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Ben9986: Redirect to existing KDE wiki page......

2025-09-03T22:04:54Z

Redirect to existing KDE wiki page......

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	KDE Plasma is a fast, customizable [[:Category:Desktop environment\|desktop environment]] designed to be simple by default but powerful when needed. <ref>Official KDE Plasma promotional material https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/</ref>		#REDIRECT [[KDE]]KDE Plasma is a fast, customizable [[:Category:Desktop environment\|desktop environment]] designed to be simple by default but powerful when needed. <ref>Official KDE Plasma promotional material https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/</ref>

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
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	}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}		}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}

	==~~= Extensions and Themes =~~==		== Configuration ==
	~~Ordinarily,~~ Plasma ~~extensions and themes~~ should be ~~installed~~ through the ~~Plasma Settings~~ application~~, though a~~ small number have been packaged in Nixpkgs for convenience. These can be found in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-unstable/pkgs/kde/third-party Nixpkgs repo] or by using [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&query=kdePackages+theme search.nixos.org].		All configuration of KDE Plasma should be done through the built in settings application. There are very few options in the NixOS module.
			A small number of Plasma extensions and themes have been packaged in Nixpkgs for convenience and can be added in the usual way packages are installed. These can be found in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-unstable/pkgs/kde/third-party Nixpkgs repo] or by using [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&query=kdePackages+theme search.nixos.org].
	If you plan to use Qt 5 applications on Plasma 6, you should enable the Qt 5 integration. This allows theming to be more cohesive across Qt5 and Qt6 applications.<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">		If you plan to use Qt 5 applications on Plasma 6, you should enable the Qt 5 integration. This allows theming to be more cohesive across Qt5 and Qt6 applications.<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
	services.desktopManager.plasma6.enableQt5Integration = true;		services.desktopManager.plasma6.enableQt5Integration = true;

Ben9986: Add mention of enableQt5Integration

2025-09-03T21:54:42Z

Add mention of enableQt5Integration

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	=== Extensions and Themes ===		=== Extensions and Themes ===
	Ordinarily, Plasma extensions and themes should be installed through the Plasma Settings application, though a small number have been packaged in Nixpkgs for convenience. These can be found in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-unstable/pkgs/kde/third-party Nixpkgs repo] or by using [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&query=kdePackages+theme search.nixos.org].		Ordinarily, Plasma extensions and themes should be installed through the Plasma Settings application, though a small number have been packaged in Nixpkgs for convenience. These can be found in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-unstable/pkgs/kde/third-party Nixpkgs repo] or by using [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&query=kdePackages+theme search.nixos.org].
			If you plan to use Qt 5 applications on Plasma 6, you should enable the Qt 5 integration. This allows theming to be more cohesive across Qt5 and Qt6 applications.<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
			services.desktopManager.plasma6.enableQt5Integration = true;

			</syntaxhighlight>

	== SDDM Configuration ==		== SDDM Configuration ==

Ben9986: Added section on SDDM configuration options.

2025-09-03T21:54:02Z

Added section on SDDM configuration options.

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	=== Extensions and Themes ===		=== Extensions and Themes ===
	Ordinarily, Plasma extensions and themes should be installed through the Plasma Settings application, though a small number have been packaged in Nixpkgs for convenience. These can be found in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-unstable/pkgs/kde/third-party Nixpkgs repo] or by using [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&query=kdePackages+theme search.nixos.org]		Ordinarily, Plasma extensions and themes should be installed through the Plasma Settings application, though a small number have been packaged in Nixpkgs for convenience. These can be found in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-unstable/pkgs/kde/third-party Nixpkgs repo] or by using [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&query=kdePackages+theme search.nixos.org].

			== SDDM Configuration ==
			Configuration of the SDDM login manager is done in the usual way through the NixOS module.

			==== Example Configuration ====
			{{File\|3={config, pkgs, ... }:
			{
			<...>
			services.displayManager.sddm = {
			enable = true;
			theme = "breeze";
			wayland.enable = true;
			enableHidpi = true;
			settings = {
			Autologin = {
			Session = "plasma.desktop";
			User = "john";
			};
			};
			};
			<...>
			}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}
			Any options not directly configurable in the NixOS module can be passed to SDDM via: <syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
			services.displayManager.sddm.settings = { <...> };
			</syntaxhighlight>

			== References ==

Ben9986: Basic installation instructions for KDE Plasma. Brief mention of themes and extensions in nixpkgs

2025-09-03T21:25:13Z

Basic installation instructions for KDE Plasma. Brief mention of themes and extensions in nixpkgs

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KDE Plasma is a fast, customizable [[:Category:Desktop environment|desktop environment]] designed to be simple by default but powerful when needed. <ref>Official KDE Plasma promotional material https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/</ref>

== Installation ==

=== Plasma Desktop ===
To install the Plasma desktop environment on NixOS, the following options should be added to your configuration.nix (or [[Flakes|flake.nix]] if you so desire).
{{File|3={ config, pkgs, ... }:
{

# SDDM Display Manager
services.displayManager.sddm.enable = true;

# Plasma 5 (*deprecated* - unavailable after 25.05)
services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enable = true;

# Plasma 6
services.desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;

# Exclude certain default applications from being installed
environment.plasma6.excludePackages = with pkgs; [ kdePackages.<package> ];

}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}

=== Extensions and Themes ===
Ordinarily, Plasma extensions and themes should be installed through the Plasma Settings application, though a small number have been packaged in Nixpkgs for convenience. These can be found in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-unstable/pkgs/kde/third-party Nixpkgs repo] or by using [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&query=kdePackages+theme search.nixos.org]