Welcome to our comprehensive guide on installing the KDE desktop environment on Ubuntu 24.04. KDE, also known as the K Desktop Environment, is a free and open-source desktop environment known for its customization, rich feature set, and a vibrant community of users and developers. Whether you are a long-time GNOME user looking for a change or you are setting up a new Ubuntu installation and prefer KDE, this tutorial will walk you through the installation process step by step.
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How to manage power profiles over D-Bus with power-profiles-daemon on Linux
Power-profiles-daemons is a free and open source project designed to handle system power profiles over D-Bus. The two major Linux desktop environment, GNOME and KDE Plasma, are nicely integrated with it, allowing the user to easily manage power profiles from their dedicated power manager interfaces, but it is also possible to switch profiles and retrieve information about them from the command line, using a dedicated utility.
How to install KDE plasma Desktop on Fedora Linux
By default, the Fedora Linux distribution sports the GNOME desktop environment, although others are available in “Spin” downloads. If you would like to change things up and install KDE Plasma instead, the GUI can be downloaded and installed directly from Fedora’s default package repositories.
Kubuntu vs Fedora KDE plasma desktop
One of the best aspects of using a Linux system is that there are many popular desktop environments to choose from. If you do not like the style or behavior of yours, it is simple enough to install a different one. When it comes to the KDE Plasma desktop environment, there are a few different ways to experience it.
Desktop shortcuts creation in Linux
Many people find it useful to organize some of their most frequented applications as shortcuts on their desktop. This allows for quick launching of programs or custom shortcuts. Although most Linux systems rely on a sidebar app launcher or start menu, desktop shortcut launchers can allow you to open applications or websites super fast, since they live right on your desktop and make the targets only a click away.
KDE Desktop installation on RHEL 7 Linux
By default, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution sports the GNOME desktop environment, or no GUI at all. If you would like to change things up and install KDE Plasma instead, the GUI can be downloaded and installed directly from Red Hat’s package repositories.
KDE Desktop lock screen configuration
The KDE desktop environment is highly customizable, including the GUI’s lock screen. The lock screen can be configured and customized via the GUI’s settings menu or from a configuration file via the command line. In this tutorial, you will learn various ways to customize the desktop lock screen in the KDE desktop environment on a Linux system.
How to install KDE plasma desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux
By default, Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish sports the GNOME desktop environment, or no GUI at all in the server edition. If you would like to change things up and install KDE Plasma instead, the GUI can be downloaded and installed directly from Ubuntu’s package repositories.
KDE Neon vs Kubuntu vs KDE Plasma
One of the best aspects of using a Linux system is that there are many popular desktop environments to choose from. If you do not like the style or behavior of yours, it is simple enough to install a different one.
Ubuntu 22.04 GUI installation
The purpose of this guide is to install a desktop environment on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish, whether you already have a GUI installed and wish to use a different desktop environment, or if you are only using the command line and would like access to a GUI.
How to auto login on CentOS
The purpose of this tutorial is to enable auto login on GNOME GUI and the KDE Plasma desktop environment on CentOS Linux system. If you are using CentOS and getting tired of needing to provide your password every time your computer boots up, or goes back to the lock screen, then enabling auto login will save you some time and frustration.
