# Desktop Environments **URL:** https://forum.endeavouros.com/c/desktop-environments/22.md [Latest](https://forum.endeavouros.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.endeavouros.com/categories.md) --- ## [Welcome in the Desktop Environment category](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/welcome-in-the-desktop-environment-category/28)
**Author:** [@Bryanpwo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Bryanpwo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/welcome-in-the-desktop-environment-category/28 "2021-11-05T05:00:07Z")
Issues regarding all the Desktop Environments sorted by category. --- ## [KDE Plasma 6.8.1 released](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/kde-plasma-6-8-1-released/82062)
**Author:** [@Tanzmusikus](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Tanzmusikus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/kde-plasma-6-8-1-released/82062 "2026-10-24T16:00:37Z")
Source: --- ## [Yet Another Monochrome Icon Set For KDE Plasma](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/yet-another-monochrome-icon-set-for-kde-plasma/73642)
**Author:** [@dirn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dirn)\ **Replies:** 1359\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/yet-another-monochrome-icon-set-for-kde-plasma/73642 "2026-10-24T15:34:26Z")
Hey everyone! I made a monochrome adaptive icon theme for KDE Plasma — inspired loosely by Orion. It’s clean, simple, and purely black & white — no fancy shapes this time! I restructured most of the SVGs in Inkscape an… --- ## [Completely remove Budgie](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/completely-remove-budgie/82126)
**Author:** [@moxdrox](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/moxdrox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/completely-remove-budgie/82126 "2026-10-24T14:20:05Z")
How can i completely remove Budgie? I tried this: https://discovery.endeavouros.com/removing-a-desktop-environment/ But eos-packagelist --list has no option for Budgie. I know a new install is the best way, but first … --- ## [Qt5 / Plasma5 / Kf5 completely removed](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/qt5-plasma5-kf5-completely-removed/82101)
**Author:** [@HeinzDo1961](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/HeinzDo1961)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/qt5-plasma5-kf5-completely-removed/82101 "2026-10-23T07:50:39Z")
After updating to KeePassXC 2.8, i was able to remove all Qt5, Plasma5 and KF5 packages. I now have a pure Plasma 6 / KF6 / Qt 6 system. Yay!:grinning\_face: --- ## [Screen flickering when I move mouse](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/screen-flickering-when-i-move-mouse/81957)
**Author:** [@shuvashish76](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/shuvashish76)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/screen-flickering-when-i-move-mouse/81957 "2026-10-23T06:17:10Z")
I’m on KDE when trying to update it notified me that plasma-x11-session package is conflicting. So I removed sudo pacman -R plasma-x11-session but now after restarting - when every-time I move the mouse the screen is fl… --- ## [Plasma 6.8 is out!](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/plasma-6-8-is-out/81955)
**Author:** [@k4ever07](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/k4ever07)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/plasma-6-8-is-out/81955 "2026-10-22T19:53:36Z")
It’s here! --- ## [After Update I got a... BlueScreen? (aka Kernelpanic)](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/after-update-i-got-a-bluescreen-aka-kernelpanic/82020)
**Author:** [@milkytwix](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/milkytwix)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/after-update-i-got-a-bluescreen-aka-kernelpanic/82020 "2026-10-22T14:02:19Z")
So, I just had a KernelPanic after the recent Update - never seen something like this before. I was on X11 before the update. Did Sudo pacman -Syu, in the midst of it I was put onto the login screen. Logged in, Restarte… --- ## [Hyprland - My First Experience](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/hyprland-my-first-experience/82024)
**Author:** [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/hyprland-my-first-experience/82024 "2026-10-21T21:28:53Z")
So my good ol’ ThinkPad T14 testing laptop now has EndeavourOS with Hyprland with DankMaterialShell. I’ve been setting it up as best I can and using it over the last few days. I like it quite a bit. Obviously… --- ## [Plasma 6.8.0: Blank notification popups become readable after ~35 seconds (Wayland, Intel Iris Xe)](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/plasma-6-8-0-blank-notification-popups-become-readable-after-35-seconds-wayland-intel-iris-xe/82012)
**Author:** [@PavanBoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/PavanBoss)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/plasma-6-8-0-blank-notification-popups-become-readable-after-35-seconds-wayland-intel-iris-xe/82012 "2026-10-21T06:48:04Z")
Problem After updating to KDE Plasma 6.8.0, notification popups appear as blank or dark rectangles. The text becomes visible in the same popup after approximately 35 seconds. This affects: notify-send notifications … --- ## [EOS theme broken in SDDM greeter?](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/eos-theme-broken-in-sddm-greeter/81952)
