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I am trying to run a Plasma session as a different user from bash by running `sudo -u $TARGET_USER dbus-launch --exit-with-session startplasma-wayland`. However, when trying to do so, I get an error "Could not create wayland socket". My goal is to start a Plasma session as a specified user, wait for the user to log out and continue running the script. * Does anyone know how I might be able to fix this error? * Do you know of another way to start a Plasma session as a different user and wait for the session to exit? I also tried to do the same using the `sudo --preserve-env --set-home XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/users/$(id -u $TARGET_USER)` switches. When doing so, I get the following messages repeatedly: ``` No backend specified, automatically choosing drm kwin_core: Failed to take control of /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_311 session. Maybe another compositor is running? kwin_wayland_drm: Failed to open drm device at "/dev/dri/card1" kwin_wayland_drm: No suitable DRM devices have been found ``` However, logging in to the tty with the `$TARGET_USER` directly and running `dbus-launch --exit-with-session startplasma-wayland` works properly as expected.
Keep up with the exciting news coming out of the KDE apps projects with "This Week in KDE Apps"! In this issue: NeoChat emojis, Itinerary seats, Gwenview speedups and Android support tweaks, among other things. [https://blogs.kde.org/2024/09/16/this-week-in-kde-apps/](https://blogs.kde.org/2024/09/16/this-week-in-kde-apps/) Note that this week it is on Monday, but we will be posting about all KDE app news on Sunday from now on. [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde)
[Here is the needed desktop file](https://github.com/boredsquirrel/Linux/blob/main/Desktop%20Entries/org.kde.dolphin.desktop) Place it in ~/.local/share/applications/ Right click the Dolphin icon and select a profile!
[\#Kdenlive](https://floss.social/tags/Kdenlive) 24.08.1 is out and we urge all to upgrade. This version fixes recent playback and render regressions while fixing a wide range of bugs. [https://kdenlive.org/en/2024/09/kdenlive-24-08-1-released/](https://kdenlive.org/en/2024/09/kdenlive-24-08-1-released/) [\#floss](https://floss.social/tags/floss) [#linux](https://floss.social/tags/linux) [#videoediting](https://floss.social/tags/videoediting) [@kde](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde)
Hi! I installed latest Plasma in Arch Linux recently, configured everything in Spanish from Argentina. I noticed the hour was in AM/PM format, and when I went to customize it and chage it to 24hr format, I now get a mixture of Spanish and what I think are default untraslated strings. I tried to change the language setting systemwide from the settings but without success. Any ideas on what is it that I'm missing?
This week in Plasma: 6.2 beta release! [https://pointieststick.com/2024/09/13/this-week-in-plasma-6-2-beta-release/](https://pointieststick.com/2024/09/13/this-week-in-plasma-6-2-beta-release/) [@kde@floss.social](https://floss.social/@kde) [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde) [\#KDE](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/KDE) [#Plasma](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/Plasma) [#KDEPlasma](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/KDEPlasma) [#Linux](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/Linux) [#FOSS](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/FOSS) [#OpenSource](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/OpenSource)
Plasma 6.2 Beta has been released... Beta testers assemble 🦸♀️! Please grab it, test it, submit bug reports. Final release will be on the 8th of October. [https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.1.90/](https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.1.90/) [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde)
I have a few dodgy cheap SSDs, so I'm not surprised by slow I/O performance in general. But my Plasma desktop frequently freezes for 1-3 seconds (including the cursor!) whenever there is high IO load, for example while installing a Steam game. Updating the screen should be completely independent from I/O, shouldn't it? Is there anything I could've misconfigured in my Arch Linux? I'm running Plasma 6.1.4 in Wayland.
cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/akademy/statuses/113123668949310341 > [\#Akademy2024](https://floss.social/tags/Akademy2024) report: What happened during the Akademy of many changes. > > We are wrapping up Akademy 2024 today, so no better moment to look back at all the new stuff the KDE Community came up with during the event. Discover the new KDE Linux, the overhauled looks coming to Plasma and KDE's apps, what the community as a whole will focus on next, and our renewed commitment to save the world. > > [https://akademy.kde.org/news/2024-09\_akademy-2024-report/](https://akademy.kde.org/news/2024-09_akademy-2024-report/) > > [@akademy@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/akademy)
Plasma 6 has introduced rounded corners for the panels. I have a similiar idea, basically the same but in a very different way. Rounded corners for the desktop. Instead of rounding the corners of the panel, there could be an option to round the corners of the desktop. The panel here is viewed as a background object, and the focused object that pops out is the desktop, which is a rectangle, with sharp uncomfortable edges at the moment. This could be a new and unique way of viewing the desktop, and we could be once again be one step ahead of the windows designers if the rumours about windows 12 are true. There are 1 or 2 third party little projects already trying to achieve this or a similiar effect, but there aren't any major implementations. Achieveing this effect could be best done in my opinion with an extra included svg with plasma themes, because this does not fit all styles, and the user should also be able to turn it of, because some might find this annoying. The effect should be turned on only for the corners that have panels touching them, and in fullscreen, it should hide with the panel. The program I'm using to achieve this effect has the problem of it not allowing clicks trough even in the transparent area, but this has only caused one button to be slightly harder to be clicked in one application, and that is gimp if it's maximized(not full screen) and has the smallest icons enabled, so if it doesn't cut too big of a portion off the screen, all programs could run perfectly fine without any modification. This could be a very good thing for thememakers, and it can be done with very little code and almost no bugtesting, and no compromises.
