joshrandall8478/kde-rice

Pursuit KDE Rice

README.md edited: 07/25/22 19:15

Link to Video Guide

Information

• Operating System: Arch Linux
• Terminal: Kitty and yakuake
• Dock and Panel UI: Latte-Dock (Layout files provided in repository)
• Background: Provided in repository

Installation

Most of what is mentioned here can be installed via the KDE store discover. To download the repository, perform the following command and import the latte-dock files into the applicaton.

git clone https://github.com/joshrandall8478/kde-rice

Also to add the icon for the application launcher on the top panels, make sure to do this after cloning:

cd kde-rice/home 
cp .arch-application-launcher.png ~

Theming

The following should be easily accessible through the KDE store

• Original global theme - Monochrome
• Plasma theme - Layan
• GTK Theme - Breeze
• Color Theme - Layan
• Icon Theme - Telu Dark
• Cursor - Breeze Dark
• Terminal (use kitty +kitten themes) - idletoes

Widgets used

On desktop

• Minimalist Clock
• NowPlayingRe

On Panels and Taskbars

Main Dock

• Applicaton Launcher
• Latte Tasks
• Recycle Bin
• Show Desktop

Main Panel

• Application Launcher
• Window Title
• Global Menu
• System Tray
• Better Inline Clock
• Window Buttons

Secondary Panel(s)

• Application Launcher
• Window Title
• Global Menu
• Better Inline Clock
• Window Buttons

Wallpaper Engine

KDE Plasma has gained support for wallpaper engine through a plugin installable through the KDE store or github, which can be installed and compiled from source here.

That same source supplies information on correctly installing and utilizing the plugin for KDE. I reccomend reading the README from that repository whether you install from source or from the KDE store.

It may be better to install the plugin from the github repository, as it ensures that the plugin stays up to date. The KDE store version was out of date for a while. However as of the making of this repository, it is close/mirrored in version with the github version.

If you install from KDE store, I do still reccomend reading the README (skip to the Usage section).

Background used with Wallpaper engine in this video.