This article will describe installing KDE Plasma on latest Linux distribution in 2016/6.
Table of Contents
1 Ubuntu 16.04
Install kubuntu package with apt.
Because kaccounts-providers postinst script has a overwritten issue, it needs to remove account-plugin-* package before install.
$ sudo apt remove -y account-plugin-* $ sudo apt install -y kubuntu-desktop
Select lightdm.
Reboot machine.
$ sudo reboot
Select Plasma on login.
Desktop is as below.
2 Debian 8
Install kde-plasma-desktop with apt.
$ sudo apt install -y kde-plasma-desktop
Select lightdm.
Reboot machine.
$ sudo reboot
Select KDE Plasma Workspace on login.
Desktop is as below.
3 CentOS 7
Install KDE Plasma Workspace group package with yum.
$ sudo yum groupinstall -y "KDE Plasma Workspaces"
Reboot machine.
$ sudo reboot
Select KDE Plasma Workspace in login.
Desktop is as below.
4 Fedora 24
Install KDE Plasma Workspace group package with dnf.
$ sudo dnf groupinstall -y "KDE Plasma Workspaces"
Reboot machine.
$ sudo reboot
Select Plasma in login.
Desktop is as below.