KDEmod
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Introduction
From the KDEmod website:
- KDEmod is a modular and tweaked version of the K Desktop Environment that has been optimized for Arch Linux. It contains additional patches for eyecandy and functionality and an enhanced QT3 installation, and is available in Arch Linux's standard .pkg.tar.gz package format for both i686 and x86_64.
For more information, please visit the Chakra Project's Website
Installation
Since KDE 4.1 has been announced, the KDEmod repo structure has changed. You can add these entries to your pacman.conf (change i686 to x86_64 if you're on 64-bit):
# KDEmod 3 [kdemod-legacy] Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/kdemod/legacy/i686
# KDEmod 4 - latest stable packages [kdemod-core] Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/kdemod/core/i686
# KDEmod 4 - for any stable extra applications [kdemod-extragear] Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/kdemod/extragear/i686
# KDEmod 4 - unstable development packages, use at your own risk! [kdemod-playground] Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/kdemod/playground/i686
To install a minimal kde4 system:
# pacman -Sy kdemod-minimal
Or a richer set of apps:
# pacman -Sy kdemod
Or a full set of apps:
# pacman -Sy kdemod-complete
Detailed instructions for installing KDEmod are available at the official website: Download KDEMod
Uniform look for QT and GTK apps
Install kdemod4-gtk-kde4 with:
# pacman -S kdemod-extragear-gtk-qt-engine-svn
Then set your gtk theme in System Settings
See also the article: Uniform look for QT and GTK apps
How to get decent performance on KDE 4 using a NVIDIA graphics card
Because of the poor 2D-performance in the NVIDIA drivers for 8000- and 9000-series cards, it's very important that you use the latest driver, which has improved a lot: version 173.14.09
Also, make sure you have nvidia-utils installed.
After you've installed the driver and its utils, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and make sure you have the following in the "Device" section:
Option "NoLogo" "True" Option "RenderAccel" "True" Option "TripleBuffer" "True" Option "BackingStore" "True" ---------------------> Setting this will currently crash plasma, so comment that out. Performance has become much better anyways. Option "PixmapCacheSize" "300000" Option "OnDemandVBlankinterrupts" "True"
Save the file and restart X (Ctrl+Alt+Backspace).
In KDE, go to "System Settings" -> "Desktop" -> "Advanced Options" and make sure you have the following:
- Compositing type: OpenGL
- Make sure "Keep thumbnails of hidden windows up to date" is checked.
- OpenGL mode: Texture From Pixmap
- Texture filter: Bilinear
- Make sure "Direct rendering" is checked.
- Make sure "Use VSync" is checked.
Click OK.
Finally, add this command to your KDE autostart:
nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=2 -a GlyphCache=1
How to get decent performance playing videos on KDE 4
If you use MPlayer or any other media player that uses direct rendering (in MPlayer: vo=xv) you'll probably notice jerky video playback. This can be solved by temporarly turning "Compositing" off while watching the video. Before starting the video, press Alt+Shift+F12. After you've watched the video, press the same combination again to turn "Compositing" on.
You notice if the "Compositing" is on or off by noticing if there are any effects while moving windows, starting new applications and so on. Like transparency or similar effects.
Notes
To enable KDE screensavers and xscreensaver install the packages kdemod-kdeartwork and xscreensaver:
# pacman -Sy kdemod-kdeartwork xscreensaver
For KDE3:
# pacman -Sy kdemod3-kdeartwork xscreensaver
Khotkeys not working
If khotkeys does not work for you, then you can try this
- Open kmenuedit
- Select the aplication you want to give a keyboard shortcut
- Assign a shortcut
Now you should be able to use the shortcuts you have just configured.
Technical Support
Support for KDEmod is provided by the KDEmod forum.