Trying to run KDE 6 Plasma with Wayland....

ZioMario · Jun 26, 2024

Hello bro.

I want to try to run Wayland + KDE 6 plasma. I have assembled the following commands that brought me close to the goal achievement,I think :

Code:

==> pkg install bash
==> pw groupmod video -m marietto
==> pkg install noto-2.0 sudo
==> EDITOR=nano visudo

%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
%sudo   ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

==> nano /etc/fstab

proc            /proc                   procfs          rw              0       0

==> mount -a

==> pkg install plasma6-plasma kde6-devel
==> pkg install --glob "plasma6-*"
==> pkg install --glob "kf6-*"
==> pkg install --glob "qt6-*"
==> sysrc dbus_enable="YES"
==> sysrc seatd_enable="YES"
==> sysrc -f /etc/rc.conf kld_list+="nvidia-modeset nvidia-drm linux linux64 i915kms ext2fs mac_priority"
==> sysctl net.local.stream.recvspace=65536
==> sysctl net.local.stream.sendspace=65536

==> pkg install seatd nvidia-driver nvidia-settings nvidia-drm-kmod libva-intel-driver libva-utils linux-nvidia-libs libc6-shim libvdpau-va-gl libva-nvidia-driver xdg-desktop-portal-wlr wlrobs grim slurp wlr-which-key wayland-protocols wayfire wf-shell wayfire-plugins-extra

nano start.sh :

#!/usr/local/bin/bash

export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
export __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1
export __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia
export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$USER/.xdg
export CLUTTER_BACKEND=wayland
export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland
export LIBGL_DRI3_ENABLE=1
export XKB_DEFAULT_RULES=evdev
export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland-egl
export QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION=1
export BEMENU_BACKEND=wayland
export WLR_DRM_NO_ATOMIC=1
export XCURSOR_THEME=whiteglass
#export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct
export WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS=1

[ -d $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR ] || mkdir -m 700 -p $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR

WM=startplasma-wayland
exec dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session startplasma-wayland

but I get the following errors :

I get the same error with this startup script :

Code:

#!/usr/local/bin/bash

export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$USER/.xdg
export WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS=1

[ -d $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR ] || mkdir -m 700 -p $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR

WM=startplasma-wayland
exec dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session startplasma-wayland

So. It does not work,but it seems to me that there are some missing / wrong parameters,but I don't see errors caused by some kind of bug.

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 28, 2024

1 - add your user to the wheel and video groups

Code:

sudo pw groupmod wheel video -m marietto

2 - set up the xdg runtime directory

dont create the xdg runtime directory in /tmp

Code:

sudo mkdir -p /var/run/user/"$(id -u)"
sudo chown -R "${USER}":wheel /var/run/user/"$(id -u)"
sudo chmod 700 /var/run/user/"$(id -u)"

if you have clear_tmp_enable in your /etc/rc.conf
then it will delete the xdg runtime dir in /tmp every time you reboot

Code:

clear_tmp_enable="YES"

3 - sysrc

you dont need ext2fs and mac_priority
ext2fs is for mounting linux drives and mac_priority is for realtime audio for things like jack

Code:

sudo sysrc -f /etc/rc.conf kld_list+="nvidia-modeset nvidia-drm linux linux64 i915kms"

4- bash shell export the XDG directories

if you are using bash add the following code to your ~/.profile

Code:

~/.profile

Code:

export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$HOME/.cache"
export XDG_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.local/share"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/var/run/user/`id -u`"

dont export these settings you used

Code:

export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
export __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1
export __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia
export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
export CLUTTER_BACKEND=wayland
export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland

dont install these packages

Code:

xdg-desktop-portal-wlr wlrobs grim slurp wlr-which-key wayland-protocols wayfire wf-shell wayfire-plugins-extra

xdg-desktop-portal-wlr wlrobs grim slurp wlr-which-key are all for wlroots wayland compositors
kde doesnt use wlroots

wayfire wf-shell wayfire-plugins-extra are for wayfire

5- plasma wayland protocols

you probably need to install plasma-wayland-protocols instead of wayland-protocols

