How to fully remove plasma and its configs?

In my PC, I have installed Manjaro system with i3 and plasma, but the both have conflicts.
When I go into my Manjaro system with i3, it shows some error icons and colors with strange behaviours.
Now I want to delete all files about Plasma.

Hello,

Not sure how you installed i3 and KDE Plasma, from what ISO, but the combination between them, to be successful has to be like this:

  1. Install of just necessary files
    sudo pacman -S i3-gaps perl-anyevent-i3 nitrogen
  2. Create the necessary folders
    mkdir .config/i3 && mkdir .config/plasma-workspace && mkdir .config/plasma-workspace/env
  3. Create the configs and the wm.sh script file that replaces KWin with i3
    touch .config/i3/config && touch .config/plasma-workspace/env/wm.sh && chmod +x .config/plasma-workspace/env/wm.sh
  4. Edit the configs
    kate .config/i3/config && kate .config/plasma-workspace/env/wm.sh

Once in Kate you paste this for i3 config file:

# This file has been auto-generated by i3-config-wizard(1).
# It will not be overwritten, so edit it as you like.
#
# Should you change your keyboard layout some time, delete
# this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1).
#

# i3 config file (v4)
#
# Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!

set $mod Mod4

# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
# is used in the bar {} block below.
font pango:monospace 8

# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
#font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8

# Before i3 v4.8, we used to recommend this one as the default:
# font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
# The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and
# clear in small sizes. However, its unicode glyph coverage is limited, the old
# X core fonts rendering does not support right-to-left and this being a bitmap
# font, it doesn’t scale on retina/hidpi displays.

# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod

# start a terminal
bindsym $mod+Return exec konsole

# kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill

# change focus
bindsym $mod+j focus left
bindsym $mod+k focus down
bindsym $mod+l focus up
bindsym $mod+semicolon focus right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Left focus left
bindsym $mod+Down focus down
bindsym $mod+Up focus up
bindsym $mod+Right focus right

# move focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+semicolon move right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right

# split in horizontal orientation
bindsym $mod+h split h

# split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+v split v

# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle

# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split

# toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle

# change focus between tiling / floating windows
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle

# focus the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent

# focus the child container
#bindsym $mod+d focus child

# switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2
bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3
bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4
bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5
bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6
bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7
bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10

# move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10

# reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
# restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart

# resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
mode "resize" {
        # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode

        # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
        # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
        # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
        # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
        bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
        bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # back to normal: Enter or Escape
        bindsym Return mode "default"
        bindsym Escape mode "default"
}

bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"

# Gaps
gaps inner 10
gaps outer 0
smart_gaps on

set $black       #212121
set $darkblack   #000000
set $red         #fb4934
set $darkred     #cc241d
set $green       #b8bb26
set $darkgreen   #98971a
set $yellow      #fabd2f
set $darkyellow  #d79921
set $blue        #83a598
set $darkblue    #458588
set $magenta     #d3869b
set $darkmagenta #b16286
set $cyan        #8ec07c
set $darkcyan    #689d6a
set $white       #ebdbb2
set $darkwhite   #a89984
set $background  #000000
set $transparent #00000000

## Avoid tiling popups, dropdown windows from plasma
# for the first time, manually resize them, i3 will remember the setting for floating windows
exec --no-startup-id wmctrl -c Plasma
for_window [title="Desktop — Plasma"] kill; floating enable; border none
for_window [class="yakuake"] floating enable
for_window [class="octopi"] floating enable
for_window [class="plasmashell"] floating enable;
for_window [class="Plasma"] floating enable; border none
for_window [title="plasma-desktop"] floating enable; border none
for_window [title="win7"] floating enable; border none
for_window [class="krunner"] floating enable; border none
for_window [class="Kmix"] floating enable; border none
for_window [class="Klipper"] floating enable; border none
for_window [class="Plasmoidviewer"] floating enable; border none

# (No) Title Bars
for_window [class="^.*"] border pixel 0

# If using compton and nitrogen change below
# exec --no-startup-id nitrogen --restore; sleep 1; compton -b
exec --no-startup-id nitrogen --restore; sleep 1

Save and close and the next file is for wm.sh

# Disable KWin and use i3gaps as WM
export KDEWM=/usr/bin/i3
# Compositor (Animations, Shadows, Transparency)
xcompmgr -C
# If you use compton then comment above and uncomment below
# compton -cCFb --backend glx --vsync opengl

Probably you have your own i3config, with your own colors etc., so maybe no need for it from my example.