Is it just me, or are you folks running Wayland with no issues? I've even forgotten I was on Wayland until I looked at the settings the other day. I have all AMD, btw. I have zero issues so far. Anyone else?
Some of you might know about the lightly qt theme [https://github.com/Luwx/Lightly](https://github.com/Luwx/Lightly) [https://github.com/boehs/Lightly](https://github.com/boehs/Lightly) And if you know about it, you know support for it in recent times has been questionable. That's what I want to change, but I need someone to help me. I have experinence in similiar stuff, like I have my custom userstyle for firefox (https://github.com/Bali10050/FirefoxCSS), I have a custom animated cursor, custom plasma themes, custom aurorae themes, a custom kvantum theme, custom color themes, and I even made a custom theme for gtk2 when it was a thing(that one is not on the internet, the others can be found at https://www.pling.com/u/bali10050). I have some experience in programming, but it's python, and this project is not, and I also done nearly 0 graphical stuff in that. But, I heard that qt supports css like stylesheets (https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/stylesheet-reference.html) and I can also do some very basic things in c++ and rust. Can somebody help me revive this project, or help me find where to start?
> The KDE community has charted its course for the coming years, focusing on three interconnected paths that converge on a single point: community. These paths aim to improve user experience, support developers, and foster community growth.
This week in Plasma: Stabilization for 6.2 [https://pointieststick.com/2024/09/07/this-week-in-plasma-stabilization-for-6-2/](https://pointieststick.com/2024/09/07/this-week-in-plasma-stabilization-for-6-2/) [@kde@floss.social](https://floss.social/@kde) [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde) [\#KDE](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/KDE) [#Plasma](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/Plasma) [#KDEPlasma](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/KDEPlasma) [#Linux](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/Linux) [#FOSS](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/FOSS) [#OpenSource](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/OpenSource)
Crow Translate 3.0.0 is out! [https://apps.kde.org/crowtranslate/](https://apps.kde.org/crowtranslate/) No, the app can't translate crow calls 😅 But it can translate and speak human text! KDE wanted a translation app for their Apps Initiative, and [@carlschwan](https://floss.social/@carlschwan) asked if I wanted to incubate my app. As a big KDE fan, I couldn't refuse 😍 The app is part of Extragear. I plan to submit it to KDE Gear after Qt6 migration. I created the app 6 years ago and still maintain it. Although I mainly focused on a FOSS life simulation game now. [@kde](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde) [\#kde](https://mastodon.social/tags/kde)
The [#Kdenlive](https://floss.social/tags/Kdenlive) team just landed in Germany for [@akademy](https://floss.social/@akademy). You know what else landed? Keyframe types are also drawn in clips in the timeline. [@kde](https://floss.social/@kde) [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde) [\#videoediting](https://floss.social/tags/videoediting)
cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/akademy/statuses/113085331565179052 > The Qt Contributor Summit 2024 is happening today and tomorrow in Würzburg! Immediately after, [#Akademy2024](https://floss.social/tags/Akademy2024) kicks off this Saturday! > > More info here: > [https://wiki.qt.io/Qt\_Contributor\_Summit\_2024](https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_Contributor_Summit_2024) [https://akademy.kde.org/2024/](https://akademy.kde.org/2024/) > > [@akademy@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/akademy)
About selected PowerDevil work in Plasma 6.2 and brightness controls in particular.
It is the only file in there.
