[SOLVED] KDE 5 Plasma uses gtk2 Theme for root Login

nlern · 2015-08-21 18:22:23

I recently installed KDE 5 with apps following Arch Linux Wiki post. Now when I start KWrite from normal login I get the nice window theme. But when I start from 'sudo kwrite file.txt', I get gtk2 orion theme. How can I get normal window in root logins also?

Last edited by nlern (2017-10-09 07:39:57)

pb · 2015-08-21 20:12:19

Normal user and root user in KDE have their own settings. If you want to change root settings, you should to use systemsettings as root.

nlern · 2015-08-22 12:33:43

Hello, I want to know how to set my root settings same as my normal mode. I get normal window theme when I login as root, but whenever I hit 'sudo kwrite file.txt', I get gtk2 orion theme. I am providing an I/O session cli messages:

# kwrite .bashrc
QDBusConnection: name 'org.kde.kglobalaccel' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.1'
detected kglobalaccel restarting, re-registering all shortcut keys
$ sudo systemsettings5
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/root/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/root/.cache/ksycoca5"

Last edited by nlern (2015-08-22 12:38:10)

slis · 2015-08-22 13:51:14

You want to install kdesudo.

nlern · 2015-08-22 14:02:29

'kdesudo kwrite' launches kwrite with same gtk2 orion theme.

slis · 2015-08-22 14:21:12

Hmmm, check if you have .gtk2 in /root and rename it then try. For me kdesudo works fine.

nlern · 2015-08-22 14:39:40

I copied .gtkrc .gtkrc-2.0 from my .config to root's .config and deleted .gtk*s in /root. But still 'kwrite' launches with orion theme when starting after 'sudo -i'.

pb · 2015-08-22 15:24:13

No, you shouldn't launch 'kdesudo kwrite' to get Breeze (I think) theme for apps started on root privilages.
Just do:

sudo systemsettings5

(or start it via kdesudo)
adjust everything you want. After that apps started as root will look as you want.

Last edited by pb (2015-08-22 17:06:30)

Xabre · 2015-08-22 16:08:02

sudo by default won't start X apps. kdesudo or pkexec (if possible) is a preffered way to do it.

nlern · 2015-08-23 05:03:22

After entering

sudo systemsettings5

I see settings window with gtk2 theme and no icons are there with the different options.

Last edited by nlern (2015-08-23 05:03:41)

tdxpdx · 2015-08-23 08:21:22

Hey friend,
I was also having trouble w/ kdesu apps showing properly. Specifically dolphin would just be a blank window. Adding the following text to my /etc/environment file and restarting X resolved my issues.

QT_GRAPHICSSYSTEM=native
QT_X11_NO_MITSHM=1

Edit: Oops looks like your issue is a bit different, pls ignore!

Last edited by tdxpdx (2015-08-23 08:25:31)

nlern · 2015-08-24 15:08:58

Hello, I changed back to LXDE. So closing this thread.

nlern · 2017-10-09 07:39:31

Hello, after a long time I got the fix for my problem. Basically the fix is the following,

Add this line in /etc/environment :::
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP="KDE"

It is given in the following YouTube video: How To Fix ROOT Apps' Theme in KDE Plasma

Hope this helps anyone who faces this problem in future.

Arch Linux

#1 2015-08-21 18:22:23

[SOLVED] KDE 5 Plasma uses gtk2 Theme for root Login

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