1. Why?
As mentioned in the previous post, I have chosen to use Slackware as the base operating system. The default desktop environment system on Slackware is KDE. The last time I used Linux, as my hardware was very old I had resorted to using XFCE and then what was a newly released i3wm before moving out of the Linux ecosystem. It was a pleasant surprise to comeback to KDE and find many things to be the same and many things to be amazingly improved on it. I plan to continue to use KDE for a while as I get used to the Linux environment once again or unless the desktop environment hinders my usage. In this post, I will document a few tips and tricks that have helped me along the way. This post will be continuously updated along the way.
2. Tips
2.1. Desktop Effects
KDE Desktop Effects
This is one of those random issues with KDE and what many would even call freedom effects on *nix. Due to the possibilities allowed for customization, a spin-off effect is the constant tinkering and creeping of various non-standardized configuration files and interacting with details. One such effect is that of different programs turning of desktop effects on KDE.
Here are a few ways to enable it back,
Enable the it by using the default shortcuts,
Shift + LAlt + F12
- The second method involves installing a very simple KDE Plasmoid that allows you to toggle desktop compositing. This can be installed directly from the KDE's Widget Browser or from the Source (also available on Pling- The all new store section of Opendesktop.org).
2.2. File Indexing
Baloo configuration
Baloo is the file indexing and file search framework for KDE Plasma, it is used by a number of tools including the default launcher on KDE, which is KRunner. Baloo can be configured in a number of ways using the configuration file.
balooctl --help