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    liquidshell in kdereview: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&...4105015362&w=2

    Phabricator:

    - https://phabricator.kde.org/source/l...sitory/master/
    - https://phabricator.kde.org/search/q...qyBVu77XJs1/#R
    - https://phabricator.kde.org/R247:240...139929f03f8345

    Github: KDE/liquidshell - https://github.com/KDE/liquidshell
    Alternative desktop replacement for Plasma, using QtWidgets instead of QtQuick to ensure hardware acceleration is not required...
    Testing: From plasmashell to liquidshell and back



    Direct: https://youtu.be/oSnqpUywA3E

    Interesting option !!
    Last edited by Rog131; Nov 04, 2017, 07:30 AM.
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    #2
    Couldn't find "liquidshell.desktop". I found "liquidshell-master.zip, but it did not contain a "liquidshell.desktop" file.

    Question: I have my NVIDIA GT650M video chip as my default. Will liquidshell work with it?
    "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
    – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

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      #3
      Early development version

      I did use the generic build:

      Code:
      mkdir -p builddir
      cd builddir && cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(kf5-config --prefix) -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON
      make
      sudo make install
      Install step told:

      Code:
      Log of sudo make install 
      Sat Nov  4 10:43:01 2017
      
      [  2%] Automatic MOC for target liquidshell
      Generating MOC predefs moc_predefs.h
      [  6%] Built target liquidshell_autogen
      [100%] Built target liquidshell
      Install the project...
      -- Install configuration: "Release"
      -- Installing: /usr/bin/liquidshell
      -- Installing: /usr/share/applications/org.kde.liquidshell.desktop
      
      Sat Nov  4 10:43:04 2017
      There are bugs:

      Code:
      ...liquidshell/liquidshell-master/Battery.cxx:25:10: fatal error: Solid/Power: No such file or directory
      #include <Solid/Power>
      => https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&...2092028706&w=2
      Battery.cxx:
      * It's using Solid/Power API that has never been released (and probably never will be..)
      I did use the "hackfix.diff" : https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&...5935518970&w=2
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        #4
        Nice find again Rog, looks like a good option for lower end machines in the future (once it matures)...could possibly also be used as a failsafe desktop session for plasma machines (or a light-weight desktop for servers when necessary).

        Hit the same build issues (after getting all the build requirements install) so thanks for the link to the hackfix patch. I'll probably let it mature for a bit before installing, but I'll definitely keep an eye on it (I'm quite happy with plasma, but options are always nice to have)

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          #5
          Silence of the clones

          I'm testing these things with the expendable clone installations.



          Simply by killing the plasmashell/liquidshell and starting the liquidshell/plasmashell:


          Maybe if the idea grows a mature option the user can pick it from the display manager:

          Last edited by Rog131; Nov 05, 2017, 04:07 AM.
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