Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@JavaScriptDude

JavaScriptDude/README.md

Last active March 24, 2023 21:18
Show Gist options
  • Star 0 You must be signed in to star a gist
  • Fork 0 You must be signed in to fork a gist
  • Save JavaScriptDude/1ae1c7d7e5e9f4bf693a47f35c76ca8b to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save JavaScriptDude/1ae1c7d7e5e9f4bf693a47f35c76ca8b to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Download ZIP
Installing KDE Plasma on Linux Min 21x
Raw
README.md

Installing KDE Plasma on Linux Min 21x

First update system

sudo apt update
sudo apt -y full-upgrade

Reboot

sudo reboot -f

Add Kubuntu Backports Repo

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

Install KDE Plasma Desktop

sudo apt update
sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop kde-standard

Notes:

  • You will be prompted to choose display manager. When in doubt, choose lightdm.
  • kde-standard is important as it has many extra tools and widgets including QuickLaunch panel widget.

Reboot

sudo reboot -f

On login screen, click on icon on top right of widget and choose Plasma (X11). This will choose KDE Plasma as your default.

Enjoy!

@JavaScriptDude
Copy link
Author

Source: https://techviewleo.com/how-to-install-kde-plasma-desktop-on-linux-mint/

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment