Shift from Xubuntu to (Ubuntu or Kubuntu)?

alikhan · 04-05-2009, 04:32 AM

Hi

I want to shift to Ubuntu or Kubuntu from Xubuntu. My machine is working perfectly fine on Xubuntu. However just for a change want to see those environments as well.

How do i do that please guide me

ronlau9 · 04-05-2009, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alikhan

Hi

I want to shift to Ubuntu or Kubuntu from Xubuntu. My machine is working perfectly fine on Xubuntu. However just for a change want to see those environments as well.

How do i do that please guide me

Xubuntu is to my knowledge Ubuntu with XFCE as GUI.
If you do have a internet connection and you like to use a other GUI KDE GNOME LXDE well install it at the inlog screen you can choice the GUI you like to use

tommcd · 04-05-2009, 03:00 PM

To add the Ubuntu Gnome desktop to your existing Xubuntu install, simply run in terminal:

Code:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

These pages describe adding KDE or XFCE to an existing Ubuntu install. It is the same process for adding Gnome to XFCE though:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/kde
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/xfce
If you want to remove XFCE and only use Gnome, then run the commands for removing all the XFCE stuff and adding the Gnome desktop listed on this page:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/puregnome
NOTE: That last link applies only to K/X/Ubuntu 8.10. If you are using Xubuntu 8.04 see this:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/puregnomehardy