KDE Plasma Guides and workarounds.

FAQ

KDE keeps asking me for entering a password every time i open Discord, Brave or similar programs

This is due to KWallet being enabled by default. You’ll need to disable it in order to avoid entering the password.

• What is the purpose of this “Wallet”?
  • Quote from Arch Wiki: “A wallet (in the KDE’s terminology, sometimes called vault or keyring) is an encrypted volume protected by a user-defined password where user and/or software can store secrets (often, credentials when the user checked “Remember the account” in an application).”

Follow the steps from the guide in the Arch Wiki in order to disable it.

Once you have followed the guide. Reboot or log out from KDE Plasma.

• After disabling KWallet i had to relogin from all the services. Is that normal?
  • Yes. That usually happens when you have already created a password for the KWallet. Just log in to your accounts again and the credentials will then be saved without the password prompt.

How can i get the same look as the one shown in the KDE Screenshots? named as “Emerald”

• It’s a combination of the Emerald Theme + Qogir Icon Theme which they’re not installed by default.

  • Install both with the following command

    sudo pacman -S cachyos-emerald-kde-theme-git qogir-icon-theme

  Apply both in Appearance & Style - Colors & Themes.

Why does SDDM looks so bland and old?

• Since there is no SDDM theme being applied by default. SDDM will fallback to the classic theme.
  • Apply the Breeze Theme as shown in the screenshot