i keep getting the error Loading of providers from file: https://autoconfig.kde.org/ocs/providers.xml failed and can’t theme my plasma 6 desktop. what could cause this?
If you run System Settings from a terminal e.g. Konsole you might see further information. If it is https://autoconfig.kde.org/ocs/providers.xml not loading for you, then it’s likely a network issue. And that URL is managed and provided by KDE, not OpenDesktop/Pling.
If it’s failing to connect to the OpenDesktop API (api.kde-look.org) then it’s something we can look into.