**Author:** [@muvvenby](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/muvvenby)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/eos-theme-broken-in-sddm-greeter/81952 "2026-10-20T16:21:16Z")
Just updated my Plasma/Wayland install and the SDDM greeter is broken. Instead of the regular EOS themed greeter, I am dropped in the unstyled greeter and I get an almost fullscreen virtual keyboard. Quite unsettling on … --- ## [Plasma Desktop borked after 6.8 Update](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/plasma-desktop-borked-after-6-8-update/81956)
**Author:** [@TheSpruce](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/TheSpruce)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/plasma-desktop-borked-after-6-8-update/81956 "2026-10-18T16:07:39Z")
I updated to Plasma 6.8 today and now the Desktop is borked. the start menu does not launch any applications, the task bar does however. every window that I open seems to be out of focus and does not catch any keyboard… --- ## [Options to get x11 back?](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/options-to-get-x11-back/81985)
**Author:** [@fillman86](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/fillman86)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/options-to-get-x11-back/81985 "2026-10-17T20:03:49Z")
I’ve been screwed, I was using KDE plasma, and they removed X11 before wayland was ready I’m an edgecase x4: I have an ultrawide my second monitor is a smaller 1920x1080 nvidia I have a capture card in between my g… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Plasma 6.8 - How To Get The Lower-Left Selection Menu Back?](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/solved-plasma-6-8-how-to-get-the-lower-left-selection-menu-back/81971)
**Author:** [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/solved-plasma-6-8-how-to-get-the-lower-left-selection-menu-back/81971 "2026-10-16T20:12:03Z")
Is there a way to get the selection menu back in Plasma Login Manager? I get that X11 is gone, but if you have another DE or WM installed, there’s no way to select it. --- ## [Black screen , only cursor visible after updating, even after rollback](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/black-screen-only-cursor-visible-after-updating-even-after-rollback/81961)
**Author:** [@djkato](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/djkato)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/black-screen-only-cursor-visible-after-updating-even-after-rollback/81961 "2026-10-16T17:51:43Z")
Hello, got greeted with core dumps today during boot sequence, then got dropped into a black screen with only cursor and white bar at the top sometimes flickering. I opened tty3 and rolled back plasma-desktop, plasma-wor… --- ## [Google Drive native in Nemo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/google-drive-native-in-nemo/81954)
**Author:** [@clriis](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/clriis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/google-drive-native-in-nemo/81954 "2026-10-15T22:30:56Z")
Native Google Drive in Nemo on EndeavourOS (Cinnamon) Google Drive as a normal location in your file manager, the way it should be, and once was. Why you might want this Google Drive shows up in Nemo as a native googl… --- ## [Gnome update broke my trackpad settings](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-update-broke-my-trackpad-settings/81953)
**Author:** [@Topken](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Topken)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-update-broke-my-trackpad-settings/81953 "2026-10-15T21:09:00Z")
My trackpad is always on now instead of being disabled when I click disable also mulfinger swipes have stopped working and whats worse is that disable while typing is broken as well so yeah trying to type this up has bee… --- ## [Cinnamon refuses to start an xorg session with xorg-server 21.1.25](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/cinnamon-refuses-to-start-an-xorg-session-with-xorg-server-21-1-25/81940)
**Author:** [@gmhh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/gmhh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/cinnamon-refuses-to-start-an-xorg-session-with-xorg-server-21-1-25/81940 "2026-10-15T18:56:29Z")
Did my weekly yay -Syu today, rebooted, and found that Cinnamon refused to start. (Of course I’m probably one of maybe a dozen EOS users using Cinnamon.) Oddly, the Cinnamon Wayland session did start, but Cinnamon Wayl… --- ## [This week in Plasma Applications](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/this-week-in-plasma-applications/78498)
**Author:** [@Archie1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Archie1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/this-week-in-plasma-applications/78498 "2026-10-12T06:19:22Z")
A new blog for KDE Applications has been released. This week in KDE Applications Changes have come in the following applications Dolphin KDE Marknote KMyMoney Merkuro Calendar - A direct competitor to KOrganizer Merk… --- ## [Gnome 51 (51.0) is out today!](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-51-51-0-is-out-today/81507)
**Author:** [@ExDebianuser](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ExDebianuser)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-51-51-0-is-out-today/81507 "2026-10-11T01:18:54Z")
Well…Gnome 51 is out!! Still in gnome-unstable… It’s ready to use!! I just update the metadata.json files to the current version. All my extensions worked…so, all good! --- ## [Gnome 51 extensions icon missing?](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-51-extensions-icon-missing/81841)
