Bug 514779 - Applets in https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/tree/master/applets are installed incorrectly
Summary: Applets in https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/tree/master/applets...
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.90
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2026-01-18 04:47 UTC by im fine
Modified: 2026-01-19 03:20 UTC (History)
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Description im fine 2026-01-18 04:47:45 UTC 
SUMMARY
An applet like taskmanager's plasmoid directory will contain just a metadata.json file with no other files. Plasma excepts it have a contents/ui directory

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. restart plasma (plasmashell --replace)

OBSERVED RESULT
Could not find required file "mainscript" for package PACKAGE should be QList("ui/main.qml")

EXPECTED RESULT
no errors

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.18.5-arch1-1
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.11.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The same thing happens on the newest neon-unstable iso