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Installing Plasma Widgets
Found a new widget, but don't know how to install it? Here's how!
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Installing from KDE-Look.org
Select Add Widgets... from desktop menu.
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Select 'Get New Widgets' -> 'Download New Plasma Widgets' from Widget Explorer.
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Search for widget and press install.
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Drag installed widget to the desktop or a panel as usual.
![](/images.userbase/thumb/9/9e/Plasma_InstallingPlasmoids_AddToDesktop.png/400px-Plasma_InstallingPlasmoids_AddToDesktop.png)
Installing from local file
Select Add Widgets... from desktop menu.
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Select 'Get New Widgets' -> 'Install Widget From Local File...' from Widget Explorer.
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Select the widget type to install.
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Select a local file and press Finish.
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Installing from Konsole
To install a Plasma widget from Konsole type:
# plasmapkg -u widget-file-name.plasmoid