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KDE keeps asking me for entering a password every time i open Discord, Brave or similar programs

Section titled “KDE keeps asking me for entering a password every time i open Discord, Brave or similar programs”

This is due to KWallet being enabled by default. You’ll need to disable it in order to avoid entering the password.

  • What is the purpose of this “Wallet”?
    • What is the purpose of this “Wallet”? A wallet (in KDE’s terminology, sometimes called vault or keyring) is an encrypted volume protected by a user-defined password where user and/or software can store secrets (often, credentials when the user checked “Remember the account” in an application).

To disable KWallet, open System Settings → KDE Wallet → Wallet Preferences and uncheck “Enable the KDE wallet subsystem”. Alternatively, remove the wallet file at ~/.local/share/kwalletd/.

Once you have followed the guide. Reboot or log out from KDE Plasma.

  • After disabling KWallet i had to relogin from all the services. Is that normal?
    • Yes. That usually happens when you have already created a password for the KWallet. Just log in to your accounts again and the credentials will then be saved without the password prompt.

How can i get the same look as the one shown in the KDE Screenshots? named as “Emerald”

Section titled “How can i get the same look as the one shown in the KDE Screenshots? named as “Emerald””
  • It’s a combination of the Emerald Theme + Qogir Icon Theme which they’re not installed by default.
    • Install both with the following command
      sudo apt install emerald-kde-theme qogir-icon-theme
    Apply both in Appearance & Style - Colors & Themes.
  • Since there is no SDDM theme applied by default, SDDM falls back to the classic theme.
    • Apply the Breeze Theme as shown in the screenshot