KLA-Plasma-KDE-CE ( stable release )

[Clarity]

Hello @Sofiya

As I start on the latest and reading the OP, is this comment in the post a comment for pristine use or to be used at any point during desktop use?

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[Clarity]

Hello @Sofiya

As I start on the latest and reading the OP, is this comment, you have posted, a comment for pristine use particularly or to be used at any point during desktop use ... pristine or otherwise?

... Save session manually: ...

In other words, will the normal save to Persistence's Session folder during shutdown or is the command a must use for a save?

Preliminary VM test of ISO directly: Successful to desktop

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qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 2G -vga std -smp 2 -device AC97 -net nic -net user -rtc base=localtime -name "Kennel Linux Arch KDE" -cdrom /mnt/sda3/bootisos/KLA-plasma-KDE-CE-1.3.iso

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Thanks

[Sofiya]

Hello @Sofiya

As I start on the latest and reading the OP, is this comment, you have posted, a comment for pristine use particularly or to be used at any point during desktop use ... pristine or otherwise?

... Save session manually: ...

In other words, will the normal save to Persistence's Session folder during shutdown or is the command a must use for a save?

Preliminary VM test of ISO directly: Successful to desktop

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qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 2G -vga std -smp 2 -device AC97 -net nic -net user -rtc base=localtime -name "Kennel Linux Arch KDE" -cdrom /mnt/sda3/bootisos/KLA-plasma-KDE-CE-1.3.iso

KLA-KDE 1.3.jpg

Thanks

Nothing has changed, only improved. Everything works as normal.

Enjoy

[Clarity]

My Ventoy disk has both the ISO file and SG2D ISO file in its BOOTISOS folder. The VM stanza, that I use to boot the USB for a pristine boot is

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qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 3G -vga std -smp 2 -device AC97 -net nic -net user -rtc base=localtime -name "Kennel Linux Arch KDE" -hda /dev/sdc

When Ventoy launches the ISO file it fails to a console unable to find the ISO file. Yet booting SG2D and selecting the ISO file, KLA boots without issue (same as booting the ISO directly that I reported in the prior post).

Not sure why it is failing when Ventoy launches the ISO file. @fredx181 or @wiak may have an insight on what the INIT is doing when Ventoy launches versus when SG2D launches.

In any event, all current desktop operations, in the VM is stable with apps working as expected thus far.

My next tests will be bare-metal after doc visit today using the same USB.

[Sofiya]

[Clarity]

Bare-Metal booting on my nvidia test PC have no issues when v1.3 ISO file launched from Ventoy or from SG2D. Each arrive at desktop as expected.
I see SAMBA client presence and findsmb finds all local PCs sharing folders without issue. I added tldr to the mix. All subsystem test, so far are instaneous and smooth. Stability continues in the KL.

Outstanding @Sofiya. This is an OOTB great distro from the KL family.

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VM report earlier when testing Ventoy USB booting within a VM
For some reason, on this Intel host PC, the issue that I reported on an AMD host PC within a VM with Ventoy (where I ran into a non-boot situation) does not exist here. I will try to track down if there is a parm difference or if it was a QEMU version difference that might have caused the mis-behavior.

[Clarity]

Only issue to report. findsmb and smbclient reach and show other smb sharing on the LAN. BUT Dophin is not finding them with its Network utility???
Same for the SMB4K app in the system's KDE desktop menu

Anyone else having same problem.

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[Sofiya]

Only issue to report. findsmb and smbclient reach and show other smb sharing on the LAN. BUT Dophin is not finding them with its Network utility???
Same for the SMB4K app in the system's KDE desktop menu

Anyone else having same problem.Screenshot_20241115_071003.jpg

To get Dolphin and SMB4K to find you, follow these steps 1 through 6

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[Clarity]

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[Clarity]

... To get Dolphin and SMB4K to find you, follow these steps 1 through ...

Had previously tried that. Package manager reports they are already installed. But message after re-install and systemctls result in error for step 1.

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I may be missing something in thought on the distro packaging

[Sofiya]

... To get Dolphin and SMB4K to find you, follow these steps 1 through ...

Had previously tried that. Package manager reports they are already installed. But message after re-install and systemctls result in error for step 1.Already tried that.jpg

I may be missing something in thought on the distro packaging

Judging by your screenshot you are running commands with "SMB4K" open - this is not correct "CLOSE the SMB4K program - and run the commands.
You can see that (samba smb4k) are installed

and samba is already installed I didn't write to you to install it. I wrote to perform steps 1 through 6 . Do you see numbers any numbers before ( sudo pacman -Syu samba smb4k cifs-utils ) .Guys, I'm so TIRED of your inattention. I think I'll finish with all these projects .
And I won't get on my nerves.

