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# How I customized my KDE Desktop: Auto tiling, theme, icons, layout, activites..

**[The Linux Experiment](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxexp)** · 19 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A walkthrough of a fully customized KDE Plasma desktop setup covering auto-tiling with the Mouse Tiler KWin script, Dynamic Workspaces for GNOME-style workspace management, a three-panel layout using Panel Colorizer, the Quantum Manager app style with Windsor Dark theme, Tela Blue Dark icons, Oxygen cursors, and KDE Activities for separating Linux and Warhammer content creation workflows. Practical tips are given for installing each component via KDE's Get New Stuff dialog.

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