7 Ways to Beautify Your KDE 4 Desktop

1. How do I customize KDE desktop?
2. How do I optimize KDE?
3. How do I make KDE transparent?
4. Is KDE faster than XFCE?
5. How do I change my KDE theme?
6. How do you customize Konsole?
7. Is KDE slow?
8. Is KDE Plasma slow?
9. How do I disable Krunner?
10. How do I make Konsole transparent?
11. How do I turn off KDE transparency?

How do I customize KDE desktop?

The icon theme is the best alternative to customize it very easily. To change the theme on the KDE Plasma desktop, just go to the start menu and search for “icons”. You will get some default icon themes pre-installed there. You can choose your favorite one from them.

How do I optimize KDE?

Ask tips/tricks to optimize Kde (plasma 5)

1. disable desktop effects, transparencies, and other fireworks.
2. disable unnecessary services.
3. disable KRunner, indexing and file searching.
4. remove unnecessary applets from the desktop, taskbar and system tray.

How do I make KDE transparent?

1. Enable Transparency in Menus

1. Open “System Settings”
2. Go to: Appearance > Application Style > Widget Style > Applications > Widget Style.
3. Ensure “Breeze” is selected.
4. Hit the “Configure” button.
5. Click on the “Transparency” tab.
6. Adjust the slider to select your desired amount of transparency:

Is KDE faster than XFCE?

Both Plasma 5.17 and XFCE 4.14 are usable on it but XFCE is much more responsive than Plasma on it. The time between a click and a response is significantly quicker. Programs launch faster. ... It's Plasma, not KDE.

How do I change my KDE theme?

Open the KDE-Menu and start the Control Center. Select "Look and Feel". Select "Style" if the package you installed was a style, or select "Theme Manager" if the package you installed was a theme. Select your theme or style.

How do you customize Konsole?

To access the settings area for Konsole, find the “Settings” menu in the Konsole window, and click it with the mouse. After that, find the option in the “Settings” menu for the “Edit Current Profile” button and select it to open up Konsole settings.

Is KDE slow?

KDE is good but they do change the design very frequently you may not like it also it does kinda slow down after a few months of usage.

Is KDE Plasma slow?

One of the most common reasons that KDE Plasma 5 slows down on low-resource computers is the graphical effects. They take a significant toll on system resources (mainly your GPU). ... Once in the desktop effects area, you'll be able to see a lot of the graphical effects that the KDE Plasma 5 system uses.

How do I disable Krunner?

How do I remove or at the very least completely disable krunner? For every entry under Global and Global Alternate, click on Custom radio button then the little X-thing to the right. That will clear out the Alt-Space and Alt-F2 keystrokes that bring it up.

How do I make Konsole transparent?

Here's how to set background transparency:

1. Click Menu Settings.
2. Click Configure Current Profile... / Edit Current Profile...
3. Choose tab Appearance.
4. Click Edit...
5. Choose the background transparency you wish.
6. Enjoy.

How do I turn off KDE transparency?

Go to: System Settings->Desktop Effects->All Effects and scroll down to "Translucency" or search from the search bar which is there and just disable it and hit Apply. - that's for disabling Opacity while u move the window.