Different users can have different settings
The root /1/ has own settings. You could change the root's settings by starting the System Settings with the command:
kdesudo systemsettings
Root's gtk apps
As default the root's folder doesn't have the link to the oxygen-gtk.
To fix this you need to copy the hidden file .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 (note the dot !) from your home directory to the /root/ with name .gtkrc-2.0 (note the dot !) /2/, /3/.
Command line:
sudo cp .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 /root/.gtkrc-2.0
If you have the Root Actions Servicemenu /4/ installed you could use it to copy and rename.
System's default mouse theme (KDM cursor)
The Debian and the Debian based are using the alternatives /5/ to set the environmental variables.
:~$ man update-alternatives /6/
NAME
update-alternatives - maintain symbolic links determining default commands
SYNOPSIS
update-alternatives [options] command
DESCRIPTION
update-alternatives creates, removes, maintains and displays
information about the symbolic links comprising the Debian alternatives
system.
It is possible for several programs fulfilling the same or similar functions
to be installed on a single system at the same time.
To set the cursor theme with the alternatives command line:
sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme
With KDE gui:
Package: kalternatives /7/ - graphical alternatives system configuration tool
More: Change system default X11 cursor theme /8/.
Sometimes
Quote: "Sometimes, in KDE applications under my ordinary user, fonts spontaneously change to Ubuntu font - why this happens and how can I avoid it?"
Yes, I have noticed this. Why - beats me. The Kubuntu is resetting to the default Kubuntu settings (/usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kde4-profile/default/share/config/)
To fix this i have edited the Kubuntu defaults: /usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kde4-profile/default/share/config/kdeglobals.
Default Kubuntu kdeglobals has:
[General]
BrowserApplication[$e]=!rekonq
XftHintStyle=hintmedium
font=Ubuntu,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
menuFont=Ubuntu,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
desktopFont=Ubuntu,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
toolBarFont=Ubuntu,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
smallestReadableFont=Ubuntu,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
taskbarFont=Ubuntu,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
Looking my own kdeglobals: ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals and copying them to the defaults. Here:
[General]
BrowserApplication[$e]=!rekonq
XftHintStyle=hintmedium
font=Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
menuFont=Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
desktopFont=Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
toolBarFont=Sans Serif,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
smallestReadableFont=Sans Serif,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
taskbarFont=Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
Links:
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
- http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=62352
- http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3092288.msg201654#msg201654
- http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Root+Actions+Servicemenu?content=48411
- http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/91
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page
- http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/kalternatives
- http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3112235.0
Best Answer
Make sure you have the following packages installed (they should have been installed by kubuntu-desktop, but may have gotten missed):
Then go to the KDE Control centre and make sure that the checkbox for using KDE themes in GTK apps is checked.