removing plasma from kde

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Can KDE/KWIN run without Plasma installed?

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rtdos wrote:

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> Can KDE/KWIN run without Plasma installed?
>
No (for KDE), but you can of course replace kwin which is just a window
manager with another window manager.

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PC: oS 11.4 64 bit | Intel Core i7-2600@3.40GHz | KDE 4.6.0 | GeForce GT 420
| 16GB Ram
Eee PC 1201n: oS 11.4 64 bit | Intel Atom 330@1.60GHz | KDE 4.7.2 | nVidia
ION | 3GB Ram

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martin_helm wrote:

> rtdos wrote:
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>> Can KDE/KWIN run without Plasma installed?
>>
> No (for KDE), but you can of course replace kwin which is just a window
> manager with another window manager.
>
I forgot to add
kde control panel -> Default applications -> Window manager
and choose a different one than kwin (of course you need to have another one
installed, e. g. compiz or metacity)

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PC: oS 11.4 64 bit | Intel Core i7-2600@3.40GHz | KDE 4.6.0 | GeForce GT 420
| 16GB Ram
Eee PC 1201n: oS 11.4 64 bit | Intel Atom 330@1.60GHz | KDE 4.7.2 | nVidia
ION | 3GB Ram

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or openbox if you’re looking for a lightweight alternative.

zypper in openbox-kde
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KDE-Plasma=KDE3 - still available in the repos