kde-plugin wallpaper-engine (SteamOS / arch + Debian / ubuntu)

• lets you use wallpaper-engine-files natively (precompiled)
• KDE-Plasma Plugin (Desktop-Mode: right-click, background ...)

_{** for Steam Deck: v.0.5.5 (for kde 5.27) & for debian / ubuntu: v.0.5.5 (deb for kde 5.27 + deb for kde 6.1+)}

_{** precompiled for simple use & through limitations of the compilation-capabilities of steamdecks, f.e. see catsout/wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin#177)}

installation through pacman (steam deck, Plasma 5/qt5)

sudo steamos-readonly disable

sudo pacman-key --init

sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux

sudo pacman-key --populate holo

sudo wget https://github.com/slynobody/SteamOS-wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin/releases/download/0.5.5_arch/WallpaperEngine_kde-1_1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

plasmapkg2 -r ~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/com.github.casout.wallpaperEngineKde && qdbus org.kde.plasmashell /PlasmaShell org.kde.PlasmaShell.evaluateScript 'var allDesktops = desktops();print (allDesktops);for (i=0;i<allDesktops.length;i++) {d = allDesktops[i];d.wallpaperPlugin = "org.kde.image";d.currentConfigGroup = Array("Wallpaper", "org.kde.image", "General");d.writeConfig("Image", "file:///media/sda2/Background/SpaceWall/Escape_Function.jpg")}'

sudo pacman -U ./WallpaperEngine_kde-1_1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst --overwrite '*'

sudo steamos-readonly enable

installation through git (steamdeck, Plasma 5/qt5)

git clone https://github.com/slynobody/SteamOS-wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin

cd SteamOS-wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin

chmod +x ./install.sh

./install.sh

if you already installed (through discover or outdated git), first run './remove.sh'

installation through apt (Debian, Plasma 5/qt5)

wget https://github.com/slynobody/SteamOS-wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin/releases/download/0.5.5/int_wallpaper_engine_1-1_amd64.deb

sudo apt install ./int_wallpaper_engine_1-1_amd64.deb

_{(no need to install the plugin through discover, gets installed system-wide)}

installation through apt (Debian, Plasma 6/qt6)

wget https://github.com/slynobody/SteamOS-wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin/releases/download/0.5.5a/int_wallpaper_engine_qt6-1-1_amd64.deb

sudo apt install int_wallpaper_engine_qt6-1-1_amd64.deb

_{(no need to install the plugin through discover, gets installed system-wide)}

after installation

• • sometimes a reboot is needed (if you dont temporary revert to another plugin to let it be configured)
• • simply choose the folder where steam installed wallpaper-engine (usually /home/deck/.steam/steam > paste it into the file-chooser)
• • enjoy

usual Steam Deck library path: /home/deck/.steam/steam (steam-deck) or /home/deck/.local/share/Steam

Default Steam library path on Linux: ~/.local/share/Steam

Default Steam library path on Linux (Flatpak): ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/data/Steam

it does not work!?!

• WPE needs to be installed through steam before usage (main source of 'scene'-errors because of missing 'assets'-folder)

i want to remove this!

cd SteamOS-wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin

./remove.sh