KDE Plasma Themes and Customization

Note: Do not use install themes through the system settings since they may require access to read-only root files!

Universal Instructions

Step-by-step instructions to install custom themes on KDE Plasma.

1. Download the theme manually from the KDE Store
2. Extracting the contents to ~/.local/share/plasma/ (you may need to make this directory)
3. Open the system settings and select your theme, style, cursor etc. as it now should appear

Theme Extraction Locations

The location where specific KDE Plasma components will be extracted on the desktop.

Global Themes

Global themes are placed in ~/.local/share/plasma/look-and-feel/ (you may need to make this directory).

Plasma Themes

"Plasma themes" are placed in ~/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/ (you may need to make this directory).

SDDM (Login Manager) Themes

SDDM themes are placed in /etc/sddm/themes (you may need to make this directory).

SDDM themes can also be layered at your own risk if they are available as RPM packages.

Icon / Cursor Themes

"Icon/Cursor themes" are placed in ~/.icons

Application Permissions to Use Themes

Some Flatpaks need filesystem permissions for applications that have issues with cursor themes.

Example: (~/.icons/:ro in "Filesystem" in each problematic application or globally in Flatseal).

Themes that require kvantum

Some themes require kvantum to be installed on the host system.

Install it with this command:

rpm-ostree install kvantum