Kurve

Audio visualizer widget powered by CAVA for the KDE Plasma Desktop

Installation

Distribution packages

Arch Linux (AUR)

yay -S plasma6-applets-kurve

openSUSE Build Service packages (Fedora, openSUSE)

Maintained with @pallaswept and me at https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:luisbocanegra/kurve

Install instructions: https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3Aluisbocanegra&package=kurve

KDE Store

1. Install the following (runtime) dependencies from your distribution packages:

   # Arch Linux
   sudo pacman -Syu cava qt6-websockets python-websockets
   # Fedora
   sudo dnf install cava qt6-qtwebsockets-devel python-websockets
   # Kubuntu
   sudo apt install cava qt6-websockets-dev python3-websockets
   # openSUSE
   sudo zypper install cava qt6-websockets-imports python3-websockets

   NOTE: Qt/Python websockets are used to communicate with CAVA if the C++ plugin is not installed manually or can't be loaded

2. Install the widget from the KDE Store

   Method 1: Directly from Plasma

   1. Right click on the Panel or Desktop > Add or manage widgets > Get new > Download new...
   2. Search for "Kurve", install and add it to your Panel or Desktop.

   Method 2: From local plasmoid file

   1. Go to the Kurve product page in the KDE Store: https://store.kde.org/p/2299506
   2. Download the *.plasmoid file
   3. Install with the following command:

   kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Applet -i package /path/to/downloaded/file.plasmoid

   NOTE: Replace -i with -u to update instead

Build from source (With C++ Plugin)

1. Install these dependencies or the equivalents for your distribution

   # Arch Linux
   sudo pacman -S git gcc cmake extra-cmake-modules libplasma cava qt6-websockets python-websockets
   # Fedora
   sudo dnf install git gcc-c++ cmake extra-cmake-modules libplasma-devel cava qt6-qtwebsockets python3-websockets
   # Kubuntu
   sudo apt install git build-essential cmake extra-cmake-modules libplasma-dev cava qt6-websockets-dev python3-websockets
   # openSUSE
   sudo zypper install git cmake extra-cmake-modules libplasma6-devel cava qt6-websockets-imports python3-websockets

   NOTE: Packages libplasma cava qt6-websockets and python3-websockets are runtime dependencies

   NOTE: Qt/Python websockets are used to communicate with CAVA if the C++ plugin can't be loaded

2. Clone and install

   git clone https://github.com/luisbocanegra/kurve.git
   cd kurve
   ./install.sh

Manual install for immutable distributions

1. Use the -immutable variants of the install script

2. Add QML_IMPORT_PATH environment variable for the C++ plugin to work:

   Create the file ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env/path.sh (and folders if they don't exist) with the following:

   export QML_IMPORT_PATH="$HOME/.local/lib64/qml:$HOME/.local/lib/qml:$QML_IMPORT_PATH"

3. Log-out or reboot to apply the change*

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