KDE Plasma Fixes
March 30, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
A collection of patches, fixes, and workarounds for KDE Plasma on Wayland (Ubuntu). These were gathered from gists and scripts written between late 2025 and early 2026 and may no longer be needed on current system versions. They're preserved here for reference.
Part of the Patches Index.
Fixes
| Fix | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix Plasma Panels Not Loading | Restart plasmashell and rebuild KDE config cache when taskbar/panels are missing after boot |
| Kill Stuck Thumbnail KIO Workers | Watchdog script to kill accumulated stopped-state thumbnail kioworker processes |
| F13 Key Not Recognized on KDE Wayland | Fix XKB mapping so F13 is bindable as a shortcut key in KDE |
| Defer Boot Services | Speed up time-to-desktop by deferring Docker, Samba, PostgreSQL, etc. until after graphical.target |
| Electron Sandbox Fix | Fix Electron app sandbox crashes by setting ELECTRON_DISABLE_SANDBOX globally |