KDE Plasma
Last updated: 2024, Mon Jun 10th at 09:39 CDT
KDE Plasma is a highly customizable desktop suite, built using QT. It has extensive widget support, many preinstalled. The panels, layouts, and virtual desktops can be customized in many different ways. Additionally there is a collection of software that is built with
KDE Frameworks.
Official Site
To Install: #
Preferred method
In most cases, the preferred method is to install Plasma during the distro setup.
sudo pacman -Su xorg plasma plasma-wayland-session kde-applicationsx
Minimalist install, only essentials β ~1.2GB
sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop
Standard install β ~1.6GB
sudo apt install kde-standard
Full desktop suite, with all applications β ~4.1GB
sudo apt install kde-full
sudo dnf group install "KDE Plasma Workspaces"
or
sudo dnf install @kde-desktop
sudo zypper in -t pattern kde kde_plasma
Essentials #
If you donβt have a display manager, sddm is suggested.
Software #
Available #
- KRunner Advanced built-in Launcher
- sddm Display/login manager
- Kdenlive Video Editor
- Okular Document Viewer
- Dolphin File Manager
- Konsole Terminal
- Ark Archiving Tool
- Kate Advanced Text Editor
- Spectacle Screenshot Capture Utility
- KDE Connect Device Synchronization
- Plasma System Monitor System Monitor
- Krita Digital Painting
- KWalletManager KDE Wallet (passwords) Management Tool
- KCalc Scientific Calculator
- Discover Software Center
- KAlgebra Graph Calculator
There are well over 250 KDE applications, including these, a list can be found on their website.