Using kubuntu.Need little help

azwandy · 06-15-2005, 06:11 AM

Hi guys.I'm totally newbie to using linux.Just using it about two weeks.first trying out centos, after that suse 9.1 and finally kubuntu.i found out kubuntu really suits me well.It's not that i don't want to use ubuntu,i just hate the gnome desktop.no offence to snyone.back to my problem,i created a panel containing shortcuts to frequently used pogram.i also want to add links to my fat32 partition.how do i add it??i try and drag the shortcut on desktop but there's nothing there.All opinions will be helpful.

angkor · 06-15-2005, 01:03 PM

All answers to your questions can be found in the ubuntuguide

azwandy · 06-16-2005, 08:43 PM

Thanks

rnatalli · 06-17-2005, 03:49 PM

Try using this project which offers both Gnome and KDE desktops from pure Debian repositories.

www.debianpure.com

coolclassic · 06-17-2005, 09:16 PM

Why not try kubuntu, this gives you KDE3.4 instead of Gnome.

cm_ · 06-18-2005, 03:49 AM

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Originally posted by coolclassic
Why not try kubuntu, this gives you KDE3.4 instead of Gnome.

That's what he already does?!

cm_ · 06-18-2005, 03:58 AM

There's also a Kubuntu-specific user FAQ: http://kudos.berlios.de/

craigevil · 06-18-2005, 09:56 AM

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Originally posted by rnatalli
Try using this project which offers both Gnome and KDE desktops from pure Debian repositories.

www.debianpure.com

Hey thanks for that link. Way cool. Debian rocks.

rnatalli · 06-18-2005, 02:16 PM

Hi,

Kubuntu is still based on the Ubuntu core which is uncompatible with the pure Debian repositories. Maybe it's just me, but I trust the 10 years behind Debian. I don't see why Ubuntu is reinventing the wheel when Debian has everything you need. I also don't care about the 6-month release project. I just do apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade once in a while and I'm up to date. Granted, Kubuntu has KDE 3.4, however, it won't be long before this makes its way into Debian if it hasn't already. But, to each his own!

cm_ · 06-18-2005, 03:38 PM

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Originally posted by rnatalli
Granted, Kubuntu has KDE 3.4, however, it won't be long before this makes its way into Debian if it hasn't already.

Well, KDE 3.4 won't make it into the *stable* Debian version for another two years or so (whenever Etch will be declared stable). By then it'll rather be KDE 4.x.

If you're willing to use the KDE packages from the testing / unstable / experimental repositories (that's what I'm doing a.t.m.) you don't have a security team that guarantees timely fixes. (K)ubuntu does have one. One reason why I'm interested in Kubuntu...

angkor · 06-20-2005, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by rnatalli
Try using this project which offers both Gnome and KDE desktops from pure Debian repositories.

www.debianpure.com

As I read the site you linked it would install a debian system in stead of Kubuntu. Azwandy states that kubuntu really suits him well but has some questions and you suggest installing a Debian proper system.

What happened to:

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Originally posted by rnatalli
But, to each his own!