01 Themes and Dependencies
You need python3, which you will most likely already have in your PC: many distros already provide it pre-installed.
LightHouse has been tested with both Python3.8 and Python3.9.
You will also need the package dbus-python. Download it using your distro's package manager (apt, pacman, zypper etc.)
On OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, you can get is by issuing
sudo zypper in python38-dbus-python(for Python3.8).
Whenever invoking LightHouse, you must tell it which Global Theme it should apply. You can use for example Breeze and Breeze Dark, the two default KDE Plasma themes.
Or you can go to the System Settings and download new ones you like:
WARNING! Make sure you download the so called "
Global Themes". AGlobal Themeis a package containing all the graphic embellishments created by the author of the theme: in one click you can install everything you need. LightHouse needs this kind of packages to apply your favorite theme.
Also
WARNING! Sometimes
Global Themes, if not correctly configured by the original author, can lead to graphical discrepancies (for example: a color palette may not be applied correctly or the author may forgot to complete the theme etc...) It may happen, therefore, that the problem is not of LightHouse but of the theme to be applied.
LightHouse can also modify the wallpaper at the same time as it applies a new theme.
Often, the wallpapers associated with a specific theme are installed at the same time you install a Global Theme.
You can still choose any personal image to apply, the only limit is your imagination!
LightHouse can also change the default theme applied to Konsole, the KDE Plasma terminal.
To install a new theme, follow these steps:
- Open
Konsole - Now click in the main menu bar
Settings-->Manage profilesand create a new profile by clicking onNew.
- Reach the
Appearancetab and download a new color scheme by clicking on theGet Newbutton.
