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KDE Software Compilation 4 (KDE SC 4) is the current series of releases of KDE Software Compilation desktop

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Configure mouse speed (not pointer acceleration!)

Is there way to increase the mouse speed in KDE4? I don't want any pointer acceleration, it's just the mouse speed that I want to change. Edit: Unfortunately, editing the xorg.conf is not an option for me, because I want the users to be able to…
André
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Show KDE Plasma desktop like in Windows 7

Is there any widget or anything which will work like Windows 7 button in right down corner of the screen? This is, when one move over the mouse on the button then all windows are hidden and when mouse is off the button the appear again, but when the…
firen
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Full screen mode under kde with any window

I found my new favorite shortcut (under kubuntu 14.04) Ctrl+Shift+f which brings applications like okular or kate to full screen. Unfortunately it does not work with konsole, chrome, etc. which brings me to the question: Why, and how to do it…
Tik0
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Proper way to let user enter password for a bash script using only the GUI (with the terminal hidden)

I have made a bash script that uses kdialog exclusively for interacting with the user. It is launched from a ".desktop" file so the user never sees the terminal. It looks 100% like a GUI app (even though it is just a bash script). It runs in KDE…
MountainX
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Taking KDE config files with me

I'm reinstalling my Kubuntu 12.04 and I want to take my Kate, Kile, Okular, Dolphin & Konsole config files with me. Where are this files located? I've looked around /home/, /home/.kde/ and /home/.config/ but found nothing.
Gabriel
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KDE opens recent session applications

When I restart KDE, it launches all the applications I opened after restart. How to disable this feature?
Wazery
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How can I re-order the activities in KDE?

I would like to be able to manually edit the order of my Activities in KDE. They are not listed in alphabetic order or the order that they are created, yet I haven't figured out how to change this order or how this order is set. The obvious thing to…
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How to format a SD card easily in KDE?

First I want to clarify that I know how to format an SD card with programs like KDE Partition Manager or GParted. What I am really looking for is an easy way to do that, such as right-clicking in Dolphin on my SD Card or USB pendrive and selecting…
Thomas
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How do I install only the KDE desktop (and not apps) on Unity?

My question is pretty simple. I have Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity and I want to login with KDE. I have seen recommendations to: 1- run the three commands: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install…
Gabriel
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Bind keys to actions in KDE 4

I mainly use windows and use Linux/Kubuntu occasionally, and would love it if the same Windows shortcuts can be applied in KDE 4. Shortcuts that I would love to have. Winkey - Launches the start menu. Ctrl+Shift+Esc - Brings up…
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ssh is not asking for my passphrase

SSH is no longer asking for my private key's passphrase. I don't understand how this happening. In the past, I have used ksshaskpass to get my ssh key's passphrase from KWallet and unlock my key. I would run the following script whenever I needed to…
Swoogan
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Qt 5 configuration

I have a problem setting Qt5 apps correctly on my computer. I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 with KDE4, I have configured the look in the KDE system settings and that look is used in every qt4 apps and gtk apps, but not in qt5 apps. The most annoying think…
Jan
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Change font color of inactive apps on KDE taskbar

How can I set minimized apps' names on taskbar (they call it taskmanager widget in kde I believe, that panel at the bottom) NOT to be gray? Ie where can I change its font, in system settings I can change colors of inactive titlebars, but there is…
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How to disable Qt accessibility in 12.04?

Observed behavior When opening a KDE session, a blue round icon with a human silhouette appears in tray. It offers "enable screensaver" "speak text" "speak keyboard". It seems related to processes /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kaccessibleapp and kaccess. I…
Stéphane Gourichon
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Kubuntu ibus 14.04 GB (UK) English default keyboard missing

I have recently upgraded my machines to Kubuntu 14.04, and it seems that ibus is (partially) broken for selecting the GB (UK) default keyboard. The closest keyboard that I have to choose from is English - English (UK, extended WinKeys) which means…
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