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📝 Update KWin installation docs
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Schneegans committed Oct 29, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -213,14 +213,23 @@ Just go to your System Settings, then "Workspace Behavior", and "Desktop Effects
Execute this command to download the latest stable release:

```bash
wget https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/releases/latest/download/burn_my_windows_kwin4.tar.gz
# For Plasma 5
wget https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/releases/latest/download/burn_my_windows_kwin5.tar.gz

# For Plasma 6
wget https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/releases/latest/download/burn_my_windows_kwin6.tar.gz
```

Install it by executing the following commands.

```bash
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/kwin/effects
tar -xf burn_my_windows_kwin4.tar.gz -C ~/.local/share/kwin/effects

# For Plasma 5
tar -xf burn_my_windows_kwin5.tar.gz -C ~/.local/share/kwin/effects

# For Plasma 6
tar -xf burn_my_windows_kwin6.tar.gz -C ~/.local/share/kwin/effects
```

Then select the desired effects in the system settings under "Desktop Effects".
Expand All @@ -239,7 +248,12 @@ Now you will have to build the effects and copy them to your KWin effect directo
```bash
./kwin/build.sh
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/kwin/effects
tar -xf kwin/burn_my_windows_kwin4.tar.gz -C ~/.local/share/kwin/effects

# For Plasma 5
tar -xf kwin/burn_my_windows_kwin5.tar.gz -C ~/.local/share/kwin/effects

# For Plasma 6
tar -xf kwin/burn_my_windows_kwin6.tar.gz -C ~/.local/share/kwin/effects
```

That's it!
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