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Ok, now I've tried both of them. Hmmm... It's really hard for me to say, which is better. Actually impossible, it's basicaly the same distro, because even if you download KDE for Ubuntu, it says "kubuntu" on the startup screen and the theme is just the same. Both of them I have on the DVD, which also has the LiveCD option, so I did check them out before installing.

Kubuntu was a bit raw, features like the mighty synaptic turned into something as wierd as Kynaptic (well, i didn't like it, and it's really easy to fix it as was mentioned in this thread). A lot of other features where simply not installed (no prob tho). What can I say? I still liked it. I don't like easy stuff, it's boring. When everything works perfectly at the beggining, you don't learn anything, and I get bored with (although it is a great feeling when everything works from the first try, it is a much BETTER feeling when everything starts to work after days of :confused: and :study: , cuz then you'll finally be :D :D :D IMO)

Now back to the topic. Ubuntu. It's great. I saw tons of features "integrated" into the system, and it's nice. Didn't like the App's menu, wanted to edit it and got myself a headache :D, but as I said, it's nice to learn something new.

Kubuntu is really new, and the developers done a great job! I liked Gnome, but KDE is easier and faster for me, because sometimes tiny DM problems stand in my way when I have to solve a bigger one. But hey, it does get sorted out eventualy!

I guess I'll try to make Kubuntu work, cuz I believe it's gonna be fun (yea, rite :D ), or I'll wait till the Breezy, and then do it... Anyways, I'm still thinking :D

If you want to try Ubuntu/Kubuntu and need to find out whats right for you - I suggest downloading LiveCD's (if you have that oportunity), cuz once you boot up, it's what you're gonna start with after the installation. If you can't do that, choose Ubuntu, unless you just hate Gnome.

Wow, pretty long post, tried to tell you what I was thinking. Hope I didn't get too far :D



Good luck!
svinka

Yeah I downloaded it from http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/hoary/ and I selected the install image. I have winrar installed and it is set to handle iso images. yet it does not appear to be in iso image, the file name is kubuntu-5.04-install-i386 and the file type is winrar archive. I dont know, is there any other place to get it? Or am I screwing something up?

Yes, I run Kate text editor in Ubuntu Hoary Gnome with no problems. Using apt-get install kate installed the necessary KDE libs.

Damnit! Thats why I dont understand Linux, Im using Kubuntu!

You're screwing something up. ;)

If WinRAR is set to handle ISO images, then the ISO file will show as file type "WinRAR archive"

This is one of the big problems with WIndows hiding file extensions by default, and why you should change it the first time you log on. The extension is there, but it's just being hidden from you.

Anyway, trust me, you've got the right file. it's an ISO. Burn away, as the Foo Fighters say. :D

yeah I kinda figured that out. It was an iso file, but winrar was set to handle iso's so it saw all iso's as winrar archives. So I just burned it anyway without uncompressing it and it worked fine. thanks though!