Make your Kubuntu 14.04 system look like KDE Plasma 5

Make your Kubuntu 14.04 system look like KDE Plasma 5

KDE Plasma 5 has been released recently. The new version adopts a new design and the user interface looks better than ever before (of course, there are still many new functions and improvements ).

For details about how KUbuntu14.04, Kubuntu 14.10, or Linux Mint 17 KDE users install KDE Plasma 5, see this article ().

This article will teach you how to add the KDE Plasma 5 desktop design (including Breeze themes and icons) on the Kubuntu 14.04 or Linux Mint 17 KDE System ).

Download the topic package and decompress it to the extracted file directory:

wget kubuntu-art.org/CONTENT/content-files/165578-Descartes_Breeze_v1.2.tar.gz -O Breeze_v1.2.tar.gz
unzip Breeze_v1.2.tar.gz
cd Descartes_Breeze_v1.2/

Install the javasrae topic (Breeze version ):

mkdir -p ~/.kde4/share/apps/aurorae/themes/
cp -R Aurorae_theme/Descartes-Breeze ~/.kde4/share/apps/aurorae/themes/
cp -R Aurorae_theme/Descartes-Breeze-Light/ ~/.kde4/share/apps/aurorae/themes/

Install Cursor topic:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/icons/
sudo cp -R Cursor_theme/Descartes_Breeze/ /usr/share/icons

Install Color Scheme (based on Solarized themes for KDE ):

mkdir -p ~/.kde4/share/apps/color-schemes/
cp -R Colors/DescartesBreeze.colors ~/.kde4/share/apps/color-schemes/

Install QtCurve topic:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/apps/QtCurve/
sudo cp -R QtCurve_theme/Descartes_Breeze.qtcurve /usr/share/apps/QtCurve/


Fonts installation:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/TTF
cp Font/CommeFont/TTF/* /usr/share/fonts/TTF

Download KDE Plasma 5 default Wallpaper:

wget http://i.imgur.com/gjCCbm9.jpg -O /usr/share/wallpapers/plasma-5

OK!

 

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