The undermentioned doesn’t explain:
I want to know so that I can use dnf5 provides on its literal path (because the KDE Plasma Mobile Spin doesn’t include it, rendering kinfo useless). Usually, I’d use command -v to resolve it, but I don’t think they’re in $PATH (kcmshell6 is, instead).
Searching /usr for “kcm” leads to: /usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/plasma/kcms/systemsettings/
I don’t know if that’s something that differs per distribution, but you’re also on Fedora so it should be the same on your device.
@johnandmegh, thank you!
I’m unfamiliar with the FHS, so is there a reason you expected them to be in /usr?
Additionally, how’d you find them, inside /usr? Perhaps I’m incompetent at RegEx, but I find Dolphin’s Baloo-reliant search fairly inconsistent, and KFind’s rather poor at fuzzy searches.
Irrespective, although useful, I expected that directory to contain whatever supplies kcm_about_distro, but don’t see a relevant .so file (I grep’d to ensure):
/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/plasma/kcms/systemsettings/ ├── kcm_access.so ├── kcm_activities.so ├── kcm_autostart.so ├── kcm_baloofile.so ├── kcm_bluetooth.so ├── kcm_bolt.so ├── kcm_colord.so ├── kcm_colors.so ├── kcm_componentchooser.so ├── kcm_cursortheme.so ├── kcm_desktoppaths.so ├── kcm_desktoptheme.so ├── kcm_feedback.so ├── kcm_flatpak.so ├── kcm_fonts.so ├── kcm_gamecontroller.so ├── kcm_icons.so ├── kcm_kaccounts.so ├── kcm_kded.so ├── kcm_keyboard.so ├── kcm_keys.so ├── kcm_krdpserver.so ├── kcm_kscreen.so ├── kcm_kwindecoration.so ├── kcm_kwin_effects.so ├── kcm_kwinrules.so ├── kcm_kwin_scripts.so ├── kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops.so ├── kcm_kwinxwayland.so ├── kcm_landingpage.so ├── kcm_lookandfeel.so ├── kcm_mouse.so ├── kcm_nightlight.so ├── kcm_notifications.so ├── kcm_plasmasearch.so ├── kcm_powerdevilprofilesconfig.so ├── kcm_printer_manager.so ├── kcm_pulseaudio.so ├── kcm_regionandlang.so ├── kcm_screenlocker.so ├── kcm_sddm.so ├── kcm_smserver.so ├── kcm_soundtheme.so ├── kcm_splashscreen.so ├── kcm_style.so ├── kcm_tablet.so ├── kcm_touchpad.so ├── kcm_touchscreen.so ├── kcm_updates.so ├── kcm_users.so ├── kcm_virtualkeyboard.so ├── kcm_wallpaper.so └── kcm_workspace.so 1 directory, 53 files
Have you one? Perhaps KInfoCenter is special.
I usually search using find
# find /usr -type f -name 'kcm*'
The * is a wildcard character. -type f tells find to search only for files, not directories.
KInfoCenter is a separate program, not a KCM. It is a viewer to display KCMs specific to system information. Each entry on its left sidebar is a separate KCM.
Once you find the relevant KCMs you want, you can start them using kcmshell6:
$ kcmshell6 kcm_about-distro
$ kcmshell6 kcm_kwinsupportinfo
And even KCMs which are hidden in System Settings, such as the background services one:
$ kcmshell6 kcm_kded
Notes:
The shell starting with # means you should run that command as root, or prepend sudo to it.
I use openSUSE Tumbleweed, if you are on a different distro the KCM names might be different.
Anyway, once you find the ones you are after, you can call as kcmshell6 ..., without the .so extension.
On a different distro, the kcmshell6 viewer program, might be named differently. You can try just kcmshell in case kcmshell6 is not found.
Regarding why searching the /usr directory. I am also not an expert on FHS, but what I know is that /usr is where binaries and libraries live, /etc is where configuration lives, and /var where data lives. Take this as an oversimplified outline.
kcmshell6 --list to list them.
You can also have windows embedding any kcm selection, for instance:
kcmshell6 kcm_about-distro kcm_kwinsupportinfo kscreen
@rodrigopedra, Thanks.
I’m familiar with kcmshell6, but its architecture somewhat eludes me, for where is kcm_about-distro if not in /usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/plasma/kcms/systemsettings/? Is it perhaps part of KInfoCenter, and thus stored elsewhere?