Log out and log back in in plasma and you have a complete i3plasma , from this point the tweaks are easy and with no overlaps. Keyboard shortcuts work for bot i3 and plasma, and is using around 370MB memory … etc.

Removing KDE Plasma would be something like this, using the groups:
sudo pacman -Rns plasma
sudo pacman -Rns kde-applications
and you will have to manually remove some configs/folders inside
~/.config
~/.local
~/.cache

Cheers!

I have installled manjaro-i3 with i3-wm from an iso file., and install plasma by “sudo pacman -Sy plasma” in my Manjaro-i3.
In addition, I removed all files about plasma as you said, it seem to be still not fully removed .

Meaning? Did you reboot the system?

Yes. The color and icons of Pcmanfm have been fully changed (for example, from the original green to the yellow). And there is another undesirable screen lock which needs me to input password every about 20 min (just about). Other is fully normal, and I did not found any difference.

Hi, I found that I cannot input any urls and images to show my issues better in Manjaro Forum. Why? It is not allowed.

I try to " find ~/ -name “plasma”, and my terminal did not output any result related to Plasma.
Also, I try to "sudo find / -name “plasma”, it outputs:

/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-sdk-5.18.4.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-pa-5.19.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/kdeplasma-addons-5.17.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-wallpapers-5.19.3-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-vault-5.17.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-framework-5.72.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-wallpapers-5.17.4-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-nm-5.17.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-integration-5.18.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-integration-5.17.4-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-integration-5.19.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-framework-5.70.1-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-nm-5.19.4-1.1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-wallpapers-5.18.4.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-pa-5.19.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-5.18.4.1-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-vault-5.18.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-pa-5.18.4.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-desktop-5.18.4.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-nm-5.18.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-framework-5.65.0-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-wallpapers-5.18.5-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-pa-5.18.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/kdeplasma-addons-5.18.4.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/kdeplasma-addons-5.18.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-desktop-5.19.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-nm-5.18.4.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-5.18.5-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-framework-5.73.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-pa-5.17.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-integration-5.18.4.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-vault-5.19.4-1.1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-sdk-5.19.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-wallpapers-5.19.4-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-integration-5.19.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/kdeplasma-addons-5.19.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-vault-5.19.3-1.1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-vault-5.18.4.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-desktop-5.17.4-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-sdk-5.19.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/kdeplasma-addons-5.19.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-5.17.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-nm-5.19.3-1.1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-sdk-5.18.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-desktop-5.19.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-framework-5.69.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-desktop-5.18.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
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/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-sdk-5.17.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/plasma-workspace-5.19.3-1.1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
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/usr/share/icons/Papirus/22x22/apps/cqcb.plasma.webslice.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/22x22/apps/plasma-media-center.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/22x22/apps/plasmafox.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/22x22/apps/plasmagik.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/22x22/apps/org.kde.plasma.kicker.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/22x22/mimetypes/application-x-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/preferences-desktop-plasma-theme.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/plasma-search.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/preferences-desktop-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/plasmadiscover.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/cqcb.plasma.webslice.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/plasma-media-center.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/plasmafox.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/apps/plasmagik.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/64x64/mimetypes/application-x-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/preferences-desktop-plasma-theme.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/plasma-search.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/preferences-desktop-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/plasmadiscover.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/cqcb.plasma.webslice.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/plasma-media-center.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/plasmafox.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/plasmagik.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/mimetypes/application-x-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/preferences-desktop-plasma-theme.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/plasma-search.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/preferences-desktop-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/plasmadiscover.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/cqcb.plasma.webslice.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/plasma-media-center.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/plasmafox.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/apps/plasmagik.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/24x24/mimetypes/application-x-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/preferences-desktop-plasma-theme.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/plasma-search.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/preferences-desktop-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/plasmadiscover.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/cqcb.plasma.webslice.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/plasma-media-center.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/plasmafox.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/apps/plasmagik.svg
/usr/share/icons/Papirus/16x16/mimetypes/application-x-plasma.svg
/usr/share/icons/Vibrancy-Colors/apps/256/plasma.png
/usr/share/icons/Vibrancy-Colors/apps/48/plasma.png
/usr/share/icons/Vibrancy-Colors/apps/16/plasma.png
/usr/share/icons/Vibrancy-Colors/apps/64/plasma.png
/usr/share/icons/Vibrancy-Colors/apps/96/plasma.png
/usr/share/icons/Vibrancy-Colors/apps/24/plasma.png
/usr/share/icons/Vibrancy-Colors/apps/22/plasma.png
/usr/share/icons/Vibrancy-Colors/apps/32/plasma.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-community/48x48/plasma5-applets-active-window-control_window-close.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-community/64x64/plasma5-applets-weather-widget_weather-widget.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-community/64x64/plasma5-applets-thermal-monitor_thermal-monitor.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-community/64x64/plasma5-applets-active-window-control_window-close.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_accessories-calculator.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-vault_plasmavault.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_org.kde.plasma.pager.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_network-workgroup.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-desktop_user-trash.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_folder-image.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_accessories-dictionary.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_office-calendar.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-sdk_plasma.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-pa_audio-volume-high.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-desktop_org.kde.plasma.folder.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_utilities-terminal.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_cpu.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-desktop_plasma.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_color-picker.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_weather-clear.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-desktop_preferences-system-windows.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_fifteenpuzzle.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-notification-bell.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_preferences-system-time.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_image-x-generic.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_face-smile-big.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_ksysguardd.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-color.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-sdk_preferences-desktop-theme.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-system-time.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-nm_preferences-system-network.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_device-notifier.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_battery-full.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-desktop-wallpaper.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_klipper.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_system-shutdown.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/discover_plasmadiscover.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-desktop-user.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-desktop_user-desktop.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_knotes.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_applications-multimedia.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_input-keyboard.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_emblem-shared-symbolic.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_applications-internet.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-notification.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/kdeplasma-addons_office-calendar.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-sdk_cuttlefish.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/48x48/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-wallpaper.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_accessories-calculator.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-vault_plasmavault.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_org.kde.plasma.pager.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_network-workgroup.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-desktop_user-trash.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_drive-harddisk.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_folder-image.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_accessories-dictionary.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_office-calendar.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-sdk_plasma.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-pa_audio-volume-high.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-desktop_org.kde.plasma.folder.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_utilities-terminal.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_cpu.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-desktop_plasma.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_color-picker.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_weather-clear.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-desktop_preferences-system-windows.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_fifteenpuzzle.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-notification-bell.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_preferences-system-time.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_image-x-generic.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_face-smile-big.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_ksysguardd.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-color.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-sdk_preferences-desktop-theme.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-system-time.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-nm_preferences-system-network.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_device-notifier.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_battery-full.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-desktop-wallpaper.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_klipper.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_system-shutdown.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/discover_plasmadiscover.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-desktop-user.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-desktop_user-desktop.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_knotes.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-desktop_start-here-kde.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_applications-multimedia.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_input-keyboard.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_emblem-shared-symbolic.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_applications-internet.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/kdeplasma-addons_start-here-kde.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-notification.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-sdk_cuttlefish.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/64x64/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-wallpaper.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_accessories-calculator.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_org.kde.plasma.pager.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_network-workgroup.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-desktop_user-trash.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_drive-harddisk.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_folder-image.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_accessories-dictionary.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_office-calendar.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-sdk_plasma.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-pa_audio-volume-high.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-desktop_org.kde.plasma.folder.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_utilities-terminal.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_cpu.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-desktop_plasma.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_color-picker.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_fifteenpuzzle.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-notification-bell.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_preferences-system-time.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_image-x-generic.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_face-smile-big.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_ksysguardd.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-color.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-sdk_preferences-desktop-theme.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-system-time.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-nm_preferences-system-network.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_device-notifier.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_battery-full.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-desktop-wallpaper.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_klipper.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_system-shutdown.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/discover_plasmadiscover.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_preferences-desktop-user.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-desktop_user-desktop.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_knotes.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-desktop_start-here-kde.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_applications-multimedia.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_emblem-shared-symbolic.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_applications-internet.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_start-here-kde.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-notification.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/kdeplasma-addons_office-calendar.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-sdk_cuttlefish.png
/usr/share/app-info/icons/archlinux-arch-extra/128x128/plasma-workspace_preferences-desktop-wallpaper.png
/usr/share/mime/application/x-plasma.xml
/usr/local/share/inkscape/extensions/gcodetools_prepare_path_for_plasma.inx

That is where the downloaded packages are cached. You can clean with:
sudo pacman -Sc
or even
sudo pacman -Scc
https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Pacman_Overview#Cleaning_the_Cache

The rest are just icons from the icon theme.

Im currently on KDE and want to completely remove it and substitute it with i3. Is there a way to do that without completely needing to backup everything and installing it?
Thanks in advance!