Debian-KDE6.txt

Debian and KDE 6 - WSL - How to install KDE 6 via Debian - Windows 11 - X410 - Linux - 2024

You will find Debian via Microsoft store or via this link
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9msvkqc78pk6?hl=en-US&gl=US

X410 - X server can you find in Microsoft Store or via this link
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pm8lp83g3l3?hl=en-us&gl=US

How to install KDE 6 via DEBIAN - WSL - TEXT
https://github.com/vinberg88/opensuse/blob/main/Debian-KDE6.txt

How to install KDE 6 via DEBIAN - WSL - VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrtgmwsptVc


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About Debian - https://www.debian.org

Debian is a popular and freely available computer 
operating system (OS) that uses a Unix-like 
kernel typically Linux alongside other program 
components, many of which come from GNU Project. 
Debian can be downloaded over the internet 
or, for a small charge, obtained on CD, DVD, Blu-ray
disc or USB flash drive. As Open Source 
software, Debian is developed by nearly 1,000 active
programmers from around the world who collectively
form Debian Project. he name Debian -- pronounced
deb-EE-uhn -- is a portmanteau that blends the
creator's first name, Ian, with that of his 
wife, Debra.

About KDE Plasma 6 - https://kde.org - https://kde.org/plasma-desktop

KDE is an international team co-operating on 
development and distribution of Free, Open
Source Software for desktop and portable
computing. Our community has developed a
wide variety of applications for communication, 
work, education and entertainment. We have a
strong focus on finding innovative solutions to
old and new problems, creating a vibrant, open
atmosphere for experimentation. KDE is The 
next generation desktop for Linux. Use KDE
software to surf the web, keep in touch with
colleagues, friends and family, manage your
files, enjoy music and videos; and get creative
and productive at work. The KDE community develops
and maintains more than 200 applications
which run on any Linux desktop, and often
other platforms too.

Find More Here About WSL and Linux for Windows 11..
https://github.com/vinberg88/opensuse

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DO THIS AFTER INSTALL - DEBIAN UPDATE.

To upgrade Debian 12 (Bookworm) to Debian 13 (Trixie)

Type in Terminal....

sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade

Then change Modify your /etc/apt/sources.list file
to point to the Debian 13 repositories. Replace all instances of "bookworm" with "trixie"

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Replace all instances of "bookworm" with "trixie"

sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade

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sudo apt install hyfetch fastfetch

Type in terminal: hyfetch

And we are on Debian 13 - Trixie

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Type this in terminal to fix ip problem for xserver - X410 - You can find ip for WSL via Micrsoft Terminal/powershell: ipconfig

sudo ls -l /etc/resolv.conf
sudo mv /etc/resolv.conf /tmp/resolv.conf.bak
sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 172.19.64.1  <-- add this and put your ip there

sudo chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf
sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved
cat /etc/resolv.conf

If you see som red text dont worry it works.

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Reboot Reboot Reboot Debian - Reboot Reboot Reboot Debian

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Install programs:

sudo apt install bash git npm wget curl dracut dbus -y
sudo apt install sddm* -y
sudo systemctl set-default graphical
sudo systemctl enable sddm.service

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Install Google-Chrome

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb -y

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Install Blanket if you Want! - Listen to Sound =]

wget https://launchpad.net/~apandada1/+archive/ubuntu/blanket/+files/blanket_0.6.0-0~daily~202208090401~23edaaa~ubuntu22.04.1_all.deb
sudo apt install ./blanket_0.6.0-0~daily~202208090401~23edaaa~ubuntu22.04.1_all.deb -y

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Isntall Visual Studio Code from Microsoft - 2025

sudo apt-get install wget gpg
wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > packages.microsoft.gpg
sudo install -D -o root -g root -m 644 packages.microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg
echo "deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" |sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list > /dev/null
rm -f packages.microsoft.gpg

sudo apt install apt-transport-https
sudo apt update
sudo apt install code

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Paste all in terminal for install KDE 6 Desktop for Debian 13.

sudo apt install plasma-workspace* plasma-desktop* qtwayland5* kwin-wayland*

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Install some Programs that is needed for Debian and KDE 6.

sudo apt install dolphin konsole kate gnome-terminal kwin* xorg* x11* npm* kpackagetool6* cmake* clang* gcc

sudo apt-get install zip* makefile*

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install make cmake ninja-build build-essential extra-cmake-modules qtbase5-private-dev qtdeclarative5-dev libqt5svg5-dev libkf5config-dev libkf5declarative-dev libkf5configwidgets-dev libkf5kcmutils-dev libkdecorations2-dev

sudo  curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.0/install.sh | bash
source ~/.profile
nvm install 20

npm uninstall tsc
npm install -D typescript

git clone https://github.com/zeroxoneafour/polonium.git
cd polonium
wget https://github.com/zeroxoneafour/polonium/releases/download/v0.6.0/polonium.kwinscript
sudo make

Last to do in terminal for this: cd

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Paste In Terminal - All

xdg-user-dirs-update
sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target
sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target

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Type this in terminal and put your user there - sudo loginctl enable-linger user

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Copy this and paste in terminal: sudo nano ~/.wsl_x11_env

Then add this script to terminal

export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
export XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
export GDK_BACKEND=x11

export LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1

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Reboot Reboot Reboot Debian 13

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Start X410 for windows 11 and start Debian 13 via WSL - Time to start KDE 6

Paste in terminal: export DISPLAY=$(cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep nameserver | awk '{print $2; exit;}'):0.0
Paste in terminal: . ~/.wsl_x11_env
Start kde plasma 6: startplasma-x11

Just wait it will start.. Take some time... 

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Regards Mattias Vinberg - Debian 13 - KDE 6 - Windows 11 - WSL - X410 - Linux - Sweden - 2024

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