As I wrote this, the incredibly intelligent idea of just… going up a directory came to me. Indeed, the relevant .so is right there:
RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/plasma/kcms$ tree -L 1 . ├── desktop ├── kcm_about-distro.so ├── kcm_energyinfo.so ├── kinfocenter ├── systemsettings └── systemsettings_qwidgets 5 directories, 2 files
. ├── desktop │ └── kcm_krunnersettings.so ├── kcm_about-distro.so ├── kcm_energyinfo.so ├── kinfocenter │ ├── kcm_audio_information.so │ ├── kcm_block_devices.so │ ├── kcm_cpu.so │ ├── kcm_disks.so │ ├── kcm_edid.so │ ├── kcm_egl.so │ ├── kcm_firmware_security.so │ ├── kcm_glx.so │ ├── kcm_interrupts.so │ ├── kcm_kwinsupportinfo.so │ ├── kcm_memory.so │ ├── kcm_network.so │ ├── kcm_opencl.so │ ├── kcm_pci.so │ ├── kcm_samba.so │ ├── kcm_usb.so │ ├── kcm_vulkan.so │ ├── kcm_wayland.so │ └── kcm_xserver.so ├── systemsettings │ ├── kcm_access.so │ ├── kcm_activities.so │ ├── kcm_autostart.so │ ├── kcm_baloofile.so │ ├── kcm_bluetooth.so │ ├── kcm_bolt.so │ ├── kcm_colord.so │ ├── kcm_colors.so │ ├── kcm_componentchooser.so │ ├── kcm_cursortheme.so │ ├── kcm_desktoppaths.so │ ├── kcm_desktoptheme.so │ ├── kcm_feedback.so │ ├── kcm_flatpak.so │ ├── kcm_fonts.so │ ├── kcm_gamecontroller.so │ ├── kcm_icons.so │ ├── kcm_kaccounts.so │ ├── kcm_kded.so │ ├── kcm_keyboard.so │ ├── kcm_keys.so │ ├── kcm_krdpserver.so │ ├── kcm_kscreen.so │ ├── kcm_kwindecoration.so │ ├── kcm_kwin_effects.so │ ├── kcm_kwinrules.so │ ├── kcm_kwin_scripts.so │ ├── kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops.so │ ├── kcm_kwinxwayland.so │ ├── kcm_landingpage.so │ ├── kcm_lookandfeel.so │ ├── kcm_mouse.so │ ├── kcm_nightlight.so │ ├── kcm_notifications.so │ ├── kcm_plasmasearch.so │ ├── kcm_powerdevilprofilesconfig.so │ ├── kcm_printer_manager.so │ ├── kcm_pulseaudio.so │ ├── kcm_regionandlang.so │ ├── kcm_screenlocker.so │ ├── kcm_sddm.so │ ├── kcm_smserver.so │ ├── kcm_soundtheme.so │ ├── kcm_splashscreen.so │ ├── kcm_style.so │ ├── kcm_tablet.so │ ├── kcm_touchpad.so │ ├── kcm_touchscreen.so │ ├── kcm_updates.so │ ├── kcm_users.so │ ├── kcm_virtualkeyboard.so │ ├── kcm_wallpaper.so │ └── kcm_workspace.so └── systemsettings_qwidgets ├── kcm_audiocd.so ├── kcm_cddb.so ├── kcm_clock.so ├── kcm_device_automounter.so ├── kcm_filetypes.so ├── kcm_fontinst.so ├── kcm_kamera.so ├── kcm_kdeconnect.so ├── kcm_kwallet5.so ├── kcm_kwinoptions.so ├── kcm_kwinscreenedges.so ├── kcm_kwintabbox.so ├── kcm_kwintouchscreen.so ├── kcm_netpref.so ├── kcm_networkmanagement.so ├── kcm_proxy.so ├── kcm_qtquicksettings.so ├── kcm_recentFiles.so ├── kcm_solid_actions.so ├── kcmspellchecking.so ├── kcm_webshortcuts.so └── kwincompositing.so 5 directories, 97 files
Consequently, the answer to the thread’s title is /usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/plasma/kcms/.
@meven, that’s incredible! That information’s more valuable than this whole thread. Thanks. The double heading spaces are strange, though:
