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KDE is a "free software community dedicated to creating an open and user-friendly computing experience, offering an advanced graphical desktop, a wide variety of applications for communication, work, education and entertainment and a platform to easily build new applications upon." (read more at kde.org and at wikipedia.org).

The projects developed by the community include a well-known graphical user environment (desktop view/files, virtual desktops, dashboard-like panel) called Plasma, a set of libraries called Frameworks which extend Qt, and various applications which covers various use cases (file manager, messaging, calendar, address book, web browsing, graphics), all available in the Fedora Linux distribution.

Plasma Desktop

KDE Plasma provides a modern and customizable environment for running your favourite applications and accessing your information wherever it may be. It is available in Fedora as a spin and as an alternative to the default desktop offering (GNOME) or other desktop environments and window managers.

Download

Get the KDE Plasma Desktop spin here. Alternatively, Fedora Kinoite is also available as the atomic equivalent of Fedora KDE.

The KDE spin and Kinoite are the only recommended ways to use KDE Plasma on Fedora.

Otherwise, if you have an existing installation of Fedora Workstation, any other Fedora spin, or a non-Kinoite variant of Fedora Atomic Desktop and wish to keep that installation, follow the instructions below in #Installing KDE Plasma on non-KDE variants of Fedora.

Installing KDE Plasma on non-KDE variants of Fedora

On regular Fedora

To install Plasma using the command line with dnf, execute the following with sudo or as root:

dnf group install kde-desktop-environment

On Fedora Atomic

You can rebase any existing Fedora Atomic Desktop (Silverblue, Atomic Sway, etc) installation to Kinoite with rpm-ostree by simply running

rpm-ostree rebase fedora:fedora/VersionNumber/$(uname -m)/kinoite

Replace VersionNumber with the number of the current Fedora release you're running. (For example, if you're on Fedora Silverblue 40 on a x86 machine, you would run rpm-ostree rebase fedora:fedora/40/x86_64/kinoite.)

Rebasing to Kinoite gives you a complete setup, with SDDM pre-configured and all. All you need to do is simply reboot after rebasing.

Logging into KDE Plasma

After installing the packages, either log out or reboot back to your login screen.

If you're using GDM (GNOME's Display Manager), click on the gear at the bottom right of the screen, and select the option listed as Plasma.

If you're using LightDM (default on the Fedora Cinnamon, Budgie, XFCE, LXDE and MATE-Compiz spins), select the button next to your username and select Plasma.

Switching the display manager to SDDM

You may want to switch your existing display manager (also known as a login manager) to SDDM, recommended by the Plasma team (but not developed by the KDE community). This has little impact on the end-user experience and isn't necessary in order to use Plasma.

To enable SDDM / replace your existing display manager, run the systemctl enable --force sddm.service command.

Communicate

Fedora KDE users and developers are primarily available on the Fedora KDE Matrix channel and #fedora-kde IRC channel at Libera for real-time conversations. We also have a Fedora KDE mailing list at

Fedora's KDE SIG

The KDE SIG (Special Interest Group) is a group of Fedora contributors that maintain popular KDE packages, take care of KDE-related documentation, artwork and other KDE specific tasks.

Links

https://www.kde.org/ - Home of the KDE community
https://www.kde.org/plasma-desktop/ - The Plasma Desktop
https://userbase.kde.org/Tutorials - KDE-related tutorials
https://community.kde.org/Main_Page - KDE Community Wiki

