I'm looking to remove the "Tool Box" icon in the upper right hand corner of my KDE 4 desktop, but can't find any configuration setting anywhere to do so. I'm new to KDE 4, so it's quite possible I just haven't found that setting yet.
Is there any way to remove that icon from your desktop, or is it just a permanent, unmovable part of KDE?
5 Answers
You can delete the toolbox cashew widget this way:
Open a terminal and type:
sudo -H dolphinorkdesudo dolphinenter your passwordIn dolphin, navigate to
/usr/share/kde4/servicesSearch in this folder for
plasma-toolbox, there should be 3 files namedplasma-toolbox-(*something*).desktopMake backups of these in another folder and delete the originals
log out and back in
Done, no more cashew :)
3Install Py-Cashew -- it's an additional script that removes the thingy (it can also be downloaded via KDE widget download tool)
There are also Stealth Cashew that let's you configure cashew transparency.
1I found another alternative, in case anyone's interested: the "Stealth Cashew" widget also lets you hide the cashew. It requires the 'plasma-scriptengine-ruby' package to work, though.
Just remove "/usr/share/kde4/services/plasma-toolbox-desktoptoolbox"
- Open terminal
- Type: sudo rm /usr/share/kde4/services/plasma-toolbox-desktoptoolbox
- Type your password (characters won't apper)
- Relogin
Done. Checked. Worked.
1) With the current Plasma design it is intended that the Toolbox is not easily removable because Plasma has a high configurability and the user always should have the possibility to get things back.
2) Still, the non-removable toolbox is a splinter in many user's eyes. So there is an ongoing discussion of how to let the user easily remove the toolbox while making sure there is always a way to "repair" a ill-configured desktop:
