README.md

Blackbriar KDE theme

Blackbriar-KDE is a sleek design theme for KDE Plasma desktop (QT6), focusing on the contrast between black backgrounds and white outlines. Borrows from many themes (see licensing/attribution).

In this repository you'll find:

• Aurorae Themes
• Kvantum Themes (I don't use this.)
• Plasma Color Schemes
• Plasma Desktop Themes
• Plasma Desktop Layouts
• Plasma Global Themes
• Wallpapers
• Icons

Installation

For the main theme, use these.

$ ./install.sh --help

Usage: ./install.sh [OPTION]
Install Blackbriar KDE into the current user HOME directory.
If no argument is specified, install the theme.

  -i, --install         Install theme (default action)
  -u, --uninstall       Uninstall theme
  -h, --help            Print this help message

Install theme for all users

sudo ./install.sh

Uninstall for current user

./install.sh --uninstall

For recommended additions, use these.

• Use Blackbriar GTK theme and Papirus-Dark icons.
• Kvantum engine provides kvantummanager. I don't use it; this is here for posterity.

Licensing/Attribution

GNU GPL v3 or later, with CC-BY-4.0 assets

Resource	Source	License
Main forked theme	Graphite-kde-theme	GPLv3
General icons	Materia KDE	GPLv3
Cursors	Qogir	GPLv3
Login icons	FontAwesome*	CC BY 4.0
Login icons	Tela circle	?
SDDM examples	sddm-sugar-dark	GPLv3
Wallpaper	articted	"no commercial use"

*The FontAwesome icons (1 2 3 4 5) were modified to change color/default size.

TODO

• Finish SDDM theme and lockscreen theme
  • add gif on top of text entry fields
• Refactor SDDM/lockscreen code to be as similar as possible
• Add QT5 support?