Respect Sir,
First of all i am huge fan of you and realy appriciate you contiribution and work you have done for linux community.
I am working on a custom Arch-based distribution and have encountered an issue with applying a pre-configured plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc file in Plasma 6. Despite placing the file in the correct location, Plasma 6 seems to ignore my custom configuration and instead generates a default setup on the first login.
The Issue:
In Plasma 5, I used to place the pre-configured plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc file into /etc/skel/.config/, and it would be applied correctly to all new users. However, in Plasma 6, even after placing the file in both /etc/skel/.config/ and /usr/share/.config/, Plasma generates a default configuration on first login instead of using my custom one.
Environment Details:
Plasma Version: Plasma 6
Distribution: Arch-based (live environment with Calamares installer)
Configuration Location:
/etc/skel/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
/usr/share/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
What I've Tried:
File Placement: I’ve placed the custom plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc file in both /etc/skel/.config/ and /usr/share/.config/ to ensure it’s copied to new users’ home directories, but it still defaults to the stock layout on first login.
Permissions: I’ve verified that the file has correct permissions:
bash
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sudo chown root:root /etc/skel/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
sudo chmod 644 /etc/skel/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
Forcing Plasma to Apply the Config: I attempted to reload the Plasma Shell after login using:
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qdbus org.kde.plasmashell /PlasmaShell org.kde.PlasmaShell.reloadConfig
However, this doesn’t seem to affect the initial login layout.
Locking the Configuration: I tried making the file immutable using chattr +i, but this still didn’t prevent Plasma from generating the default layout.
Any guidance or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and support!
[OPEN] Plasma 6 Not Applying Custom plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc – Default Config is Created
- erikdubois
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do you copy over the .local folder
in there is a database
it might be reading that and changing your files
in there is a database
it might be reading that and changing your files
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But first use the power of the Arch Wiki
use the tutorials on https://www.youtube.com/erikdubois
then use the power of google
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yes i did copied the .local folder but the issue is the same . in your spare time kinldy create an tutorial on this topic or point me to your existing videos spacific to this.
Thank You Sir.
Thank You Sir.