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How can I get Firefox to use the KDE style?

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There are some problems using Firefox in Kubuntu.

The menus are ugly and do not use the KDE style.

The file browser for uploading or opening files is also ugly, and is not the default KDE mini-file-browser.

The filetype icons are not shown correctly in the Downloads window.

In the small Downloads window, if I right-click a file and select "Open Containing Folder", nothing happens.

gtk3-engines-oxygen is installed and "oxygen-gtk" is the default GTK style in System Settings > Application Appearance > GTK.

Here's an example of what it looks like:

Something tells me I am missing something to integrate Firefox into KDE. What can I do to get Flamewolf - ahem Firefox to integrate nicely with KDE?

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answered 1 Year ago breadoules · Accepted Answer

I would add the Blue System's PPA for Firefox integration, as recommended straight from MMartin Gräßlin, KWin's main developer. Link: Firefox KDE integration in Debian Testing

The Launchpad PPA page for Blue Shell's Firefox can be found here: firefox-kde

Note that two packages need to be installed: firefox, and firefox-kde-suport

This will lead to a better experience, as shown in the picture from Martin's blog post. The reason this is not installed by default in Kubuntu is that Kubuntu tries to maintain a "pure" KDE experience, and therefore rarely alters upstream packages. And since Firefox is not a KDE application, upstream (KDE) would have no interest in supporting Firefox. This is the best answer for how to handle integration with Firefox + KDE in Kubuntu.

Editorial: If more people file bugs on the matter, maybe it can be addressed. Esp. since Firefox is the default browser now for Kubuntu 14.04, which is a LTS.