How to control KDE (4.9.0) plasma widgets from command line?

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The settings are stored in ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc.

  1. Edit it.
  2. Don't change anything from GUI to prevent rewriting the file.
  3. Log out.
  4. Log in.

If you want to reset all applets state to "factory" settings just delete the file in the step 1.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • int_ua
    int_ua over 1 year

    I cannot delete "Window Menubar" widget from panel and "Facebook" widget from "Search and Launch" desktop bottom. And I don't want to delete all my settings, can I delete these widgets somewhere in config files or with some commands?

    • int_ua
      int_ua almost 12 years
      Looks like it's in ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc, checking...