Top best KDE plasma themes and icons
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Hello everyone. Let’s take a look at the best KDE Plasma themes and icons that can be installed on the system. Since KDE’s Plasma is one of the most advanced and powerful desktop environments in the Linux world, I want to show you how to install themes and other attractive tools for Plasma DE.
The theme we will install here is the official KDE theme pre-installed on Manjaro. They are Maia and Andromeda KDE themes, Hex Plasma themes, themes available in the AUR Arch Linux repository and Kubuntu’s PPA repository. We will also add color schemes, icons and themes to the Plasma workstation.
The knowledge gained from the installation shown here can be used to install other/other KDE themes for the Plasma desktop as the process will be the same.
Thank you KDE for providing our system with fully customizable functions. Trust me, other desktop environments cannot match KDE’s standards and functions.
Install KDE Plasma on Linux
We will first introduce the installation of the KDE Plasma desktop environment in the major Linux distributions; Arch Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Debian.
Install KDE Plasma on Arch Linux
I don’t want users to run other DEs in the dark. If you want to install Plasma DE on your computer, just open a terminal window and launch the command below:
# pacman -S plasma
The above command will install Plasma5.x by default. If you have Plasma 4, please enter the following to uninstall it first:
# pacman -Rc kdebase-workspace
After installing Plasma 5, it is also recommended to install the sddm display manager for it. Install it using the following command:
# pacman -S sddm # systemctl enable sddm # systemctl start sddm
To install the GUI configuration tool for sddm, type:
# pacman -S sddm-kcm
Then, you can delete or disable the KDM display manager.
# systemctl disable kdm.service
It is enough for now. Later in this tutorial, I will show you how to use sddm to customize the startup screen and enable automatic login.
Install KDE Plasma on Ubuntu and its derivatives (eg Kubuntu)
# add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports # apt-get update # apt-get -y install aptitude # aptitude -y upgrade # apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
Install KDE Plasma on Debian
# tasksel install kde-desktop
Install KDE Plasma on OpenSUSE
# zypper -n update # zypper -n install -t pattern x11 kde kde_plasma
Install KDE Plasma on Fedora 24
# dnf -y group install "KDE Plasma Workspaces" # echo "exec /usr/bin/startkde" >> ~/.xinitrc # startx
Install Maia plasma theme
To fully install the Maia Plasma theme, follow these steps:
- Install the git client application
# pacman -S git
2. Create a directory to list the cloned themes
# cd ~
#Mkdir plasma theme #cd plasma theme
3. Download the Maia theme
# git clone https://github.com/manjaro/artwork-maia.git # cd artwork-maia
Check the contents of the directory. It should look similar to the following.
# ls -l total 28 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1387 Aug 4 01:25 CMakeLists.txt drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 4 01:25 colors drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 Aug 4 01:25 icons drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 4 01:25 lookandfeel drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Aug 4 01:25 maia -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 412 Aug 4 01:25 Readme.md drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 4 01:25 wallpapers
4. We copy each folder and file to the correct theme system directory.
# cp colors/Maia.colors /usr/share/color-schemes/ # mkdir /usr/share/icons/maia # cp -r icons/* /usr/share/icons/maia # mkdir /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.maia.desktop/ # cp -r lookandfeel/* /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.maia.desktop/ # cp -r maia/ /usr/share/plasma/desktoptheme/ # cp -r wallpapers/Maia /usr/share/wallpapers
Install Andromeda Plasma Theme
- Download Maia theme
# cd ~/plasma-themes # git clone https://github.com/manjaro/artwork-andromeda.git # cd artwork-andromeda # ls -l total 32 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Aug 4 02:02 andromeda -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1421 Aug 4 02:02 CMakeLists.txt drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 4 02:02 colors drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Aug 4 02:02 icons drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 4 02:02 lookandfeel drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 4 02:02 octopi_icons -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 328 Aug 4 02:02 Readme.md drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 4 02:02 wallpapers # mkdir /usr/share/icons/andromeda # cp -r icons/* /usr/share/icons/andromeda # mkdir /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.andromeda.desktop/ # cp -r lookandfeel/* /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.andromeda.desktop/ # cp -r andromeda/ /usr/share/plasma/desktoptheme/ # cp -r wallpapers/Andromeda /usr/share/wallpapers/
Install hexadecimal plasma theme
- Download Hex Theme by Galcio
# wget http://orig03.deviantart.net/be19/f/2014/100/5/e/hex_by_garthecho-d79x3lg.zip -P ~/plasma-themes # unzip hex_by_garthecho-d79x3lg.zip # rm hex_by_garthecho-d79x3lg.zip # cd Hex-KDESuite/ # ls -l total 2052 -rw------- 1 root root 2356 Mar 12 2014 Hex.colors drwxrwxr-x 17 root root 4096 Apr 11 2014 Hex-Plasma -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2063328 Mar 14 2014 Hex.png -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27322 Mar 14 2014 Hex.qtcurve
Then copy the theme file to the correct location
# cp -r Hex-Plasma/ /usr/share/plasma/desktoptheme # cp Hex.colors /usr/share/color-schemes/ # cp Hex.qtcurve /usr/share/QtCurve
Install icon
Install love icon set
# git clone https://github.com/NitruxSA/luv-icon-theme.git # cd luv-icon-theme/ # ls -l total 44 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 385 Aug 5 20:51 CONTRIBUTORS -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22701 Aug 5 20:51 CREDITS drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 Aug 5 20:51 Lüv drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Aug 5 20:51 'Lüv Dark' -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3010 Aug 5 20:51 README.md drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Aug 5 20:51 Wallpapers
Copy the file to the relevant directory.
