(SOLVED) No KScreen backend found. | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 3:19 AM

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When i went to seting, i was gonna configuring my settings but i get this No KScreen backend found. Please check your KScreen installation.
Desktop Env: KDE
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:01 AM

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did you install kscreen?
with
sudo pacman -S kscreen

wide pollen Feb 5, 2025, 4:17 AM

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@rocky skiff

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:23 AM

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olive charm did you install kscreen? with sudo pacman -S kscreen

Yeah

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Still there.

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:25 AM

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what package did you install when installing plasma

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was is
plasma-desktop

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:25 AM

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Honestly i dont know CATGRIN

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:25 AM

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should try
sudo pacman -S plasma-desktop

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:26 AM

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It say reinstalling

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:26 AM

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oh ok @wide pollen do you have the answer?

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:29 AM

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rocky skiff It say reinstalling

whats the output of
kscreen-console

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and btw are you on x11 or wayland

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:32 AM

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olive charm and btw are you on x11 or wayland

What those

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olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:33 AM

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try
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
and tell me the output

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:35 AM

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wayland

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:35 AM

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whats your graphics card? nvidia or amd and whats the model

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:36 AM

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olive charm whats your graphics card? nvidia or amd and whats the model

PC Spec
Intel i7 14700F
64gb ram DDR5
RTX 4070
2 SSD 2tb PER

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:36 AM

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if you do
nvidia-smi
do you have an output?

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:37 AM

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olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:38 AM

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When was the last time you rebooted?

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:38 AM

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olive charm When was the last time you rebooted?

I just started using linux today.

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moai so today

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bveside Im trying to get my right monitor change rotate to 90 angle

wide pollen Feb 5, 2025, 4:39 AM

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@rocky skiff pacman -Q kscreen

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:40 AM

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6.2.5-1

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:40 AM

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and what about
pacman -Q libkscreen

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:40 AM

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same version

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:40 AM

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good

wide pollen Feb 5, 2025, 4:41 AM

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@olive charm neofetch please

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:41 AM

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you mean @rocky skiff right?

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:42 AM

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other one crappy bc i resized terminal

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:43 AM

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sudo pacman -Syu

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your kernel is outdated

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or maybe not you're lts

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:43 AM

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moai

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:45 AM

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have you tried rebooting since having this issue?

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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yeah

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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okok

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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twice

wide pollen Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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@olive charm @rocky skiff you are on gnome and are trying to use a kde exclusive app?

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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wait what

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i definitely downloaded KDE

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DE type

wide pollen Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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rocky skiff

this says gnome

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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not gnome

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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wide pollen <@209755658793385984> <@822954420920385617> you are on gnome and are trying to u...

lmao wtf I'm blind

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:46 AM

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moai so my stuff are mess lmfao

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ig time to delete my ssd KEK

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KDE is kinda weird so far for me

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ngl

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:47 AM

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There are commands to wipe gnome and install kde instead

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just saying

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:47 AM

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yeah

wide pollen Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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reboot

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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again?

wide pollen Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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pick plasma-wayland in gdm

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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im confused

wide pollen Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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or sddm

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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you can switch de when on the login screen

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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I went with sddm

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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its on a corner normally

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:48 AM

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olive charm you can switch de when on the login screen

Oh

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Advance option right

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I have grud bootloader

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:49 AM

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no not grub

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the display manager

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gdm or sddm whatever

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:49 AM

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olive charm no not grub

Okay

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Gotta loves CATGRIN

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:49 AM

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top right

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or left

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I use sddm so I don't remember

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:49 AM

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I think i went with sddm

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:50 AM

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no thats gdm

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:50 AM

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Oh

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Im still learnin XD

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:50 AM

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if you want sddm

sudo pacman -Rns gdm

sudo pacman -S sddm

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and

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sudo systemctl enable sddm

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:50 AM

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I dont see DE in login screen

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:50 AM

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oh ok go into the distro

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:50 AM

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Oh wakt i see it

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:50 AM

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the de

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:51 AM

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Had to click my account

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:51 AM

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okok

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:51 AM

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I go with plasma wayland or x11

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:51 AM

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wayland

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:51 AM

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Done

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Oh UI lookin better and different now

olive charm Feb 5, 2025, 4:52 AM

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When inside of kde open konsole and do those

sudo pacman -Rns gdm

sudo pacman -S sddm

sudo systemctl enable sddm

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it will boot you up on sddm next time you boot

rocky skiff Feb 5, 2025, 4:52 AM

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Its work

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Display / monitor kscreen error dont show anymore

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Thanks guys

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(SOLVED) No KScreen backend found.

#(SOLVED) No KScreen backend found.