Code:

plasma-wayland-protocols-1.12.0 Plasma Specific Protocols for Wayland

install plasma-wayland-protocols

Code:

sudo pkg install plasma-wayland-protocols

6 - xdg-desktop-portal

install plasma6-xdg-desktop-portal-kde

Code:

plasma6-xdg-desktop-portal-kde-6.0.4 Backend implementation for xdg-desktop-portal that is using Qt/KDE

Code:

plasma6-xdg-desktop-portal-kde

7 - startup script

create a startup script called something like start-kde6

Code:

#!/bin/sh

exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session ck-launch-session startplasma-wayland

chmod

Code:

chmod +x ./start-kde6

move to /usr/local/bin

Code:

sudo mv start-kde6 /usr/local/bin

8 - icon set

i think you need the breeze icon set installed

Code:

sudo pkg install kf6-breeze-icons-6

9 - kde6-devel

kde6-devel should also install plasma6-plasma

FreshPorts -- x11/kde6: KDE Plasma Desktop and Applications (current)

KDE is a powerful Free Software graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix workstations. This package does not contain anything by itself -- it is a "meta-port" that depends on other KDE packages. Its sole purpose is to require dependencies so users can install this package only and have...

www.freshports.org

9 - reboot

reboot and try and run the startup script

Code:

start-kde6

note

installing packages with glob

i see you are using glob to install loads of packages

Code:

==> pkg install --glob "plasma6-*"
==> pkg install --glob "kf6-*"

its probably better to just install kde6-devel
and then figure out what other packages you might need to install one by one

Code:

sudo pkg install --glob "plasma6-*

would install all these packages

Code:

plasma6-breeze-6.0.4           Artwork, styles and assets for the Breeze visual style for the Plasma Desktop
plasma6-breeze-gtk-6.0.4.1     Breeze widget theme for GTK 2 and 3
plasma6-drkonqi-6.0.4          Crash handler for KDE software
plasma6-kactivitymanagerd-6.0.4 System service to manage user's activities, track the usage patterns etc
plasma6-kde-cli-tools-6.0.4    Tools based on KDE Frameworks to better interact with the system
plasma6-kde-gtk-config-6.0.4   Syncs KDE settings to GTK applications
plasma6-kdecoration-6.0.4      Plugin-based library to create window decorations
plasma6-kdeplasma-addons-6.0.4 All kind of add-ons to improve your Plasma experience
plasma6-kgamma-6.0.4           Adjust gamma settings
plasma6-kglobalacceld-6.0.4    Daemon providing Global Keyboard Shortcut (Accelerator) functionality
plasma6-kinfocenter-6.0.4      View information about your computer's hardware
plasma6-kmenuedit-6.0.4        Menu Editor for Plasma Workspaces
plasma6-kpipewire-6.0.4        Components relating to Flatpak 'pipewire' use in Plasma
plasma6-kscreen-6.0.4          KDE screen management software
plasma6-kscreenlocker-6.0.4    Library and components for secure lock screen architecture
plasma6-ksshaskpass-6.0.4      ssh-add helper that uses KWallet and KPasswordDialog
plasma6-ksystemstats-6.0.4     Plugin based system monitoring daemon
plasma6-kwallet-pam-6.0.4      PAM Integration with KWallet - Unlock KWallet when you login
plasma6-kwayland-6.0.4         Qt-style Client and Server library wrapper for the Wayland libraries
plasma6-kwin-6.0.4_1           Easy to use, but flexible, X Window Manager and Wayland Compositor
plasma6-kwrited-6.0.4          Listen to traditional system notifications
plasma6-layer-shell-qt-6.0.4   Qt component to allow applications to make use of the Wayland wl-layer-shell protocol
plasma6-libkscreen-6.0.4       KDE screen management software
plasma6-libksysguard-6.0.4     Library to retrieve information on the current status of computer hardware
plasma6-libplasma-6.0.4        Shared libraries for Plasma Desktop
plasma6-milou-6.0.4            Dedicated search application built on top of Baloo
plasma6-ocean-sound-theme-6.0.4 Ocean Sound Theme for Plasma
plasma6-oxygen-6.0.4           Oxygen Style for Qt/KDE Applications
plasma6-oxygen-sounds-6.0.4    Oxygen Sound Theme
plasma6-plasma-6.0.4           KDE6 plasma meta port
plasma6-plasma-activities-6.0.4 Core components for the KDE Activity concept
plasma6-plasma-activities-stats-6.0.4 Library for accessing the usage data collected by the activities system
plasma6-plasma-browser-integration-6.0.4 Components necessary to integrate browsers into the Plasma Desktop
plasma6-plasma-desktop-6.0.4   KDE Plasma Desktop
plasma6-plasma-disks-6.0.4     Monitors S.M.A.R.T. capable devices for imminent failure
plasma6-plasma-integration-6.0.4 Qt Platform Theme integration plugins for the Plasma workspaces
plasma6-plasma-pa-6.0.4        Plasma applet for audio volume management using PulseAudio
plasma6-plasma-sdk-6.0.4       Applications useful for Plasma development
plasma6-plasma-systemmonitor-6.0.4 Interface for monitoring system sensors, process information and other system resources
plasma6-plasma-workspace-6.0.4_2 KDE Plasma Workspace
plasma6-plasma-workspace-wallpapers-6.0.4 Wallpapers for Plasma Workspaces
plasma6-plasma5support-6.0.4   Support components for porting from KF5/Qt5 to KF6/Qt6
plasma6-polkit-kde-agent-1-6.0.4 Manages the power consumption settings of a Plasma shell
plasma6-powerdevil-6.0.4       Manages the power consumption settings of a Plasma shell
plasma6-print-manager-6.0.4    Printer manager for KDE
plasma6-qqc2-breeze-style-6.0.4 Breeze inspired QQC2 Style
plasma6-sddm-kcm-6.0.4         Configuration module for SDDM
plasma6-systemsettings-6.0.4   Control center to configure your Plasma Desktop
plasma6-xdg-desktop-portal-kde-6.0.4 Backend implementation for xdg-desktop-portal that is using Qt/KDE

Code:

sudo pkg install --glob "kf6-*"

would install of these packages

Code:

kf6-attica-6.0.0               Open Collaboration Service client library
kf6-baloo-6.0.0                File indexing and file search framework for KDE Plasma
kf6-breeze-icons-6.0.0         freedesktop.org compatible icon theme
kf6-extra-cmake-modules-6.0.0_1 Extra modules and scripts for CMake
kf6-frameworkintegration-6.0.0 Integration of Qt application with KDE workspaces
kf6-frameworks-6.0.0           KDE frameworks meta port
kf6-kapidox-6.0.0              Scripts and data for building API documentation (dox)
kf6-karchive-6.0.0             Reading, creating, and manipulating file archives
kf6-kauth-6.0.0_1              Execute actions as privileged user
kf6-kbookmarks-6.0.0           Bookmarks management library
kf6-kcalendarcore-6.0.0        Provides access to and handling of calendar data
kf6-kcmutils-6.0.0             Utilities for KDE System Settings modules
kf6-kcodecs-6.0.0              String encoding library
kf6-kcolorscheme-6.0.0         Classes to read and interact with KColorScheme
kf6-kcompletion-6.0.0          Powerful completion framework
kf6-kconfig-6.0.0              Persistent platform-independent application settings.
kf6-kconfigwidgets-6.0.0       Widgets for configuration dialogs
kf6-kcontacts-6.0.0            Support for vCard contacts
kf6-kcoreaddons-6.0.0          Qt addon library with a collection of non-GUI utilities
kf6-kcrash-6.0.0               Graceful handling of application crashes
kf6-kdav-6.0.0                 DAV protocol implementation with KJobs
kf6-kdbusaddons-6.0.0          Convenience classes for D-Bus
kf6-kdeclarative-6.0.0         Integration of QML and KDE work spaces
kf6-kded-6.0.0                 Central daemon of KDE work spaces
kf6-kdesu-6.0.0                User interface for running shell commands with root privileges
kf6-kdnssd-6.0.0               Network service discovery using Zeroconf
kf6-kdoctools-6.0.0            Create documentation from DocBook
kf6-kfilemetadata-6.0.0        Library for extracting the text and metadata from a number files
kf6-kglobalaccel-6.0.0         Global desktop keyboard shortcuts
kf6-kguiaddons-6.0.0           Utilities for graphical user interfaces
kf6-kholidays-6.0.0            Dates for holidays and other special events
kf6-ki18n-6.0.0                Advanced internationalization framework
kf6-kiconthemes-6.0.0          Icon GUI utilities
kf6-kidletime-6.0.0            Reporting of idle time of user and system
kf6-kimageformats-6.0.0        Plugins to allow QImage to support extra file formats
kf6-kio-6.0.0                  Network transparent access to files and data
kf6-kirigami-6.0.0             QtQuick components for building adaptable UIs
kf6-kitemmodels-6.0.0          Set of item models extending the Qt model-view framework
kf6-kitemviews-6.0.0           Set of item views extending the Qt model-view framework
kf6-kjobwidgets-6.0.0          Widgets for showing progress of asynchronous jobs
kf6-knewstuff-6.0.0            Framework for downloading and sharing additional application data
kf6-knotifications-6.0.0       Cross-platform library for creating popup notifications
kf6-knotifyconfig-6.0.0        Configuration system for KNotify
kf6-kpackage-6.0.0             Installation and loading of additional content as packages
kf6-kparts-6.0.0               Plugin framework for user interface components
kf6-kpeople-6.0.0              Provides access to all contacts and aggregates them by person
kf6-kplotting-6.0.0            Provides a virtual base class for easy data-plotting
kf6-kpty-6.0.0                 Interfacing with pseudo terminal devices
kf6-kquickcharts-6.0.0         QtQuick module providing high-performance charts
kf6-krunner-6.0.0              Framework for providing different actions given a string query
kf6-kservice-6.0.0             Plugin framework for desktop services
kf6-kstatusnotifieritem-6.0.0  Implementation of Status Notifier Items
kf6-ksvg-6.0.0                 Components for handling SVGs
kf6-ktexteditor-6.0.0_1        Full text editor component
kf6-ktexttemplate-6.0.0        Library to separate the structure of documents from the data
kf6-ktextwidgets-6.0.0         Text editing widgets
kf6-kunitconversion-6.0.0      Converting physical units
kf6-kuserfeedback-6.0.0        Framework for collecting feedback from application users
kf6-kwallet-6.0.0              Safe desktop-wide storage for passwords
kf6-kwidgetsaddons-6.0.0       Large set of desktop widgets
kf6-kwindowsystem-6.0.0        Access to the windowing system
kf6-kxmlgui-6.0.0              Framework for managing menu and toolbar actions
kf6-prison-6.0.0               Qt-based barcode abstraction layer/library
kf6-purpose-6.0.0              Offers available actions for a specific purpose
kf6-qqc2-desktop-style-6.0.0   Style for Qt Quick Controls 2
kf6-solid-6.0.0                Desktop hardware abstraction
kf6-sonnet-6.0.0               Multi-language spell checker
kf6-syndication-6.0.0          Parser library for RSS and Atom feeds
kf6-syntax-highlighting-6.0.0  Syntax highlighting engine for Kate syntax definitions
kf6-threadweaver-6.0.0         Helper for multithreaded programming

YellowStone_MingDynasty · Jun 28, 2024

Bro，have you succeed in using KDE under wayland for FreeBSD 14 eventually ?

ZioMario · Jun 28, 2024

Should I have clear_tmp_enable="YES" in rc.conf or not ?

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 28, 2024

you can have clear_tmp_enable="YES" in rc.conf

but dont create the xdg directory in /tmp
otherwise it gets deleted

ZioMario · Jun 28, 2024

It does not work. It displays a lot of error messages on the screen that I tried to capture / write on a log file with this command :

Code:

./start-kde6 > log

but inside the log file I didn't see any message.

Note :

start-kde6 is this one :

Code:

#!/bin/sh

exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session ck-launch-session startplasma-wayland

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 28, 2024

try just typing out the command instead of using the script

use 2> error.log to send standard error to a log file

Code:

exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session ck-launch-session startplasma-wayland 2> error.log

ZioMario · Jun 28, 2024

Code:

dbus[4084]: Unable to set up transient service directory: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR "/var/run/user/1001" not available: 
No such file or directory
org.kde.startup: not a reply org.freedesktop.locale1 QDBusMessage(type=Error, service="", error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown", error message="The name org.freedesktop.locale1 was not provided by any .service files", signature="s", contents=("The name org.freedesktop.locale1 was not provided by any .service files") )
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
No backend specified, automatically choosing drm
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:39:34: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:40:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:41:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:42:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:43:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:44:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:45:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:46:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:47:27: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:48:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: too many errors
kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: /usr/local/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose:49:29: failed to parse file
Unable to determine system time zone: please check your system configuration.
kwin_screencast: Failed to connect PipeWire context
org.kde.startup: "kdeinit5_shutdown" QList() exited with code 255
startplasma-wayland: Shutting down...
startplasmacompositor: Shutting down...
startplasmacompositor: Done.
qt.qpa.wayland: "wl-shell" is a deprecated shell extension, prefer using "xdg-shell" if supported by the compositor by setting the environment variable QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION
qt.qpa.wayland: "wl-shell" is a deprecated shell extension, prefer using "xdg-shell" if supported by the compositor by setting the environment variable QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION
qt.qpa.wayland: Loading shell integration failed.
qt.qpa.wayland: Attempted to load the following shells QList("xdg-shell", "wl-shell", "ivi-shell", "qt-shell")
qt.qpa.wayland: Loading shell integration failed.
qt.qpa.wayland: Attempted to load the following shells QList("xdg-shell", "wl-shell", "ivi-shell", "qt-shell")
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "wayland" in "" even though it was found.
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "wayland" in "" even though it was found.
qt.qpa.xcb: could not connect to display :0
qt.qpa.plugin: From 6.5.0, xcb-cursor0 or libxcb-cursor0 is needed to load the Qt xcb platform plugin.
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: minimal, offscreen, vkkhrdisplay, vnc, xcb, wayland, wayland-egl.

qt.qpa.xcb: could not connect to display :0
qt.qpa.plugin: From 6.5.0, xcb-cursor0 or libxcb-cursor0 is needed to load the Qt xcb platform plugin.
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: minimal, offscreen, vkkhrdisplay, vnc, xcb, wayland, wayland-egl.

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 28, 2024

now you have the log file you can go thru it and find the errors
google for them and fix them

ZioMario · Jun 28, 2024

Unfortunately I've already tried asking google and I've asked in a lot of forums (including some FreeBSD MLs). No one replied,that just mean that no one fully understand how to fix them. Me neither. I can try something,but its a mess and probably I will give up. But does it work for you ?

tcb · Jun 28, 2024

NapoleonWils0n said:
9 - kde6-devel

kde6-devel should also install plasma6-plasma

FreshPorts -- x11/kde6: KDE Plasma Desktop and Applications (current)

KDE is a powerful Free Software graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix workstations. This package does not contain anything by itself -- it is a "meta-port" that depends on other KDE packages. Its sole purpose is to require dependencies so users can install this package only and have...