[wiak]

...
I think I'll finish with all these projects .
And I won't get on my nerves.

Sometimes it is best to take a break Sofiya, and hopefully, if you want to, come back refreshed. I do this all the time and am half doing that still now.

Also, whilst I listen to everybody, I often don't respond much or only respond to what I want to. I am good at being deaf to what is not a big issue to me. For example, I did respond a lot to requests for better Ventoy support, but completely ignored everything about samba; I have in fact never installed any samba implementation on any of my distros because I don't use it and don't need it and know nothing much nowadays about setting it up - so more trouble than it is worth to me personally. However, I am happy for others to implement any such request if they so choose, but equally happy if they don't. Main thing is to encourage activity, but also to encourage taking breaks...

[rockedge]

I think I'll finish with all these projects.

I feel like this every other hour every day, including running this forum

And I won't get on my nerves.

I wish I knew how not to get on my own nerves. Never mind keeping you guys off my nerves.

[geo_c]

I think I'll finish with all these projects.

I feel like this every other hour every day, including running this forum

And I won't get on my nerves.

I wish I knew how not to get on my own nerves. Never mind keeping you guys off my nerves.

I am fully supportive of stepping back. I've had to do this myself even though I don't really publish any OS's, I still have had to step back from installing new ones and building them to my tastes.

When it comes to the KL's produced in 2024, there are so many very polished and functional choices, that I decided it was time for me to choose a couple and simply use them for what they are designed to do, rather than collect them like a fine art collector.

Even though I have 7 or 8 fully loaded OS's installed on all my bare metal. I chose this year to use only 2 of them, because they are so GOOD. They do literally everthing I need, and are fully customized to my tastes. I simply had to re-evaluate and ask myself, "What is the goal?" And I saw the answer as using the OSs to produce my art, which is music, and the business of teaching music.

In the process of developing the tools I need, I wrote a little collections of scripts that function as my own calendar/organization software package, and at some point, when I have the time and energy to present them in an acceptable format and follow-up with any questions or issues I might be asked, I may offer them on the forum. But I count the cost when I consider doing it.

As @Sofiya has given us so many choices, it seems like a good time for her to step back and maybe choose one or two of her favorite KLs to later upgrade or tweak when the time comes.

[williwaw]

https://wp-s.ru/zima-42-na-rabochij-stol/

[Clarity]

@Sofiya my post was to say that I "had", before you posted to do the steps, run those steps starting with #1. This was before your post.

But, thinking I had overlooked something, I decided to re-install what you had already built-in to the distro and try again.

That's why I posted that pic. I am not trying to offend, which I think you know, just trying to figure out how to get this need addressed.

You have a wonderful KL and I support your effort.

Hope my posts on attempts to get smb operational is not stressing you. With smb (SAMBA), this distro is perfect for any home user, OOTB. AND, it is current technology for now into 2025 and the foreseeable future.

Thanks for what you presented, thus far.

[wiak]

As I said, I'm out of touch with configuring samba so won't do this myself. However, my view is that for a facility like that it would be good if samba functionality could be packaged as some kind of portable in such a way that it is usable with all KL distros. Though a simple addon layer containing samba components would be most convenient, in my view, the problem is that samba almost certainly would need specific versions of libs that would make it incompatible with default KL system if simply added as a layer. Hence would be the need to include samba-compatible libs all inside a special portable such as an AppImage - though I don't know if there would be issues concerning activating samba at any time, even after boot.

For an individual distro, of course, it makes sense just to install via package management, though in that case it would be nice if any simple gui frontend and samba-config could be overlaid as a simple addon layer - that might be the best approach of all. Simply relying on package manager default configs might not work so nicely out of the box, nor allow easy provision of the likes of Puppy samba frontend utils.

All in all, what is most required is someone with sufficient dev skills to be particularly interested in maintaining samba support as an addon including nice gui frontend such as from Puppy. As an addon is my preference because we do indeed still often want to produce distros that are as small a download as reasonably sensible, and since only some people ever use samba, and it is relatively large to include by default, that points to a hopefully shareable samba-system addon approach. So if anyone wants to provide a nice samba somewhat portable addon, assuming that is possible - that would be great!

