IIRC there's a workaround that involves symlinks and/or copying some json files into the Firefox folder under .var, but I don't quite remember how it works.
I tried it out. I like the idea of the fully customizable UI. I can't seem to get it to import anything as a library and it constantly crashes after roughly 5-10 minutes, though. Am I missing something or doing something wrong, or is that the expected behavior at this point in development?
Using an Ubuntu (22.04) based distro, I tried installing with the jammy .deb a couple times, which produced the constantly crashing result. I just built from source, which appears to have resolved the constant crashes, but I still can't add a library.
I found that all I needed to do to add a library was close the app and reopen after the first time opening the version built from source. Built myself a layout similar to the Obsidian preset. Really nice customizable player! I have two recommendations: have some way for the Library Filter widget to show individual tracks so you can add them to a playlist, and have some way to actually view and edit the Playback Queue. Other than that, this is a great player!
I solved the issues yesterday by building from source, which solved the crashing issue (guessing a packaging issue with the .deb version is one problem) and then after one restart of the app I was able to add my library. Works fine now.
I lean center-right myself (and yet somehow continue to use Lemmy) and still marvel at the complete lunacy of conspiracy theories about him that right-wingers can dream up.
KDE releases today Plasma Mobile 6. Check out its renewed base system and apps.
This version comes with a new and improved shell, a new home screen with heaps of new features, enhancements of the base system, improvements in apps like Clock, Kasts and Photos, and much more.
It would really be nice to have a greater variety of hardware options available for those of us who don’t want to be forced into Android or iOS here in the US and Canada. From what I understand, our lack of options is due to a variety of factors: business deals locking phones to a particular OS and/or carrier and locking down the bootloader, American phone models using CPUs that just can’t have the OS changed, and most alternative OS’es and open hardware models/standards being primarily developed in Europe and therefore focusing on the European market over North America, as well as others. It means we’re virtually stuck with the Google Pixel here, which is essentially paying Google to not have to use Google’s OS, which leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I’m using one of the very few non-Pixel options with /e/OS, the Murena One, but it leads to another problem, the non-Pixel options having very limited options for carriers because most carriers don’t know them so won’t touch them.
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While KMail isn’t necessary at all to use KDE (even Neon uses Thunderbird as its default email app) I think I know what you’re getting at. The issue isn’t KMail itself. Installing KMail will also install Kontact, which runs with Akonadi server on the back end, and Akonadi is the culprit for it being so “far embedded” into Plasma and on some setups can use up just as much RAM as Plasma itself on its own. It’s my main complaint about KMail/Kontact/Akonadi, if they could get the RAM usage under control (you seriously don’t need to use almost a freaking GB of RAM just to keep track of email, contacts and a calendar, Thunderbird does it using less than half the memory), it would be a really nice system for one bundled with a DE.
Yes, I know that or else Plasma wouldn’t work for most people. What I mean is that it’s so “far embedded” in the sense that it uses an outsized amount of resources to do what it does compared to the rest of Plasma when it is installed, mainly for the sake of integration with those other parts of Plasma. But as far as I’m aware, KMail and other Kontact programs depend on it so you can’t remove it and have them work. Which is Kontact’s big problem, IMO. Way too taxing on the system for too little functionality at the end of the day.
YES I UNDERSTAND THAT. I feel you’re not reading me right here. You’re getting hung up on the literal sense of the word “embedded” when I am just using it to relate it to the OP’s concerns.
I’ve been wanting to use the Falkon browser as my daily driver because I like the integration with the Plasma desktop and it works quite well for most things, but I’ve been hesitant to do so because there are so few extensions and the only privacy-focused one is the AdBlock. I’ve tried using GreaseMonkey scripts, but half...
I would switch to Falkon as my main browser if it allowed for either Firefox or Chrome/Chromium extensions (I think it’s a Chromium base using QtWebEngine) but sadly it doesn’t allow for that, the actual working extension offerings are incredibly sparse, and the AdBlock built in is not nearly as good as uBlock or Privacy Badger, so I only keep it around for those few things that LibreWolf really messes up anymore. Looks great, but not a daily driver if you regularly use extensions, especially privacy-focused ones.
I wouldn’t say it’s a bad browser for regular web browsing if you just want a vanilla browsing experience. It integrates well with KDE Plasma theming and does come with an ad blocker built in and the ability to customize the browser through scripting. Past that it just doesn’t have a lot of the bells and whistles (such as variety in extensions) that other browsers have. I prefer having at least a few privacy extensions and a better ad blocker installed so it’s a deal breaker for me for daily driving. If you don’t mind something more minimal like that it works just fine.
Does Plasma Browser Integration not work with Firefox flatpak? ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/plasma-integration/
fooyin: A foobar2000 clone written with Qt6 ( github.com )
WARNING: Global themes and widgets created by 3rd party developers for Plasma can and will run arbitrary code. You are encouraged to exercise extreme caution when using these products.
A user has had a bad experience installing a global theme on Plasma and lost personal data....
Falkon Browser Privacy Hardening
I’ve been wanting to use the Falkon browser as my daily driver because I like the integration with the Plasma desktop and it works quite well for most things, but I’ve been hesitant to do so because there are so few extensions and the only privacy-focused one is the AdBlock. I’ve tried using GreaseMonkey scripts, but half...
Falkon browser poor performance
I do quite like the look and use of Falkon and would gladly ditch Firefox for it....