www.freshports.org

Moin moin

Note, the future ports tree [1] will have x11/kde, which will have this dependency. The current state in the tree is somewhat broken as it is favoring a Plasma5 desktop and its dependencies. Wayland will also make issues still in the tree found in [1], but you might have less tweaking to do.

mfg Tobias

[1] https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports-kde/tree/kde-it_goes_to_6

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 28, 2024

ziomario said:
Unfortunately I've already tried asking google and I've asked in a lot of forums (including some FreeBSD MLs). No one replied,that just mean that no one fully understand how to fix them. Me neither. I can try something,but its a mess and probably I will give up. But does it work for you ?

Detected locale "C" with character encoding "US-ASCII", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.

have you set your locale

ZioMario · Jun 28, 2024

Ok,I've setup my locale following this tutorial :

FreeBSD 14 : Set System Locale : Server World

FreeBSD 14 Set System Locale

www.server-world.info

doing :

Code:

# nano /etc/login.conf

italian|Italian Users Accounts:\
:charset=UTF-8:\
:lang=it_IT.UTF-8:\
:tc=default

# cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf
# pw usermod marietto -L italian

Set locale in Shell startup file.

Code:

# nano /etc/profile

export LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
export MM_CHARSET=UTF-8

nano /etc/csh.login

setenv LANG it_IT.UTF-8
setenv MM_CHARSET UTF-8

But the errors are still the same as before.

ZioMario · Jun 29, 2024

I've reported a bug :

280047 – x11/xcb-util-cursor : problem detecting these libraries on FreeBSD 13.2 and 14.1

bugs.freebsd.org

it is referred to this error :

qt.qpa.plugin: From 6.5.0, xcb-cursor0 or libxcb-cursor0 is needed to load the Qt xcb platform plugin.
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: minimal, offscreen, vkkhrdisplay, vnc, xcb, wayland, wayland-egl.

qt.qpa.xcb: could not connect to display :0

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 29, 2024

ziomario said:
I've reported a bug :

280047 – x11/xcb-util-cursor : problem detecting these libraries on FreeBSD 13.2 and 14.1

bugs.freebsd.org

it is referred to this error :

qt.qpa.plugin: From 6.5.0, xcb-cursor0 or libxcb-cursor0 is needed to load the Qt xcb platform plugin.
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: minimal, offscreen, vkkhrdisplay, vnc, xcb, wayland, wayland-egl.

qt.qpa.xcb: could not connect to display :0

are you still using this

Code:

export WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS=1

WLR would suggest its for wlroots and not kde
that might be the issue

ZioMario · Jun 29, 2024

No,this is not the issue. I've conducted experiments and I've added it but the problem didn't go away..on the bug ticket there are some good suggestions.

ZioMario · Jun 29, 2024

At this point I think that I / we should make a step back,trying to configure kde plasma 5 and wayland,instead of Kde plasma 6.

elgrande · Jun 29, 2024

FYI:
I invested a lot of time but never got kde to work under Wayland. Neither version 5 nor 6.
So maybe it required fixes ?

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 29, 2024

i tried kde on wayland on linux, i didnt like it

kde seemed more like a framework than a desktop
lots of packages that all need to work together any of which could break

too many moving parts

ZioMario · Jun 29, 2024

KDE is great because is modular. What you are talking about should not be seen as a weakness,but as a point of strength.

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 29, 2024

cracauer@ · Jun 29, 2024

ziomario said:
KDE is great because is modular. What you are talking about should not be seen as a weakness,but as a point of strength.

Yeah, at least KDE can be run with different window managers, e.g. fvwm2.

NapoleonWils0n · Jun 30, 2024

only on x11

i think kde on wayland only uses kwin
and you cant swap it out for another compositor like wlroots

cracauer@ · Jun 30, 2024

One more reason not to use wayland.

ZioMario · Jun 30, 2024

Question: setting up Plasma Wayland session