KDE's Annual report for the year 2023 is out. Everything you wanted to know about the things we did last year is in this report: the funds we raised, how we spent them, the sprints and events we attended, the projects we took on, the milestones we hit, and much, much more. [https://ev.kde.org/reports/ev-2023/](https://ev.kde.org/reports/ev-2023/) [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde) [\#funding](https://floss.social/tags/funding) [#events](https://floss.social/tags/events) [#report](https://floss.social/tags/report)
cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/akademy/statuses/113072810767767553 > What's in the case? > > [https://akademy.kde.org/2024/](https://akademy.kde.org/2024/) > > [\#Akademy2024](https://floss.social/tags/Akademy2024) > > [@akademy@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/akademy)
The Personal Information Management team release their July and August report In this report find out how the Itinerary travel assistant will not only help you find your train, but also your seat; what's being done to make KMail's code leaner and cleaner; why changes are being made to the way the project's progress is tracked (plus how you can contribute); and more. [https://kontact.kde.org/blog/2024/2024-09-01-july-august-2024/](https://kontact.kde.org/blog/2024/2024-09-01-july-august-2024/) [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde)
[\#Kdenlive](https://floss.social/tags/Kdenlive) 24.08 is out packed with nifty new features, enhancements, and quality-of-life improvements, specially for Effects and Transitions. [https://kdenlive.org/en/2024/09/kdenlive-24-08-0-released/](https://kdenlive.org/en/2024/09/kdenlive-24-08-0-released/) [\#kde](https://floss.social/tags/kde) [#videoediting](https://floss.social/tags/videoediting) [@kde](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde)
So I'm stuck with Ubuntu LTS on workstation from my employer and cannot do anything about it due to policies/enrollment software. I will be able to update to 24.04 soon, but it doesn't help much, as it ships Plasma 5.27 - which isn't bad, but there's a leap of features and general polish to the new Plasma that really shines on more up-to-date distros and fixes some annoyances. And honestly, LTS gets old so quickly that I have to go to external sources like Flatpak, Homebrew or Nix for fresh stuff anyway. That Ubuntu install is then thin underlying OS that stays the same for a long time. Even 22.04 is then fine for some years to come. As for the build, I used kde-builder (kdesrc-build) and jump through a big pile of hoops with dependencies. I needed to manually compile some of the required libraries that were either too old or missing. I downloaded Qt from the official website in the most recent stable version. When all is properly set and done, it works like a charm, just like on my other(archbtw) box. If there's some interest I could try and put together what I discovered in a form of something like tutorial, but that would be a lot of work for an info that's useful for just handful of people. Anyway, if you try to do it yourself, feel free to ask questions if you're stuck on something.
[Full quality photo at [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/katieee-profiles)] So bakisly I **M I G H T** [as in I did] change a few things about her design, but its Katie lol. [I would like feedback, even if its brutal coz I honestly would like to draw more better ones]
This week in Plasma: inhibiting inhibitions and more! [https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/30/this-week-in-plasma-inhibiting-inhibitions-and-more/](https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/30/this-week-in-plasma-inhibiting-inhibitions-and-more/) [@kde@floss.social](https://floss.social/@kde) [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde) [\#KDE](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/KDE) [#Plasma](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/Plasma) [#KDEPlasma](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/KDEPlasma) [#Linux](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/Linux) [#FOSS](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/FOSS) [#OpenSource](https://social.opendesktop.org/tags/OpenSource)
whenever i try to open images via dolphin or within any image viewer my CPU usage skyroofs! is this a bug or there is a setting maybe to avoid this?
Our first [#Kdenlive](https://floss.social/tags/Kdenlive) Café of the year will be on Tuesday, September 3rd at 7PM UTC (9PM CET). Come chat with the team! Join us at: [https://meet.kde.org/b/far-twm-ebr](https://meet.kde.org/b/far-twm-ebr) [\#videoediting](https://floss.social/tags/videoediting) [#kde](https://floss.social/tags/kde) [@kde](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde)
Hi, i have been using KDE (now on KDE Neon)for a while as my daily driver and have been wanting to improve the email/calendar situation. I have seen Merkuro releases and announcements, but no instructions on how to install it! Please help - how do i use Merkuro!?!? is there a flatpak or repo somewhere. TIA
Our Cumulative Culture in action: A short recap of the last KDE Goals, and an exciting new chapter is just around the corner. [https://blogs.kde.org/2024/08/26/kde-goals-our-cumulative-culture/](https://blogs.kde.org/2024/08/26/kde-goals-our-cumulative-culture/) [\#kde](https://mastodon.social/tags/kde) [#kdegoals](https://mastodon.social/tags/kdegoals) [#linux](https://mastodon.social/tags/linux) [#floss](https://mastodon.social/tags/floss) [@kde](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde)
Do i do it, idk if it looks better or worse [Yes i also felt like changing the eyelashes] *[Yes im using Ibis Paint X, i don't have any good device suitable for Krita since I'm on a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 😭]*
invent.kde.org
Kross was a scripting framework dropped in KDE Frameworks 6 with no announcement that I could find. I'm trying to find a reason to add to Wikipedia.
carlschwan.eu
> Calligra is the office and graphics suite developed by KDE and is the successor to KOffice. With some traditional parts like Kexi and Plan having an independent release schedule, this release only contains the four following components: > Calligra Words: Word Processor Calligra Sheets: Spreadsheet Application Calligra Stage: Presentation Application Karbon: Vector Graphics Editor The most significant updates are that Calligra has been fully transitioned to Qt6 and KF6, along with a major overhaul of its user interface.
KDE is at the 21st edition of LUDOVIA in Ax-Les-Thermes, Ariège Pyrenees, France. Visit our booth from August 26-28 to explore KDE's digital technology for your classroom. You can register on-site. See you there! [https://www.ludovia.fr/](https://www.ludovia.fr/) [@kde@lemmy.kde.social](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde)