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KDE 15.10 configuration

posted Oct 3, 2015, 8:47 PM by Darin Miller   [ updated Feb 18, 2017, 5:35 PM ]
Recommended PPA's:
  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
  • sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa  (latest stable wine)
    Bleeding Edge WINE:
  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds
    • sudo apt-get install --install-recommends wine-staging
    • sudo apt-get install wine-staging-amd64
    • /opt/wine-staging/bin/wine
    • /opt/wine-staging/bin/winecfg
Applications added:
  • VLC - Movie player
  • Clementine - MP3 player
  • Chrome & Chrome Unstable
  • Inkscape - SVG drawing program
  • Krita - Drawing program like MS paint but much more powerful
  • Gimp - Photo/Picture editor similar to Photoshop
  • Darktable - Photo editor similar to Lighttable
  • kdenlive - Movie Editor (Soon to be released Openshot 2.0 is a good alternative)
  • Steam - Gaming center
  • KPatience - Card games
  • Google Earth
  • Drop Box
  • Remmina - RDP, NX client
  • rdesktop - RDP client
  • Wine 1.7 - Enable Windows apps under Linux
  • RSA SecrureID - creates temporary login code to connect to work
  • Muon - package manager
  • Gnome disk Utility - disk utility for formatting, mounting and viewing disk info
  • NVidia Proprietary graphic drivers from the ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa repository
  • Samba - File sharing package
  • VDPAU, VA-API, or OpenCL (Video acceleration files: sudo apt install vainfo vdpauinfo clinfo)
System Settings Configuration:
  • Fonts - Force font DPI and select a comfortable DPI
  • Icons - Oxygen (more colorful)
  • Application Style
    • Widget Style
      • Fine Tuning tab | Main toolbar text -> No Text
    • Window Decorations
      • Boardersize -> Tiny
      • Move windows control buttons to left hand side of title bar
      • Decoration settings (wrench button next to selected decoration), Button Size -> Small
  • Desktop Behavior
    • Desktop Effects
      • Turn off Blur
      • Turn on and customize Wobbly Windows
    • Screen Edges
      • Turn off Maximize windows by dragging them to the top of screen (works better in Plasma 5+, maybe not needed now)
      • Tile windows by dragging them to side of screen may stutter in multi-monitor mode. Disable if desired.
    • Screen locking
      • Un-check Lock screen automatically after: (unless screen locking is desired)
      • Un-check Lock screen on resume (unless screen locking is desired)
    • Virtual Desktops
      • Set Number of desktops to 4 (or whatever)
  • Window Management
    • Window Behavior
      • Windows Actions tab
        • change the Modify Key: to Meta (many drawing and photo apps use the alt+mouse clicks to special functions. This includes Remma RDP client to mouse click apps icons when Alt-tabbing)
      • Task Switcher
        • Change the second drop down from Breeze to Large Icons
      • Window Rules
        • Use this options to size and positions specific applications every time they are launched.
  • Shortcuts
    • Global Keyboard Shorcuts
      • Key Component:
        • krunner
          • Run Command -> Meta+Space
        • KWin
          • Suspend Compositing -> Meta-C
          • Window Operations Menu -> Alt+Space
          • Show Desktop -> Meta+D
          • Pack Window Down -> Meta+Down
          • Pack Window to the Left -> Meta+Left
          • Pack Window to the Right -> Meta+Right
          • Pack Window Up -> Meta+Up
          • Quick Tile Window to the Bottom -> Meta-Down
          • Quick Tile Window to the Bottom Left -> Meta-Alt-End
          • Quick Tile Window to the Bottom Right -> Meta-Alt-PageDown
          • Quick Tile Window to the Left -> Meta-Alt-Left
          • Quick Tile Window to the Right -> Meta-Alt-Right
          • Quick Tile Window to the Top -> Meta-Alt-Up
          • Quick Tile Window to the Top Left -> Meta-Alt-Home
          • Quick Tile Window to the Top Right -> Meta-Alt-Pageup
    • Custom Shortcuts
      • Set these via kmenuedit (right click on the Application Menu button, see kmenuedit below Panel Settings below)
  • Connectivity
    • Window Shares
      • Enter username and password for default Windows navigation credentials
  • Input Devices
    • Keyboard
      • Numlock on KDE Startup -> Turn on
    • Mouse
      • General tab
        • Select single or dual click navigation
      • Advanced tab
        • Mouse wheel scrolls by: 5 lines (faster scrolling)
      • Touch Pad
        • Three Fingers: -> Middle Button
        • Scrolling: Enable Horizontal scroling
        • Sensitivity: Enable palm detection
        • Enable/Disable Touchpad: Disable touchpad when mouse is plugged in
  • Display and Monitor
    • Compositer
      • Rendering backend: -> OpenGL 3.1
      • Expert: check box Suspend compositor for full screen windows (faster fps in games)
  • Power Management
    • Energy Saving
      • Enable Suspend session After -> 30 min -> Sleep
  • Driver Manager
    • Using Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs from intel-microcode
    • Use the recommended proprietary video card driver
  • KDE Connect
    • Add your favorite phones/devices to view text messages, alerts, phone calls etc.
  • Printers
    • Follow the printer setup wizzard
Panel Settings:
  • Clock
    • Add date to the clock
    • Add favorite timezone
  • Launcher -> switch to cascading menu
  • Edit applications (kmenuedit)
    • Dolphin -> Meta+E
    • Goolge Chrome -> Meta+G
    • Firefox -> Meta+F
    • Terminal (konsole) -> Meta+W
    • Task Manager -> Ctrl+Shift+Escape
Desktop
  • Tweaks: Set the Press and hold widgets to move them and reveal their handles (ensures widgets are not accidentally moved even when unlocked)
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