Pop!_OS KDE
I know. I sound hopeless, but maybe not! I have always liked KDE, but couldn't get it to play nice with Nvidia. That's changed! I found a couple of websites that have helped me get KDE on Pop!_OS, and here's what I learned...
1. Follow directions!
2. Read through the directions a couple of times to make sure you understand what you're doing.
3. Have a Live Linux Thumb drive ready just in case!
4. If I were to do this again, I'd only install KDE Standard instead of KDE Full, but that's just me!
5. When fixing the jitteriness and slight lag time using the listed URL below, test each tweak to see if it's working. You might not have to go through the whole thing.
6. In the Buttery Smooth tweak section, it talks about switching OpenGL from 2 to 3. In the latest KDE, you can't. The third page link below explains why.
7. I wish I had installed Windows 10 on my little SSD drive, and then installed Pop!_OS on my NVMe SSD. Hm. Maybe I'll clone and try to move them around. Nothing like confusing the boot loaders, eh?
On a positive note, if you love KDE and you love Pop!_OS, then you can have your cake and eat it, too.
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In the meantime, Bottoms Up & Later Dudes!
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/mi83mk/guide_buttery_smooth_plasma_experience_on_nvidia/
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/sq9n9x/why_cant_i_change_my_compositor/
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This was awesome! I use KDE on Pop!OS as well. I didnt run into any problems or need to do the extra steps cause I dont need the nvida. On my big desktop is an all AMD set up and the laptop is an old intel. I even themed it up to look pretty much like Pop's Cosmic/Gnome. I did find a dock that works pretty good on it called ksmoothdock. It's in the KDE store. You will need to do messing with the settings in it to get it to look like you want. The default is a little ugly for my taste. Lol.
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If I have to do it all over again, I'llgo AMD, too. But...the Nvidia card was a gift. It does work, though. Just need to tinker with it a bit. I'm reading that more and more people are adding KDE to Pop!_OS. I don't know if System76 will take that into consideration in the future, but it's an interesting development. I will be interested in seeing what their new desktop is going to be like using Rust. My recent theming is VERY old-school. I'm using a Windows 98 theme, icons, and login screen. Weirdly enough, this feels comfortable! LOL!!! Thanks for the comment and for watching!
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I did run acrosstwo KDE themes called KDE Pop Dark and the other just KDE Pop. The later looks to be the light version of Pop!OS. I installed the KDEPop dark and love it. Although it is starting to get confusing as to which DE I'm using. There are a coule of keyboard shortcuts I cant seem to replicate in KDE.
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