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To install a ''Plasma widget'' from '''Konsole''' type:
To install a ''Plasma widget'' from '''Konsole''' type:
{{Input|1= plasmapkg -u widget-file-name.plasmoid}}
{{Input|1= kpackagetool5 -i widget-file-name.plasmoid}}


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Latest revision as of 11:50, 8 March 2024

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 a local file and press Finish.


Installing from Konsole

To install a Plasma widget from Konsole type:

kpackagetool5 -i widget-file-name.plasmoid