[Sofiya]

As I said, I'm out of touch with configuring samba so won't do this myself. However, my view is that for a facility like that it would be good if samba functionality could be packaged as some kind of portable in such a way that it is usable with all KL distros. Though a simple addon layer containing samba components would be most convenient, in my view, the problem is that samba almost certainly would need specific versions of libs that would make it incompatible with default KL system if simply added as a layer. Hence would be the need to include samba-compatible libs all inside a special portable such as an AppImage - though I don't know if there would be issues concerning activating samba at any time, even after boot.

For an individual distro, of course, it makes sense just to install via package management, though in that case it would be nice if any simple gui frontend and samba-config could be overlaid as a simple addon layer - that might be the best approach of all. Simply relying on package manager default configs might not work so nicely out of the box, nor allow easy provision of the likes of Puppy samba frontend utils.

All in all, what is most required is someone with sufficient dev skills to be particularly interested in maintaining samba support as an addon including nice gui frontend such as from Puppy. As an addon is my preference because we do indeed still often want to produce distros that are as small a download as reasonably sensible, and since only some people ever use samba, and it is relatively large to include by default, that points to a hopefully shareable samba-system addon approach. So if anyone wants to provide a nice samba somewhat portable addon, assuming that is possible - that would be great!

It is in KDE that Samba has its own graphical interface that works perfectly out of the box, which the KDE developers have taken great care of. It's just that someone's hands are growing from the wrong place. I apologize, of course, but there is no other way to say it. And the Arch wiki describes everything perfectly about how to make a connection.And there is definitely no need to reinvent the wheel here.

[Amol]

Hello Sofiya !
How to run KLA-Plasma-KDE-CE in root mode ?
Amol

[Sofiya]

Hello Sofiya !
How to run KLA-Plasma-KDE-CE in root mode ?
Amol

Hi Amol !

KLA-Plasma-KDE-CE does not work as root. KLA-Plasma-KDE-CE works as spot but with Administrator privileges

[Sofiya]

Termv

Termv-1.4.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst -> Repacked - forgot to register dependencies

A terminal iptv player written in bash

[Clarity]

Request for help

I know I am missing something with SMB4-SAMBA operations to share folder(s) on the LAN (ie smb.conf) defining an OOTB folder. The OOTB default "kla" folder is defined here for users on the network to see.

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[kla]
	path = /home/spot/smb4k
	writable = yes

BUT, as I am showing, its not working for me. Even after I create the default folder, as shown, manually for the definition to work and be shown to LAN users.

Can another forum member boot this KLA-KDE and see if you can start the server and see it sharing its folder? The command to see it is (smbclient -U% -L localhost) in a terminal after starting the SAMBA subsystem.

Thus, if I wanted to write a short description for user use, I can't.

If may be something minor that is overlooked.

Help if you have it working.

[Sofiya]

the smb4k folder is created automatically if you do everything correctly

Yes, you are right about the name, it's just that I automatically put kla. The correct one would be smb4k

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#this is a very simple smb.conf to get you started
#coutesy rcrsn51 and gcmartin
[global]
	workgroup = Workgroup
	netbios name = arch-live
	server string = KLA-KDE Server
	security = user
	map to guest = Bad Password
	printing = cups
	printcap name = cups
	load printers = yes
    client min protocol = NT1
    server min protocol = LANMAN1

[smb4k]
	path = /home/spot/smb4k
	writable = yes


[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/spool/samba
	browseable = yes
	guest ok = yes
	writable = no
	printable = yes

[Amol]

Hello Sofiya !
Shall you share your conky please ?
Best regards,
Amol

[Sofiya]

Hello Sofiya !
Shall you share your conky please ?
Best regards,
Amol

fonts Ronduitcapitals , Roboto , Arial

.conkyrc

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conky.config = {
	alignment = 'top_right',   -- top_right, top_left, bottom_left, bottom_right
	background = true,
	gap_y = 160,
	--gap_x = 160,
	minimum_height = 200,
	-- minimum_width = 650,
	maximum_width = 650,

	own_window = true,
	own_window_argb_visual = true,
	own_window_argb_value = 0,
	own_window_class = 'Conky',
	own_window_type = 'normal',    -- if own_window true options are: normal/override/dock/desktop/panel
	own_window_transparent = true,
	own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager',

	draw_shades = false,
	draw_outline = true,
	draw_borders = false,
	draw_graph_borders = false,
	default_color = white,
	default_shade_color = red,
	default_outline_color = green,

