# KDE on Arch at uConsole - results of one month usage

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/kde-on-arch-at-uconsole-results-of-one-month-usage/15206>\
**Category:** uConsole\
**Tags:** review, software, kde\
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/kde-on-arch-at-uconsole-results-of-one-month-usage/15206 "2024-12-26T17:27:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/kde-on-arch-at-uconsole-results-of-one-month-usage/15206/1 "2024-12-26T17:27:42Z")

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I am using KDE Plasma on uConsole for the last 1 month and decided to share my experiences with community.

## In a nutshell

So far, the experience of using KDE Plasma (desktop edition) on uConsole is really positive. It is faster than I thought and provides a very satisfying productivity.

## The setup

I am using Plasma on top of Arch Linux assembled with the scripts provided by @PotatoMania. I use Wayland and never even tried [X.org](http://X.org) on my uConsole. I have disabled search indexing (no point or me).

## Advantages

I rely on KDE Plasma/Ach for daily driving my personal laptop for years. So I was really curious if that would work for uConsole. My bet was that it will be struggling - hardware-wise it is not even close to my powerful Lenovo laptops.

It turns out, I was wrong - KDE Plasma is really usable on uConsole. My typical setup is below.

 ![my typical Plasma setup on uConsole](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/1/193c600d01b6dc5e1b99590565a1c47bd85e90ea.jpeg)

So, the advantage is that I can use highly functional desktop environment on my uConsole with all the benefits and conveniences it provides.

When I was just installing Plasma on my uConsole, I had a hypothesis that it will be hardly usable due to relatively small screen (at least comparing to 4K screen on laptop). it turned out I was completely wrong - the screen size and resolution allow for quite comfortable usage. Even with 1,25 scaling.

All native KDE apps that I use work in fast and responsive way on uConsole. Some lags are observed when I use Ferdium or other Electron-based apps.

_It is probably worth mentioning that **in my personal experience, Plasma Desktop runs faster on Arch than on Postmarket**. I did not compare with other distros, though._

In a nutshell - I am a happy uConsole user )

## Drawacks

There are some dawbacks and glitches which make my experience o using Plasma on uConsole slightly less happy. It does not make me love uConsole and Plasma combination any less, but worth mentioning:

- Night mode does not work. If I enable it - the screen just goes black
- Screen corners + expose effect just brings the black screen. Stops after mouse click. Somewhat annoying as I rely on electric corners+window overview on the desktop
- App menus on the window title bar (yes, I use this setup) are somewhat miss-positioned. Completely usable, though.

 ![Screenshot_20241226_192121](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/3/3654690f3d2b84cb5a18c3eb5d46f67f0dedee46.png)

## Instead of conclusion

I am a happy uConsole+Arch+Plasma user this far. There are some minor glitches, but they do not hamper productivity in any significant ways.

So, **huge thanks to both uCconsole and KDE teams and all the contributors as well as wonderful people on this forum who help complete strangers to solve their issues and hack**.