Switching Plasma theme from the command line

Question

I would like to switch between dark and light themes easily (Default Breeze and dark Breeze themes) without having to navigate to System Settings > Global themes > Click on theme > click Apply.

So I was wondering if there existed a way to quickly switch between already installed themes without using the mouse, maybe running a previously made Bash script?

If such a way were feasible then I would be able to fire those scripts with this On/Off plasmoid. So, is there a way to change Global Plasma Theme from the command line?

eridani · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-26T14:26:53.313

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This can be done with lookandfeeltool that shall come preinstalled on any recent version of Plasma 5. To use it, type on a terminal window:

lookandfeeltool --list to get a list of all available themes on your system.
lookandfeeltool -a CopyPastaFromTheOutputAbove to change to your desired theme.

All credits go to user Skyite Ovexion on the KDE's Telegram group.

edited Oct 26 '19 at 14:26

answered Oct 23 '19 at 18:58

eridani

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 12 '24 at 05:59

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kwriteconfig6 seems to be an actual answer. However, there is no documentation on the Internet.

For example, to switch to the default Breeze theme, the command is:

kwriteconfig6 --file kdeglobals --group KDE --key widgetStyle Breeze

edited Apr 12 '24 at 05:59

RokeJulianLockhart

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answered Mar 13 '24 at 13:48

okoloBasii

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score -2 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 11 '24 at 22:35

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Open System Settings as the superuser without the superuser's profile:

sudo -i systemsettings

edited Apr 11 '24 at 22:35

RokeJulianLockhart

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answered Mar 17 '23 at 02:56

alchemy

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Switching Plasma theme from the command line

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