Nord Theme

24 Feb 2026

Nord Theme Final Result

In recent years, the Nord color palette has become extremely popular thanks to its cool, clean, and relaxing aesthetic. In this tutorial you will learn how to achieve an elegant Nord setup on KDE Plasma in the simplest way possible.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure you have kpackagetool6 installed. You can install it depending on your distribution:

  • Ubuntu and derivatives:
    sudo apt install kpackagetool6
  • Arch Linux and derivatives:
    sudo pacman -S kpackage
  • Fedora:
    sudo dnf install kpackage

The installation will be carried out mostly from the terminal, so open one and make sure you are not inside any particular directory by running:

cd

Now you need to download the themes and plasmoids we will use. Download them with the following command:

wget https://github.com/zayronxio/Librepixels.Page.cdn/releases/download/NordTema/recursosTemaNord01.tar.xz

Extract the archive with the following command:

tar -xJf recursosTemaNord01.tar.xz

Verify that the directories where some of the packages will be installed exist:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/{icons,aurorae/themes,color-schemes}

Now proceed with the package installation. Use the following command to enter the directory containing the themes:

cd recursosTemaNord01

Install the Plasma theme (Rounded Nord):

kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Theme -i Rounded.Nord.tar.xz && rm Rounded.Nord.tar.xz

Install the Aurorae theme:

tar -xJf ketsa.tar.xz -C $HOME/.local/share/aurorae/themes && rm ketsa.tar.xz

Install the color scheme:

tar -xJf UtterlyNord.tar.xz -C $HOME/.local/share/color-schemes && rm UtterlyNord.tar.xz

Install the icons:

tar -xJf ColorFlow.tar.xz -C $HOME/.local/share/icons && rm ColorFlow.tar.xz

Install the 4 Plasmoids:

kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Applet -i OnlyText.Date.Kde.tar.xz && rm OnlyText.Date.Kde.tar.xz

kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Applet -i Plasma.Flex.Hub.tar.xz && rm Plasma.Flex.Hub.tar.xz

kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Applet -i MechanicalClock.tar.xz && rm MechanicalClock.tar.xz

kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Applet -i Freyry.Weather.tar.xz && rm Freyry.Weather.tar.xz

Now run the following command to confirm that all plasmoids have been installed. This is very important — retry the process if any are missing:

  • OnlyText.Date.Kde
  • Freyry.Weather
  • MechanicalClock
  • Plasma.Flex.Hub
kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Applet --list

Desktop Configuration

Manually configuring every element across all KDE Plasma panels can be very time-consuming. Instead, we will use plasma-interactiveconsole to run a JS script that does everything automatically. Use this command in the terminal to open the console:

plasma-interactiveconsole

In the console window, select open; then look for the file nordJs.js inside the recursosTemaNord01 directory in your home folder. Its contents will be loaded automatically. You may review the code if you wish. Keep in mind that running it will erase your current panel configuration and replace it with the theme’s layout.

Important: do not proceed with this step unless you have confirmed that all plasmoids are installed — otherwise the process will be interrupted and you may end up with no panels.

Plasma Interactive Console - Step 1
Plasma Interactive Console - Step 2

Once executed, the panels and widgets will be modified automatically.

Configuring Themes, Colors, Icons, and Aurorae

Open the KDE Plasma System Settings again:

KDE System Settings

In the left panel, go to “Colors & Themes” and apply the following configuration in each subsection:

  • Plasma Theme → Rounded Nord
  • Window Decorations → Ketsa
  • Plasma Style → Rounded Nord
  • Colors → Utterly-Nord
  • Icons → ColorFlow-Aggressive

At this point, the desktop should look very similar to the screenshot at the top. All that remains is the wallpaper; you can download it here:

Download wallpaper

nord theme video

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