Bug 479018

Summary:	Third-party cursor theme is not applied to SDDM
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Patrick Silva <bugseforuns>
Component:	kcm_sddm	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, kde, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	qt6
Version:	master
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Patrick Silva 2023-12-26 10:09:34 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open Cursors KCM
2. click on "Get new..." button
3. search for "Radioactive" cursor theme and install it
4. close the "Get new..." window
5. apply "Radioactive" cursor theme
6. go to SDDM KCM
7. click on "Apply Plasma settings..." button
8. click on "Apply" button
9. logout

OBSERVED RESULT
"Radioactive" cursor theme was not applied to SDDM

EXPECTED RESULT
"Radioactive" cursor theme is applied to SDDM

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.91.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.248.0
Qt Version: 6.6.1
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-01-11 18:25:01 UTC

In order for user-installed themes to apply to SDDM, they need to be installed systemwide rather than in the user's homedir, since SDDM doesn't have access to that.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 447171 ***