After using FC2 for two weeks, I longed for the speed and stability of my FC1 install so I decided to go back

What I did like about FC2 was the look and feel of KDE 3.2 so I thought that I would load it up on my newly installed FC1. Being a total noob, I prefer to install things using Synaptic, apt, or yum. All of these have some dependency issues but Synaptic (and thus, apt) seems like it wants to deinstall everything and anything that has to do with gnome and put KDE in it's place. Why can't they co-exist together like they did on my FC2 setup? Although I like the way KDE looks, there are some gnome applications I prefer like gedit. Do I really have to give up all of gnome to get KDE?

Thanks, BS

That's strange. I have no attempt to remove Gnome if I use synaptic to choose some kde packages.

Both should be able to co-exist with no problems.

Why didn't you choose expert mode and install it during the initial install? That way, you get the whole shebang without having to pick individual packages to install.

If it's a fresh install, re-do it using the expert mode.

Also install Midnight Commander to make command line usage simpler.

KDE is already installed; I did that during the initial FC1 setup along with Gnome as you suggested. But the FC1 install uses some older version of KDE, not v3.2 which is what I want to upgrade to. Here's what I get when I try to install using apt-get (similar results with Synaptic):

[root@ibmt30 root]# apt-get install kde
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done

The following extra packages will be installed:
alsa-lib arts arts-devel freeglut hicolor-icon-theme jasper kde-menus
kdeaddons kdebase kdebase-devel kdelibs kdelibs-devel kdesdk kdesdk-devel
kdevelop libgnomecups libmad openoffice.org-i18n qt qt-designer qt-devel
redhat-artwork redhat-menus themer valgrind

The following packages will be upgraded
arts arts-devel kdeaddons kdebase kdebase-devel kdelibs kdelibs-devel kdesdk
kdesdk-devel kdevelop openoffice.org-i18n qt qt-designer qt-devel
redhat-artwork redhat-menus

The following packages will be REMOVED:
GConf GConf-devel GConf2 GConf2-devel Guppi Guppi-devel at-spi
authconfig-gtk bonobo bonobo-devel bug-buddy control-center desktop-printing
dia eel2 eel2-devel eog evolution file-roller firstboot freeciv gail
gail-devel gaim gal-devel gconf-editor gdk-pixbuf gdk-pixbuf-devel
gdk-pixbuf-gnome gdm gedit gftp ggv gimp gimp-print-plugin glade2
gnome-applets gnome-desktop gnome-desktop-devel gnome-games gnome-libs
gnome-libs-devel gnome-mag gnome-media gnome-panel gnome-pilot
gnome-pilot-devel gnome-print gnome-print-devel gnome-python2
gnome-python2-bonobo gnome-python2-canvas gnome-python2-gtkhtml2
gnome-session gnome-spell gnome-system-monitor gnome-terminal gnome-themes
gnome-utils gnome-vfs gnome-vfs-devel gnome-vfs-extras gnome-vfs2
gnome-vfs2-devel gnome-vfs2-extras gok gpdf gstreamer-plugins gthumb gtk+
gtk+-devel gtk-engines gtk2 gtk2-devel gtk2-engines gtkam gtkam-gimp gtkhtml
gtkhtml-devel gtkhtml2 gtkhtml3 gtksourceview gtkspell gtoaster hwbrowser
imlib imlib-devel kdeartwork kdegraphics kdegraphics-devel kdenetwork
kdenetwork-devel libbonoboui libbonoboui-devel libcapplet0 libcroco
libgail-gnome libgal2 libgal23 libglade libglade-devel libglade2
libglade2-devel libgnome libgnome-devel libgnomecanvas libgnomecanvas-devel
libgnomeprint15 libgnomeprintui libgnomeprintui22 libgnomeui
libgnomeui-devel libgsf libgsf-devel libmrproject librsvg2 librsvg2-devel
libwnck magicdev memprof metacity mozilla mozilla-mail mrproject mtr-gtk
nautilus nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-media nmap-frontend openoffice.org
openoffice.org-libs openssh-askpass-gnome pan printman pygtk2 pygtk2-devel
pygtk2-libglade redhat-config-bind redhat-config-boot redhat-config-httpd
redhat-config-kickstart redhat-config-language redhat-config-network
redhat-config-nfs redhat-config-packages redhat-config-printer-gui
redhat-config-proc redhat-config-rootpassword redhat-config-samba
redhat-config-securitylevel redhat-config-services redhat-config-soundcard
redhat-config-users redhat-config-xfree86 redhat-logviewer rhgb rhn-applet
rhythmbox sane-frontends sound-juicer switchdesk-gnome synaptic
up2date-gnome usermode-gtk vte xchat xmms xmms-skins xsane xsane-gimp
xscreensaver xsri yelp

The following NEW packages will be installed:
alsa-lib freeglut hicolor-icon-theme jasper kde kde-menus libgnomecups
libmad themer valgrind

16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 173 removed and 55 not upgraded.
Need to get 146MB of archives.
After unpacking 445MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

apt-get is the real tool and Synaptic is the GUI front for it, so naturally both give the same result.

I have no explanation as to why it's trying that unless is causes some conflicts with something that Gnome uses. You may have to go up to FC2 to get both the version of KDE you want to co-exist with Gnome.

Have you tried using the yum software tool? Does that give the same result?

I believe other distros (mandrake handles KDE better than Gnome, I know) handle KDE better than Fedora does.