Bug 515163

Summary:	PLM should have a "Download new plugins..." option, since they can be used there
Product:	[Plasma] plasma-login-manager	Reporter:	Fernando Marcelino Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kde, olib141
Priority:	VLO	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	CachyOS
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512567
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-27 16:40:39 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Change the custom wallpaper plugin while in the PLM settings.

OBSERVED RESULT
You can't. You will have to go the the Wallpaper settings.

EXPECTED RESULT
It should be possible do download new plugins from the PLM settings, since you can set to use one if you already downloaded one from the Wallpaper settings.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.7-2-cachyos (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 9 GB of RAM (8.1 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2026-01-27 17:15:22 UTC

>since you can set to use one if you already downloaded one from the Wallpaper settings.

That's unfortunately not true.
There is a challenge when it comes to syncing both the plugin itself and then any files it references into plm's home folder.

I'm hoping after Plasma 6.9 we can make it so wallpapers are programs and then they can be installed via flathub to a system location and implicitly fix this. I don't imagine we'll do anything before that.