Using the new KDE Store and installing directly from there

[oshunluvr]

If you haven't found it already, take a look at the new KDE Store

You can install directly from the website, but first you have to install "xdgurl". Here's the latest version for Ubuntu: xdgurl2.02

Have a look...

[wizard10000]

For those of us not using Kubuntu this might be helpful - the package's control file. You can get dependencies from there

Package: xdgurl
Version: 2.0.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Akira Ohgaki <akiraohgaki@gmail.com>
Installed-Size: 141
Depends: libqt5svg5 (>= 5.3.0), qml-module-qtquick2 (>= 5.3.0) | qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin (>= 5.3.0), qml-module-qtquick-window2 (>= 5.3.0) | qtdeclarative5-window-plugin (>= 5.3.0), qml-module-qtquick-controls (>= 5.3.0) | qtdeclarative5-controls-plugin (>= 5.3.0), qml-module-qtquick-dialogs (>= 5.3.0) | qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin (>= 5.3.0)
Section: web
Priority: optional
Description: An install helper program for desktop stuff
An install helper program for desktop stuff.

[NickStone]

What's wrong with the repository of your favourite distribution?

Yet another plasma desktop (KDE) feature copied from Windows or a coincidence?

It seems that with every new version of Plasma desktop (KDE) is looking more and more like a Windows clone.

[wizard10000]

What's wrong with the repository of your favourite distribution?

It doesn't exist in the repository of my favorite distribution.

[Snowhog]

Does this site replace kde-apps.org (now linux-apps.com) or augment it?

[MoonRise]

Does this site replace kde-apps.org (now linux-apps.com) or augment it?

Ditto...

[Rog131]

Many faces of the opendesktop org



Third party - Opendesktop.org
(earlier - https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=225&t=136966)

Everyone can upload their creations to share.

History:
- openDesktop.org. 15 years in review: http://karlitschek.de/2016/01/opende...ars-in-review/
- openDesktop.org changes: http://karlitschek.de/2016/01/opendesktop-org-changes/

Under new owner: https://forum.opendesktop.org/t/welc...op-org-forum/8

As most of you might have noticed, we are in the middle of transitioning opendesktop.org stores to new servers and also a new backend. All product, user and comment informations should be preserved. All login accounts are kept. If you experience any issues to login to the new servers, please post here or send us an email, we're watching out for your feedback and listening. Note that if from time to time some categories or products may not showing up temporarily, don't panic, as everything is being saved and evaluated to be made available again. One of the biggest transitions will be kde-look.org, which will take the most time, since OD resources are tightly integrated into Plasma's GHNS service. The whole transition could take up to another 12-15 weeks. One of the first features of our new backend is a new mutiple files upload service, which should eleminate the need for posting links to 3rd party storages...

KDE Software Store

https://dot.kde.org/2016/09/03/kde-software-store

In January 2016, Blue Systems acquired hive01 from Frank Karlitschek and restarted work on openDesktop. Since then, content has been cleaned up, the server backend has been replaced by a more modern and scalable solution,...

About KDE tools

$ kpackagetool5 --help
Usage: kpackagetool5 [options]
KPackage Manager

Options:
-v, --version                Displays version information.
-h, --help                   Displays this help.
--hash <path>                Generate a SHA1 hash for the package at <path>
-g, --global                 For install or remove, operates on packages
                            installed for all users.
-t, --type <type>            The type of package, e.g. theme, wallpaper,
                            plasmoid, dataengine, runner, layout-template,
                            etc.
-i, --install <path>         Install the package at <path>
-s, --show <name>            Show information of package <name>
-u, --upgrade <path>         Upgrade the package at <path>
-l, --list                   List installed packages
--list-types                 List all known package types that can be
                            installed
-r, --remove <name>          Remove the package named <name>
-p, --packageroot <path>     Absolute path to the package root. If not
                            supplied, then the standard data directories for
                            this KDE session will be searched instead.
--generate-index             Recreate the plugin index. To be used in
                            conjunction with either the option -t or -g.
                            Recreates the index for the given type or package
                            root. Operates in the user directory, unless -g
                            is used
--appstream-metainfo <path>  Outputs the metadata for the package <path>

$ plasmapkg2 --help
Usage: plasmapkg2 [options]
Plasma Package Manager

Options:
-v, --version             Displays version information.
-h, --help                Displays this help.
--hash <path>             Generate a SHA1 hash for the package at <path>
-g, --global              For install or remove, operates on packages
                         installed for all users.
-t, --type <type>         The type of package, e.g. theme, wallpaper,
                         plasmoid, dataengine, runner, layout-template, etc.
-i, --install <path>      Install the package at <path>
-s, --show <name>         Show information of package <name>
-u, --upgrade <path>      Upgrade the package at <path>
-l, --list                List installed packages
--list-types              List all known package types that can be installed
-r, --remove <name>       Remove the package named <name>
-p, --packageroot <path>  Absolute path to the package root. If not supplied,
                         then the standard data directories for this KDE
                         session will be searched instead.

Under review: Delegate plasmapkg2 completely into kpackagetool5 - https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/129704/