**Author:** [@saart](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/saart)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-51-extensions-icon-missing/81841 "2026-10-08T13:16:01Z")
I just updated my system and now I cannot find the extensions icon anymore, maybe it has been moved somewhere? I can still enable/disable or upgrade extensions from https://extensions.gnome.org/local/ --- ## [Gnome - Global Shortcut registration popup](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-global-shortcut-registration-popup/81799)
**Author:** [@jmibo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/jmibo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-global-shortcut-registration-popup/81799 "2026-10-04T14:16:34Z")
Does the global shortcuts popup work for anyone using Gnome? I’m attempting to get a global push to talk keybind working with Discord but I cant seem to get the popup to appear. Ive also attempted to bind global shortc… --- ## [MacOS desktop look-alike on EOS? 🍎](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/macos-desktop-look-alike-on-eos/81584)
**Author:** [@ArchieLinux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ArchieLinux)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/macos-desktop-look-alike-on-eos/81584 "2026-10-03T20:24:07Z")
A little project underway: My wife has a 2009 iMac (yeah, it leaks transmission fluid). I’d like to freshen things up for her and hopefully speed things, too … but need to keep the MacOS look and feel. Most any edition … --- ## ["Failed login attempt" on wake up, before I can even try to log in](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/failed-login-attempt-on-wake-up-before-i-can-even-try-to-log-in/80296)
**Author:** [@Lukasiewksi](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Lukasiewksi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/failed-login-attempt-on-wake-up-before-i-can-even-try-to-log-in/80296 "2026-09-30T11:34:21Z")
So when I put my laptop to sleep and wake it up, immediately I get prompted with failed login information, despite the fact that the screen barely turned on and I didn’t have time to make any input. Here are some logs t… --- ## [KDE Documentary to Debut October 14](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/kde-documentary-to-debut-october-14/81605)
**Author:** [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/kde-documentary-to-debut-october-14/81605 "2026-09-28T07:07:03Z")
Here’s the trailer… Looking forward to this! --- ## [Screen sometimes black; how to debug?](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/screen-sometimes-black-how-to-debug/81680)
**Author:** [@mcv](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/mcv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/screen-sometimes-black-how-to-debug/81680 "2026-09-27T11:01:07Z")
I’ve got Nvidia, Wayland and Plasma. I have a two-monitor setup (an old, small, reliable Dell, and a big 4K Samsung Odyssey that’s a slow, unreliable piece of crap), but I frequently switch the Samsung between my PC and … --- ## [Sway/i3 simple EOS branding colors config file](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/sway-i3-simple-eos-branding-colors-config-file/81688)
**Author:** [@GuiohmLeenooks](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/GuiohmLeenooks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/sway-i3-simple-eos-branding-colors-config-file/81688 "2026-09-27T07:00:17Z")
Hello there! I recently changed my default Sway colors for those which are based on the EOS branding website link. I tested this on a custom lxqt config with Sway as the WM (and ironically, use about the same RAM usage … --- ## [Scaling Issues on Some Windows](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/scaling-issues-on-some-windows/81686)
**Author:** [@dyzzzy](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dyzzzy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/scaling-issues-on-some-windows/81686 "2026-09-27T06:03:18Z")
I have a fresh install of Endeavour on GNOME, and am seeing some weird scaling issues on some window pop-ups. For example, when I open up a game from Steam that has its own launcher prior to the game launching (like Morr… --- ## [Hyprland: How I fixed disappearing drop-down menus](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/hyprland-how-i-fixed-disappearing-drop-down-menus/49095)
**Author:** [@JKMooney](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/JKMooney)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/hyprland-how-i-fixed-disappearing-drop-down-menus/49095 "2026-09-27T05:27:21Z")
An annoying issue with the Steam runtime. The top row of drop-down menu items would disappear as soon as the mouse hovered over them. The fix I found was, in the “input” section of Hyprland.conf, you want both… follow… --- ## [Xfce Wayland progress](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/xfce-wayland-progress/80014)
**Author:** [@r0ckhopper](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/r0ckhopper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/xfce-wayland-progress/80014 "2026-09-27T04:12:09Z")
UPDATE There’s now an initial release of xfwl4, and AUR packages that you can test: ORIGINAL POST Brian Tarricone has created a “Pre-release tasks” checklist at the Xfce GitLab. No items checked so far, but you can m… [Next page](https://forum.endeavouros.com/c/desktop-environments/22.md?page=1)