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-= KDE =
+'''KDE'''  is a "free software community dedicated to creating an open and user-friendly computing experience, offering an advanced graphical desktop, a wide variety of applications for communication, work, education and entertainment and a platform to easily build new applications upon." (read more at [https://kde.org kde.org] and at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE wikipedia.org]).
-The [http://www.kde.org/ K Desktop Environment]  (KDE) is a powerful desktop environment.  It is available in Fedora as an alternative to the  GNOME desktop and other window managers.
+The projects developed by the community include a well-known graphical user environment (desktop view/files, virtual desktops, dashboard-like panel) called Plasma, a set of libraries called Frameworks which extend Qt, and various applications which covers various use cases (file manager, messaging, calendar, address book, web browsing, graphics), all available in the Fedora Linux distribution.
+__TOC__
-== Installing KDE ==
+== Plasma Desktop ==
-You will have the option of installing KDE during the Fedora installation process.
+[https://www.kde.org/plasma-desktop/ KDE Plasma] provides a modern and customizable environment for running your favourite applications and accessing your information wherever it may be. It is available in Fedora as a [https://fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/ spin] and as an alternative to the default desktop offering (GNOME) or other desktop environments and window managers.
-You can also install KDE packages after installation using the command line or the package manager of your choice.
+[[File:Kde-plasma-screenshot.png|800px|center]]
-To install KDE using the command line, execute the following as root:
+=== Download ===
-<pre>
+Get the KDE Plasma Desktop spin [https://fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/ here]. Alternatively, [https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite/ Fedora Kinoite] is also available as the atomic equivalent of Fedora KDE.
-yum groupinstall KDE
-</pre>
-In Fedora 10 you might get an error that there is no group called KDE.  To install KDE in Fedora 10+, execute the following as root:
+{{Admon/tip| The KDE spin and Kinoite are the only recommended ways to use KDE Plasma on Fedora.}}
-<pre>
-yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
-</pre>
-== Using KDE ==
+Otherwise, if you have an existing installation of Fedora Workstation, any other Fedora spin, or a non-Kinoite variant of Fedora Atomic Desktop and wish to keep that installation, follow the instructions below in [[#Installing KDE Plasma on non-KDE variants of Fedora]].
-During the default login process, you can use the "Session" menu to choose a KDE login instead of a GNOME login.  You will be asked if you wish to make KDE your default desktop.
+=== Installing KDE Plasma on non-KDE variants of Fedora ===
-You can make KDE the system-wide default desktop.  This is not necessary in order to use KDE, and may affect other users on the system.  To make KDE the default desktop environment, add the following line to <code>/etc/sysconfig/desktop</code>:
+===== On regular Fedora =====
-<pre>
+To install Plasma using the command line with [[dnf]], execute the following with <code>sudo</code> or as root:
-DESKTOP="KDE"
-</pre>
-{{Admon/tip|If this file already contains a <code>DESKTOP</code> entry, you must replace that entry.}}
+ dnf group install kde-desktop-environment
-The default display manager on Fedora is GDM - The GNOME Display Manager.  You can switch this to KDM - The KDE Display Manager.  This has little impact on the end-user experience, and isn't necessary in order to use KDE.  To make KDM the default display manager, add the following line to <code>/etc/sysconfig/desktop</code>:
+===== On Fedora Atomic =====
-<pre>
+You can rebase any existing Fedora Atomic Desktop (Silverblue, Atomic Sway, etc) installation to Kinoite with rpm-ostree by simply running
-DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"
-</pre>
-{{Admon/tip|If this file already contains a <code>DISPLAYMANAGER</code> entry, you must replace that entry.}}
+ rpm-ostree rebase fedora:fedora/VersionNumber/$(uname -m)/kinoite
+Replace VersionNumber with the number of the current Fedora release you're running. (For example, if you're on Fedora Silverblue 40 on a x86 machine, you would run <code>rpm-ostree rebase fedora:fedora/40/x86_64/kinoite</code>.)
+{{Admon/tip| Rebasing to Kinoite gives you a complete setup, with SDDM pre-configured and all. All you need to do is simply reboot after rebasing.}}
+==== Logging into KDE Plasma ====
+After installing the packages, either log out or reboot back to your login screen.
+If you're using GDM (GNOME's Display Manager), click on the gear at the bottom right of the screen, and select the option listed as Plasma.
+If you're using LightDM (default on the Fedora Cinnamon, Budgie, XFCE, LXDE and MATE-Compiz spins), select the button next to your username and select Plasma.
+==== Switching the display manager to SDDM ====
+You may want to switch your existing display manager (also known as a login manager) to SDDM, recommended by the Plasma team (but not developed by the KDE community). This has little impact on the end-user experience and isn't necessary in order to use Plasma.
+To enable SDDM / replace your existing display manager, run the <code>systemctl enable --force sddm.service</code> command.
+== Communicate ==
+Fedora KDE users and developers are primarily available on the [https://matrix.to/#/%23kde:fedoraproject.org Fedora KDE Matrix channel] and [https://web.libera.chat/?nick=Guest?#fedora-kde #fedora-kde IRC channel] at [https://libera.chat/ Libera] for real-time conversations.  We also have a Fedora KDE mailing list at
+* listinfo: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/kde.lists.fedoraproject.org/
+* archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/kde@lists.fedoraproject.org/
 == Fedora's KDE SIG ==
-The [[SIGs/KDE|  KDE SIG]]  (Special Interest Group) is a group of Fedora contributors that [[PackageMaintainers|  maintain]]  popular KDE packages.
+The [[SIGs/KDE|  KDE SIG]]  (Special Interest Group) is a group of Fedora contributors that [[PackageMaintainers|  maintain]]  popular KDE packages, take care of KDE-related documentation, artwork and other KDE specific tasks.
-== KDE Spin ==
+== See Also ==
+* [[KDE/Postinstall]]
+* [[KDE/Debugging]]
+* [[KDE/Baloo]] KDE Desktop search service
+* [[LiveUpdates]] talks problems in updating KDE
+* [[KDE/NFS]]
+* [[SIGs/KDE/Mobile]]
+* [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/switching-desktop-environments Fedora Docs/Switching Desktop Environments] covers using switchdesk to make KDE Plasma the default desktop system-wide or for individual users (though not necessary or required at all to use the KDE Plasma desktop)
-Fedora 7 has merged Core and Extras and the broader community now has better access to packages.  Fedora 7 and above includes a KDE spin.
+== Links ==
-== Links ==
+* https://www.kde.org/ - Home of the KDE community
+* https://www.kde.org/plasma-desktop/ - The Plasma Desktop
+* https://userbase.kde.org/Tutorials - KDE-related tutorials
+* https://community.kde.org/Main_Page - KDE Community Wiki
-* http://www.kde.org/ - Home of the K Desktop Environment
+[[Category:KDE]]

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