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Pop!_OS KDE

2 years ago
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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.

On that note; Remember our Words of Wisdom:

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Don't drink and drive"
Don't got to eBay, Amazon, or use MS Edge Shopping all buzzed up because you think you're going to get the latest and coolest stuff...You're probably not.

In the meantime, Bottoms Up & Later Dudes!

https://www.linuxcapable.com/install-kde-plasma-desktop-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/#Import_KDE_Plasma_Backports

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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