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Kubuntu is an official flavor of Ubuntu, using the KDE Plasma desktop environment. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.

Kubuntu uses KDE Plasma in place of Ubuntu's GNOME Shell. KDE Plasma is a simple and elegant desktop environment with a large amount of useful applications included.

KDE applications include:

  • Dolphin (file manager)
  • Kate (text editor)
  • Krita (painting)
  • Kdenlive (video editing)
  • KMail
  • Kalender
  • Konsole
  • And many more ...

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How do I open the Application Launcher on KDE with just the meta ("Windows") key?

How do I open the application launcher ("start menu") of Kubuntu with my Windows key? Similar to how the Start menu in Windows is opened. I don't want to use Alt+F1.
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How can I copy/paste files via RDP in Kubuntu?

I recently installed the latest Kubuntu (x64) on my work machine as I am trying to migrate away from Windows. Unfortunately I use RDP very frequently to connect to customer's servers and need to be able to copy files across. I have tried the…
Dai
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How do I know my KDE version?

I'm on Kubuntu 11.04 and I want to know what KDE Plasma Desktop version I'm using.
Ashkan Kh. Nazary
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What is a activity in KDE and what can I do with it?

In the top right corner of a standard KDE/Kubuntu installation you'll see this: But seriously, I seem to be unable to understand what those "activities" are and what it would enable me to profit from. It just pops up like an "add widget" screen…
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Should I set up my CUPS Printing to use IPP, LPD or URL?

When I got to add a network printer, I'm always confronted with the same dilemma: Do I set up the printer via IPP, LPD, or using it's IP address (AppSocket/Jetdirect?) and why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? How is IPP different…
virtualxtc
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Remove "title bar" at top of chrome

I feel one of the biggest improvements with Chrome on Windows is moving the tabs all the way to the top to the screen (so the mouse can just go all the way up, then click). I went with the kubuntu because they do not include the normal (pointless)…
Benzle
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How to remove all traces of KDE installed

I have 2 computers with Ubuntu but on both I installed KDE to have another option for the users. Since Unity has come along very well, there has not been a need to use KDE for a while now. How can I delete all KDE related packages with one single…
Luis Alvarado
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Unable to change brightness in a Lenovo laptop

Brightness adjustment keys have no effect (although they are recognized by the environment), and I can't change the brightness using GUI tools as well. This seems like a problem in Linux itself, not the desktop environment. I can change…
Oleh Prypin
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How to turn off screen (DPMS) together with locking session in KDE?

First of all, I'm aware a similar question for GNOME is asked here: "Switch off laptop backlight when locking screen". Objective I would like to turn off my screen on locking the session for power saving reasons. Actual problem Locking the screen on…
gertvdijk
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How to reset monitor settings to default through terminal?

I have a tricky problem regarding multiple monitors on KDE (Kubuntu). I have a laptop which, at home, is connected to two monitors - VGA and HDMI. That works only when the built-in laptop display is disabled (at least I was told that). The problem…
Martin Melka
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mtd device must be supplied (device name is empty)?

I am a new Linux user. I installed Kubuntu 22.04 on a pc that previously run Windows 7. It was a clean installation, no dual-boot. Well, I managed to overcome the Nvidia issue, where the Kubuntu logo appears to freeze, by doing a 'Recovery boot' and…
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Kubuntu 16.04 Driver Manager broken

The driver manager is hanging on the "Collecting Information about your system" phase it's not progressing past this point. Is any one else experiencing this, if so are there any known fixes?
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Flickering in KDE Plasma 5.4

I am facing flickering in KDE Plasma 5.4. Flickering stops when I change Compositor Rendering Back-end To OpenGL 3 and then change again to OpenGL 2. OS: KUbuntu 15.04 Graphics: Intel HD 4000
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Why is Kubuntu using much more CPU than Windows in YouTube and other web browsing use?

I am just moving to Kubuntu from Windows. And i feel that browsers on Kubuntu cost so much CPU to work. Example: When I watch Youtube: In windows, CPU is around 12%. In Kubuntu, CPU is around 50%. Same result w/18.04 & 19.10, plus Ubuntu…
Thuat Nguyen
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How to completely remove kubuntu-desktop from Ubuntu

I installed kubuntu-desktop just to experiment with its interface. Then I decided to remove and did the traditional apt-get purge and autoremove but it seems elements of kubuntu are still there. For example interface elements, scrollbars,…
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