I have a System76 Lemur Ultra Thin (lemu4) notebook PC and I installed OpenSuSE 12.2 64 bit with the Tumbleweed software repository using K Desktop Environment 4.8.5. I want to change the look and feel of my desktop, but I am not sure how to do this. Specifically, I want to change the splash screen every time I boot my PC and the KDM theme every time I log in to my desktop. I also want to be able to change the KDE theme including wallpapers, windows, icons, etc. How do I download, add, and install new themes? Where can I look for more themes?
I am a new OpenSuSE and KDE user so please be as specific as possible or else I will get confused and bother more people with questions. Thank you.
which includes all kinds of good stuff, including the some (maybe
all–i’ve not read it in a long time) of customizations you asked
about…and, if that is not detailed or complete enough you will love
what all is here: http://docs.kde.org/
You can do these things in Configure Desktop. (Alt-F2 and configure … and select Configure Desktop). Configure Desktop has search menu so you can quickly find things.
Search for “Splash Screen” in Configure Desktop. Workspace Appearance will be highlighted, and there, you can go splash screen, and change the theme. It has built-in “Get New Themes…” icon which you can browse, download & install themes without going to a website.
Similarly, search for those things in Configure Desktop, go to the item and you should be able to change those things easily.