diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index ff88d91..32a5fbc 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ main()
 {
 	eval $LOGFS
 	
-	local color_scheme=''
+	local color_scheme='' kde_config_app=''
 	# this will be used by all functions following
 	local Ps_aux_Data="$( ps aux )"
 
@@ -685,18 +685,28 @@ main()
 			DCTARGET="$2" ##dbus testing
 			shift 2
 		fi
-
+		# always have the current stable kde version tested first, 
+		# then use fallbacks and future proofing
+		if type -p kde4-config &>/dev/null;then
+			kde_config_app='kde4-config'
+		elif type -p kde5-config &>/dev/null;then
+			kde_config_app='kde5-config'
+		elif type -p kde-config &>/dev/null;then
+			kde_config_app='kde-config'
+		fi
 		# The section below is on request of Argonel from the Konversation developer team:
 		# it sources config files like $HOME/.kde/share/apps/konversation/scripts/inxi.conf
-		IFS=":"
-		for kde_config in $( kde-config --path data )
-		do
-			if [[ -r $kde_config$KONVI_CFG ]];then
-				source "$kde_config$KONVI_CFG"
-				break
-			fi
-		done
-		IFS="$ORIGINAL_IFS"
+		if [[ -n $kde_config_app ]];then
+			IFS=":"
+			for kde_config in $( $kde_config_app --path data )
+			do
+				if [[ -r $kde_config$KONVI_CFG ]];then
+					source "$kde_config$KONVI_CFG"
+					break
+				fi
+			done
+			IFS="$ORIGINAL_IFS"
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	## leave this for debugging dcop stuff if we get that working
@@ -4893,6 +4903,7 @@ get_gcc_system_version()
 	log_function_data "A_GCC_VERSIONS: $a_temp"
 	eval $LOGFE
 }
+
 get_gpu_temp_data()
 {
 	local gpu_temp='' gpu_fan='' screens='' screen_nu='' gpu_temp_looper=''