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A screenshot showing Kdenlive's Whisper model manager. The progress bar shows 0% and will likely stay like that for the remainder of the life of the Universe unless you take action.

07/05/2025 Paul

Struggling to install Whisper models for Kdenlive’s smart transcription plugin? Try this…

First, credit where credit is due: the following solution was cobbled together combining both advice from Kdenlive developers and a

Commonality (left) and Commonality Sol (right) Elisa (left) and Konsole (right) running

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07/12/2023 Julius Enriquez

Off-Theme Presents: Commonality

For the fourth installment of Off-Theme we have a global theme based on the granddaddy of all the classic Unix desktops, a desktop that ruled the roost of the workstations from a bygone era. It is time to pay tribute to the DE that once dominated the Unix world.

A view of the Plasma desktop with the lustrous Shades of Purple them applied.

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28/11/2023 Julius Enriquez

Off-Theme Presents: Shades of Purple

In the third installment of Off-Theme, we cover Shades of Purple, a global theme with a rather striking set of shades that sets it apart from many other flat themes.

Animated WebP image showing off the different variants of the Graphite global theme series Graphite Light, Graphite Dark, Graphite Nord Light, and Graphite Nord Dark are shown side-by-side and in order

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14/11/2023 Julius Enriquez

Off-Theme Presents: Graphite

Graphite is a global theme that boldly goes for a starkly monochromatic aesthetic and sharp window borders.

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07/11/2023 Julius Enriquez

Off-Theme Presents: Nostrum

Let’s take a look at a global theme that plays both with the old and new to create a rather striking aesthetic.

Screenshot of a highly customised Plasma desktop in violet and orange. It looks better than it sounds, I swear.

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26/10/2023 Julius Enriquez

Going Off-Theme: The Prologue

KDE has a long and storied history of customisation, allowing people to express themselves freely through the desktop and truly

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21/10/2020 Paul

The Baseline

Technical writers are not always required to write exclusively for engineers. Sometimes they also have to write for their bosses, their bosses’ bosses, investors, buyers and end users. These readers may or may not come from technical background. In this article we will look at ways you can ensure your message gets across. (You can also just watch the video).