Ubuntu: From GNOME to KDE
Hi all,
(n00b :newbie: Alert) i'm currently using Ubuntu 5.10 with GNOME (by default), and would like to try out KDE. i've read through the short sections "KDE for Ubuntu Users" and "Switching Desktops" of the "About Kubuntu" documentation on the Kubuntu website, and whilst it does seem quite straightforward, i feel i need to understand some things better before taking the plunge. (i'll quote the relevant parts of the documentation as i go along.) Quote:
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Erm, questions: Why would anyone want to use KDE with GDM or GNOME with KDM? (Equivalently, why not simply use KDE with KDM or GNOME with GDM?) How do i switch from GDM to KDM and vice-versa apart from "during installation"? And basically, what is difference between a "display manager" and a "display environment"? Apologies if what i'm asking is very basic and doesn't make a whole lot of sense. TIA and Regards, Edwin |
At the login screen, click on Session (towards the bottom of the screen) and a list of installed Window Managers will appear there. You can log in to Gnome or KDE or whatever else you have installed (Windowmaker, Enlightenment, Afterstep, PWM, Waimea, Rox, Ratpoison, and so on).
If you want to change from GDM to KDM (they're just log in managers) type sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm or sudo dpkg-reconfigure kdm You will then be asked which one you want to use to oversee the login process. You can log in to Gnome using KDM and KDE using GDM. I don't think there's a difference between "display environment" and "window manager" - two names for the same thing (I think). |
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Hi,
Thanks for all your replies. With your help i have managed to get KDE working. Just a summary of what has been said here, what i did and what i've learnt for all who are interested. To install KDE in Ubuntu, just install the kubuntu-desktop package using Synaptic Package Manager. GDM and KDM are display managers while GNOME and KDE are desktop environments. The login screens for GDM and KDM look different. (That's duh, but that's the only difference between GDM and KDM i've noticed so far, please help me out here.) You can select GNOME or KDE when logging in, regardless of whether you are using GDM or KDM. If you use GNOME with KDM or KDE with GDM, you have to log out of the session before you can shutdown or reboot. (Again, that's duh, but i have yet to see any other disadvantage of using GNOME with KDM or vice-versa, please help me out again.) To switch from GDM to KDM just "dpkg-reconfigure gdm", choose KDM, then reboot. To switch from KDM to GDM just "dpkg-reconfigure kdm", choose GDM, then reboot. Please correct me if i'm wrong with anything. Thanks and Regards, Edwin |
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