# cp -r Lüv /usr/share/icons # cp -r Lüv Dark /usr/share/icons # cp -r Wallpapers/* /usr/share/wallpapers
Install Vertex-Maia icon set
# git clone https://github.com/manjaro/vertex-maia-icon-themes.git # cp -r vertex-maia-icon-themes/Vertex-Maia/ /usr/share/icons
Themes available on Kubuntu PPA and Arch Linux AUR repositories.
Appearance theme for Arch users
- Arch black
Install with the following run command, run as a non-root user:
$ yaourt -S arc-dark-suite-git
- Papyrus
$ yaourt -S papirus-look-and-feel
Themes for Kubuntu 16.04 users:
- Papyrus
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/papirus-packsudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install papirus-pack-kde5
- Arch black
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/papirus-packsudo apt-get update sudo apt install arc-dark-kde5
SDDM themes for Arch Linux users
- Papirus SDDM theme
$ yaourt -S yaourt -S papirus-sddm-theme
SDDM themes for Kubuntu 16.04 users
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/papirus-pack sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install papirus-pack-kde5
Color themes for Arch Linux users
- Pulp color of plasma
$ yaourt -S papirus-color-scheme
- Plasma arc dark
$ yaourt -S arc-dark-suite-git
Color theme for Kubuntu 16.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/papirus-pack sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install papirus-pack-kde5
Papirus Plasma Theme for KDE
- Arch Linux
yaourt -S papirus-plasma-theme
- Kuben Figure 16.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/papirus-pack sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install papirus-pack-kde5
KDE’s Papirus icon theme
- Arch Linux
yaourt -S papirus-icon-theme-kde
- Kubentu
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/papirus-pack sudo apt-get update # Kubuntu 14.04 sudo apt-get install papirus-pack-kde4 # Kubuntu 16.04 sudo apt-get install papirus-pack-kde5
Arc Dark VLC skin
- For Arch Linux
$ yaourt -S vlc-arc-dark-git
- For Kubuntu 16.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/papirus-pack sudo apt-get update sudo apt install vlc-skin-arc-darks
Change theme and icon
Finally, to change the current theme settings, you need to set other elements. You must select the elements individually under the section shown below:
System Settings>Appearance>Workspace Theme>Appearance
System Settings>Appearance>Workspace Theme>Desktop Theme
System Settings>Appearance>Workspace Theme>Initial Screen
System Settings>Appearance>Color
System Settings>Appearance>Icons
System Settings>Appearance>Apply Style>Window Decoration
Use the added wallpaper
Right-click on the desktop> “Desktop Settings”> “Wallpaper” and select the background image you want to use.
Custom sddm
To customize the sddm display manager, edit the following file
# vim /etc/sddm.conf
– To allow automatic login, please enter the following username
User= username
– Set up an automatic login session by editing the “Session” parameter under the “Automatic Login” section:
Session=plasma.desktop
-Set the sddm theme by changing the current parameters under the theme section block.
Current = papirus
in conclusion
We introduced the installation of plasma themes, icons, look and feel, desktop themes and color schemes. If you are using Arch Linux or Kubuntu, you must have noticed that installing themes from PPA and Windows XP is very easy. AUR warehouse.
The above theme set is the best plasma theme I can get. If you know of other beautiful themes that I think should be added to the list, please feel free to comment.
referenceshttp://www.kde.org/https://api.kde-look.orghttps://www.kde-look.orghttps://github.com/NitruxSA/luv-icon-theme
https://github.com/varlesh/Arc-Dark-KDEhttps://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme
You can find more KDE and Plasma themes at:http://nekron29.deviantart.com/favourites/45184096/KDE-Themeshttp://guidoctor.deviantart.com/favourites/49227200/Desktop-Exellence
wallpaper:http://archlinux.deviantart.com/gallery/25194240/Wallpaper
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