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KDE PLASMA RESTART ARSENAL - Nuclear-Grade Problem Solving 
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“After my Thunderbird froze and KDE compositor crashed,
I built this H-bomb-devastation-style command cheat sheet.
Works like a charm for plasma/kwin crashes on Arch-based systems!”
KDE RESTART COMMAND ARSENAL
QUICK FIXES (wenn KDE spinnt)
Der Killer (unser Hero von heute)
kde-restart
Kompletter KDE Neustart - killt plasmashell + kwin, startet beide neu
Sanfte Lösung (für kleinere Probleme)
plasma-restart
Nur plasmashell restart - wenn nur Panel/Taskleiste hängt
Nuclear Option (wenn alles im Arsch ist)
kde-nuke
Systemctl restart - die härteste Gangart
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
Standard Update
sys-update
Pacman + AUR updates via yay
The Full Monty
fresh-start
System-Update + KDE-Restart in einem Zug - nach langer Uptime
MANUAL WARFARE (falls Aliases nicht da sind)
# The Killer (manual)
pkill plasmashell; pkill kwin; kstart5 plasmashell & kwin_x11 --replace &
# Nuclear Manual
systemctl --user restart plasma-plasmashell
# Full System Restart (last resort)
sudo systemctl restart sddm
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
# KDE Logs checken
journalctl --user -u plasma-kwin_x11 -f
# Grafikkarte info
lspci | grep VGA
# System-Load checken
htop
EMERGENCY HOTKEYS (für Desktop-Shortcuts)
# KDE Shortcut Setup:
# Systemeinstellungen → Kurzbefehle → Benutzerdefiniert
# Ctrl+Alt+K → kde-restart
# Ctrl+Alt+N → kde-nuke
BATTLE HISTORY
- Original Problem: Thunderbird freeze + GMX login issues
- Root Cause: KDE Plasma compositor crash (kwin_x11)
- Solution: Complete KDE session restart
- Prevention: Regular reboots after system updates
GAME OVER für KDE-Crashes!
NUCLEAR DOMINATION ACHIEVED!