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03-03-2007, 07:06 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2007
Location: The Tropics
Distribution: Slackware & Derivatives
Posts: 2,472
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Kde
How can I install KDE desktop environment on my computer? I have a bunch of KDE applications that are programming oriented, but how do I get the actual desktop?
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03-03-2007, 07:28 PM
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Registered: Apr 2006
Location: holland
Distribution: Gentoo / debian / suse / mint
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To install KDE for ubuntu do the following:
Open up a console in your gnome session:
type: sudo aptitude update
then type: sudo aptitude install kubuntu-desktop
this will install KDE with all the bling bling around it.
if you want a lightweigth version and want to install your own bling bling on it:
type: sudo aptitude install kde-core
Then during the install process it'll ask you what to default KDM or GDM.
This depends on what you think you'll use most, if you think you'll be using Gnome more, choose GDM, if you think you'll use KDE more, choose KDM.
Then just logout and start a KDE session.. All should work.
GL
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03-03-2007, 07:32 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Indpls
Distribution: Laptops: Debian Jessie XFCE, NAS: OpenMediaVault 3.0
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I believe the command is sudo aptitute kde
Could be wrong though. If you have Synaptic Package Manager, you could always just find "KDE" and install the desktop environment.
IGF
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03-03-2007, 07:49 PM
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Registered: Apr 2006
Location: holland
Distribution: Gentoo / debian / suse / mint
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i once saw somewhere that using aptitude over synaptic makes removing it a lot easier later on  .
but your free to use whatever you want offcourse  .
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03-03-2007, 11:52 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2007
Location: The Tropics
Distribution: Slackware & Derivatives
Posts: 2,472
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I installed KDE, and it now boots as Kubuntu, but only the application icons are KDE, the tool bar isn't.
See: http://www.geocities.com/whitehat4u/desk.png
The actual bar is still gnome. How do I change that?
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03-04-2007, 12:38 AM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2005
Location: England, UK
Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04 Server, Kubuntu 12.04
Posts: 698
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Make sure you choose the KDE session from the login screen, in the menu
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03-04-2007, 12:56 AM
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Registered: May 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu with IceWM
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You haven't actually logged into KDE.
See instructions (with screenshots) here:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/kde
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03-04-2007, 09:40 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2007
Location: The Tropics
Distribution: Slackware & Derivatives
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Thanks! I now have KDE installed and running....its shiny.
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