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Revision as of 11:59, 18 September 2010

Installing Plasma Widgets

Found a new widget, but don't know how to install it? Here's how!

Information

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Installing from KDE-Look.org

Select Add Widgets... from desktop menu.


Select Get New Widgets -> Download New Plasma Widgets from Widget Explorer.


Search for the required widget and press Install.


Drag the installed widget to the desktop or a panel as usual.


Installing from local file

Select Add Widgets... from desktop menu.


Select Get New Widgets -> Install Widget From Local File... from Widget Explorer.


Select the widget type to install.


Select a local file and press Finish.


Installing from Konsole

To install a Plasma widget from Konsole type:

plasmapkg -u widget-file-name.plasmoid