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Overview

KDE is a software project currently comprised of a desktop environment known as Plasma, a collection of libraries and frameworks and several applications.

Appearance

Desktop Settings

To reach desktop settings right click on the desktop and select Configure Desktop. If that option isn't available (it is configurable), you can use the keyboard shortcut Alt+D,Alt+S

Layout
Under the Wallpaper tab there is a 'Layout' option. Desktop Settings -> Wallpaper -> Layout
"Folder View" will allow you to place and interact with items on the desktop.
If you do not use desktop icons (or if you need encouragement for better organization) you can use "Desktop".
"Desktop" layout will not allow items on the desktop and results in almost 20 MiB of memory savings in plasmashell.

Lockscreen

Basic settings such as delay and shortcut can be configured at the System Settings location
System Settings -> Security & Privacy -> Screen Locking
Selecting the Configure Appearance button in the top-right corner will present styling options.

Tips and Tricks

File Manager

Dolphin is the default file manager for Plasma.
See its dedicated page here.

Single Click vs Double Click

In order to select between single and double click for opening files and folders you can use System Settings.
System Settings -> Workspace -> General Behavior -> "Clicking files or folders"

Power

Disable Hibernate

Hibernation can be disabled and it's menu entries hidden with the drop-in file /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/99-disable-hibernate.rules.

/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/99-disable-hibernate.rules

// Disable hibernate for all users
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
   if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate")) {
      return polkit.Result.NO;
   }
});
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
   if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-multiple-sessions")) {
      return polkit.Result.NO;
   }
});

Disable Suspend

Suspend can be disabled and it's menu entries hidden with the drop-in file /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/99-disable-suspend.rules.

/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/99-disable-suspend.rules

// Disable suspend for all users
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
   if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.suspend")) {
      return polkit.Result.NO;
   }
});
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
   if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions")) {
      return polkit.Result.NO;
   }
});

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 =Appearance= <!--T:4-->
+====Desktop Settings==== <!--T:15-->
+<!--T:16-->
+To reach desktop settings right click on the desktop and select ''Configure Desktop''.  If that option isn't available (it is configurable), you can use the keyboard shortcut {{ic|Alt+D,Alt+S}}
+<!--T:18-->
+'''Layout'''<br />
+Under the ''Wallpaper'' tab there is a 'Layout' option. {{ic|Desktop Settings -> Wallpaper -> Layout}}<br />
+"Folder View" will allow you to place and interact with items on the desktop.<br />
+If you do not use desktop icons (or if you need encouragement for better organization) you can use "Desktop".<br />
+"Desktop" layout will not allow items on the desktop and results in almost 20 MiB of memory savings in plasmashell.
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 See its dedicated page [[Dolphin|here]].
-====Desktop Settings==== <!--T:15-->
-<!--T:16-->
+====Single Click vs Double Click==== <!--T:21-->
-To reach desktop settings right click on the desktop and select ''Configure Desktop''.  If that option isn't available(it is configurable), you can use the keyboard shortcut {{ic|Alt+D,Alt+S}}
+<!--T:22-->
+In order to select between single and double click for opening files and folders you can use System Settings.<br />
+{{ic|System Settings -> Workspace -> General Behavior -> "Clicking files or folders"}}
-<!--T:18-->
+====Power====
-'''Layout'''<br />
-Under the ''Wallpaper'' tab there is a 'Layout' option. {{ic|Desktop Settings -> Wallpaper -> Layout}}<br />
-"Folder View" will allow you to place and interact with items on the desktop.<br />
-If you do not use desktop icons (or if you need encouragement for better organization) you can use "Desktop".<br />
-"Desktop" layout will not allow items on the desktop and results in almost 20 MiB of memory savings in plasmashell.
+=====Disable Hibernate=====
-====kwin-lowlatency==== <!--T:19-->
+Hibernation can be disabled and it's menu entries hidden with the drop-in file ''/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/99-disable-hibernate.rules''.
-<!--T:20-->
+{{File|file=/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/99-disable-hibernate.rules|content=
-If you feel that plasma, or more precisely the window manager isnt as 'snappy' as it could be (lag, stuttering, etc) when you have obviously capable hardware then there is one workaround to try. Some users report significant increases in speed and responsiveness when replacing the default window manager {{ic|kwin}} with a slightly modified and patched version - {{ic|kwin-lowlatency}}.<br />
+<pre>
-The package is available in the [[AUR]] and should automatically replace {{ic|kwin}} when installed.
+// Disable hibernate for all users
-For more information see [https://github.com/tildearrow/kwin-lowlatency here].
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+   if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate")) {
+      return polkit.Result.NO;
+   }
+});
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+   if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-multiple-sessions")) {
+      return polkit.Result.NO;
+   }
+});
+</pre>
+}}
+=====Disable Suspend=====
-====Single Click vs Double Click==== <!--T:21-->
+Suspend can be disabled and it's menu entries hidden with the drop-in file ''/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/99-disable-suspend.rules''.
-<!--T:22-->
+{{File|file=/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/99-disable-suspend.rules|content=
-In order to select between single and double click for opening files and folders you can use System Settings.<br />
+<pre>
-{{ic|System Settings -> Workspace -> General Behavior -> "Clicking files or folders"}}
+// Disable suspend for all users
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+   if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.suspend")) {
+      return polkit.Result.NO;
+   }
+});
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+   if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions")) {
+      return polkit.Result.NO;
+   }
+});
+</pre>
+}}

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