Installing KDE on Ubuntu

NoobieDoobieDo · 08-12-2005, 06:33 AM

I saw a lot of people mad over this idea. Personally I like variety. So I took a risk and did _just_ the following.

"apt-get install kde"

(waited for 1+hrs for download and install)

logged out, booted straight into KDE.

Life is good.

ps. KDE is so player.

Wolfiedg · 08-12-2005, 10:56 AM

I'm glad your happy with KDE and Ubuntu! I find KDE more pleasant then Gnome though it still has some annoyances like application duplication like Kuickshow, KView, Gwenview and having a description of a program then the name in brackets like
Media Player (Kaffeine). Overall KDE is very beautiful and the little annoyances will be fixed in KDE4.

Wolf

FiggyG · 08-12-2005, 09:21 PM

I did that earlier, works nicely. This distro is turning out far better for me than most others. The only hitch is, the system will lockup if I try to use the kde screensavers, I have to go to the bottom of the list and choose "xscreensaver" then click setup and do it from there. Otherwise, I haven't hit any speed bumps.

jolly1701 · 08-13-2005, 10:17 AM

here's the repositories for KDE 3.4.2 if u would like to upgrade ...

##Kubuntu
deb http://kubuntu.org/hoary-kde342/ hoary-updates main
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/hoary-kde342/ hoary-updates main

enter them in the etc/apt/sources.list as sudo ...

johe07 · 08-14-2005, 12:43 AM

yes, a lot people mad on upgrade to KDE, include me.

I had try all the solution that people provide to the forum, until now i still not yet successful....

sudo apt-get install kdeor sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop also cannot...
I already update and upgrade before i install....what's the problem on my ubuntu?

jolly1701 · 08-14-2005, 06:09 AM

have u via synaptic installed KDE
then use the above to upgrade ...

pdb · 08-14-2005, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jolly1701
here's the repositories for KDE 3.4.2 if u would like to upgrade ...

##Kubuntu
deb http://kubuntu.org/hoary-kde342/ hoary-updates main
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/hoary-kde342/ hoary-updates main

enter them in the etc/apt/sources.list as sudo ...

How exactly do you do that?

Randomcasualty · 08-14-2005, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wolfiedg
I'm glad your happy with KDE and Ubuntu! I find KDE more pleasant then Gnome though it still has some annoyances like application duplication like Kuickshow, KView, Gwenview and having a description of a program then the name in brackets like
Media Player (Kaffeine). Overall KDE is very beautiful and the little annoyances will be fixed in KDE4.

Wolf

This isn't a bug in KDE, just an option. Go to the control panel in KDE and then click on Desktop, then panels. You can change from name and description in the KMenu section.

boxerboy · 08-14-2005, 02:56 PM

in the root terminal i typed "apt-get install kde" and i got back something like its not aviable or obselete or missing. than it has an "E package kde has no intallation canidate" im not real sure what its telling me other than ubuntu doesnt come with kde and that we knew so what would i have to do to get kde on ubuntu please advise. thank you

craigevil · 08-14-2005, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pdb
How exactly do you do that?

In a terminal type sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list then add

##Kubuntu
deb http://kubuntu.org/hoary-kde342/ hoary-updates main
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/hoary-kde342/ hoary-updates main

save. Then open a terminal and run apt-get update or open Synaptic and click Reload.
Now you can look through Synaptic for KDE select it and choose install. Poof you now have the choice of Gnome or KDE at login under Session.

jolly1701 · 08-14-2005, 07:55 PM

here is a copy of my etc/apt/sources.list

deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 5.04 _Hoary Hedgehog_ - Release i386 (20050407)]/ hoary main restricted

deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-security main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-security universe

#### backports
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras-staging main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports-staging main universe multiverse restricted

##Kubuntu
deb http://kubuntu.org/hoary-kde342/ hoary-updates main
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/hoary-kde342/ hoary-updates main

CouchMaster · 08-15-2005, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FiggyG
I did that earlier, works nicely. This distro is turning out far better for me than most others. The only hitch is, the system will lockup if I try to use the kde screensavers, I have to go to the bottom of the list and choose "xscreensaver" then click setup and do it from there. Otherwise, I haven't hit any speed bumps.

Samething happened to me - Upgrading solved all of my screensaver problems