms for solutions. Some people mentioned kded. I tried reinstalling. After about a week I upgraded all my packages were back to normal. However, I still don't…
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How do I switch to the Oxygen GTK feature in KDE?

I want to try the new oxygen to gtk port for kde 4.6. But I'm not sure how to enable it. I currently use qtcurve for gtk.
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