	cpu_avg_samples = 2,
	net_avg_samples = 1,

	double_buffer = true,
	no_buffers = true,
	override_utf8_locale = true,
	total_run_times = 0,
	uppercase = false,
	use_xft = true,
	update_interval = 1.0,
	use_spacer = 'none',
	xftalpha = 0.1,
}

conky.text = [[
${voffset 20}${font Ronduitcapitals-Light:pixelsize=115}${color0}${time %H:%M}${font Ronduitcapitals-Light:pixelsize=70}${color0}${time :%S}
${font Ronduitcapitals-Light:pixelsize=80}${voffset 20}${color #FFA300}${time %d}${voffset -44}${offset 20}${color #1BAF8B}${font Ronduitcapitals-Light:bold:pixelsize=22}${time  %B} ${color #0D4F87}${font Ronduitcapitals-Light:bold:pixelsize=22}${time %Y} ${font Ronduitcapitals-Light:bold:pixelsize=14}${color #959595}day ${time %j} ${font Ronduitcapitals-Light:bold:pixelsize=10}${color #FFA300}${time %Z}${font}${voffset 22}${font Ronduitcapitals-Light:pixelsize=40}${color0}${offset -380}${time %A}
${voffset 1}${offset 10}${font Roboto:pixelsize=12}${color #aaaaff}CPU Temp${offset 5}$color${hwmon 1 temp 1}°C \
#${offset 20}${color #aaaaff}HDD Temp $color${execi 120 echo "mypassword" | sudo -S hddtemp /dev/sda -n --unit=C 2>/dev/null}°C
${offset 20}${color #aaaaff}HDD Temp $color${execi 120 echo "mypassword" | for i in /dev/sd? ; do sudo hddtemp -n sata:$i; done}°C \
${offset 20}${color #aaaaff}RAM${offset 5}$color$mem - $memperc% / $memmax${offset 20}${color #FFA300} \
${offset 0}${color #aaaaff}SWAP${offset 5}$color$swap / $swapmax ${offset 20}${color #aaaaff} \
CPU${offset 5}$color${cpu cpu0}% ${voffset 10}
#=== Wi-Fi========================================================================================================================
${voffset 1}${offset 10}${font Arial:normal:size=10}${color DarkRed}WIRELESS ${color} ───────────────────────────────────────
${voffset 1}${offset 10}${font Roboto:pixelsize=12}${color #1BAF8B}Wi-Fi name:$color${offset 20}${wireless_essid wlo1}${offset 20} \
${color #aaaaff}Wireless signal:$color${offset 20}${wireless_link_qual_perc wlo1}% ${offset 20} \
${color #FFA300}Download speed:$color${offset 20}${downspeedf wlo1} Kb/sec ${offset 20} \

#=== VPN========================================================================================================================
${voffset 1}${offset 10}${font Arial:normal:size=10}${color #ab0d85}VPN ${color} ──────────────────────────────────────
${voffset 1}${offset 10}${font Roboto:pixelsize=12}${color #aaaaff}External ip:${offset 20}$color${execi 600 curl ifconfig.co 2>/dev/null | tail } \
${voffset 1}${offset 10}${color #aaaaff}Land:${offset 20}$color${execi 300 wget -qO- ipinfo.io 2> /dev/null | grep "country" | awk -F'"' '{print $4}'} \
${voffset 1}${offset 10}${color #aaaaff}Stad:${offset 20}$color${execi 300 wget -qO- ipinfo.io 2> /dev/null | grep "city" | awk -F'"' '{print $4}'} \
${voffset 1}${offset 10}${color #aaaaff}Regio:${offset 20}$color${execi 300 wget -qO- ipinfo.io 2> /dev/null | grep "region" | awk -F'"' '{print $4}'}

]]

[Amol]

Hello the Kennel !
I'm just a beginner, keep that in mind :

[Sofiya]

Hello the Kennel !
I'm just a beginner, keep that in mind :

You have not installed the Arial font and the hddtemp program.
create a folder " fonts " in /home/spot/.local/share/fonts and put the fonts there

install the font sudo pacman -S ttf-roboto
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also install a program to display the disk temperature

sudo pacman -S hddtemp

[Gnimmelf]

hi there
i tried KLA-Plasma-KDE-CE 1.3 and wonder if its possible to set the cpu freq govenor to "performance" - installed xfce4-cpufreq-plugin but it doesnt seem to give me a frontend?

could someone guide me into how to do this?

kindly Gnimmelf

[rockedge]

@Gnimmelf possibly install and try out cpupower-gui from the Arch Linux repo's

Preinstalled in the KLV's is the command line version cpupower which does a good job setting the CPU operating frequencies.