https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=491266
Bug ID: 491266
Summary: "Background Services" should not be visible to the
end-user
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: 6.1.3
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: Startup process
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: epictux...@proton.me
CC: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk
Target Milestone: 1.0
There's a thing on KDE called "Background Services". Before, it was integrated
in the System Settings app.
Now, it's an standalone application, with the same settings (you have to search
the app name in the start menu to find it).
As I see it, it's confusing for the end-user and should probably be hidden. I
believe that many users will think this is like Microsoft Windows
"services.msc", when in reality it is not. Relevant services are managed by
systemd through terminal instead of "Background Services" from KDE.
"Background Services" from KDE provide some basic toggles for things like
Bluetooth, Print Manager and other services, but as I see it, there's no
benefit of exposing this for the end-user, because he or she could go and
disable services thinking that will help start-up times or something, when in
reality the services are very "minor" and do not impact system usage (as far as
I know).
I would suggest getting rid of this "Background Services" thing and resetting
its options so users that have modified it in the past now have its services
enabled again because as I understand it they should not be disabled by the
average user, and should instead be hidden through some terminal command.
One example I personally have is that I had disabled Touchpad service and
Touchpad still works even with it disabled.
And I also believe disabling those services may be buggy or may interefere with
system operations in some areas.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
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