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Select Add Widgets... from desktop menu.

Select Get New Widgets -> Download New Plasma Widgets from Widget Explorer.

Search for the required widget and press Install.

Drag the installed widget to the desktop or a panel as usual.

Select Add Widgets... from desktop menu.

Select Get New Widgets -> Install Widget From Local File... from Widget Explorer.

Select a local file and press Finish.

To install a Plasma widget from Konsole type:

kpackagetool5 -i widget-file-name.plasmoid

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-Select the widget type to install.
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 To install a ''Plasma widget'' from '''Konsole''' type:
-{{Input|1= plasmapkg -u widget-file-name.plasmoid}}
+{{Input|1= kpackagetool5 -i widget-file-name.plasmoid}}
-== FAQ == <!--T:25-->
-=== I can't install plasmoids in Plasma Workspaces 4.5.1 === <!--T:26-->
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-This is caused by a bug in kdelibs 4.5.1 ([https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=251192 bug 251192]) which prevents the installer from extracting plasmoid files. The workaround is to extract the file manually and install it from '''Konsole''' or another terminal.
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-* Download the plasmoid
-* Open the file (*.plasmoid) with '''Ark''' and extract it to a directory
-* Open '''Konsole''' and navigate to the directory from the previous step
-{{Input|1=cd ''/path/to/directory''}}
-* Install the plasmoid with the command (where '''''directory-name''''' is the name of the extracted directory)
-{{Input|1= plasmapkg -i ''directory-name''}}
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-{{Tip|You can navigate to the directory in '''Dolphin''' and press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open an embedded terminal.}}
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