Remove Gnome and gnome apps, replace with KDE+kde apps

[dynamethod]

Is this possible? i would like to remove everything gnome related, and replace with the KDE DE, but have the included kde apps etc, preferably KDE4 stable, i tried installing KDE4(via ubuntugeek guide) but the KDE DE had no apps! and gnome session got all mixed up with kde apps as well, so yeah just wondering if possible

i was thinking sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop, but then i want to remove gnome completely, and sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop doesnt work cause apparently its not installed, however im using it lol?

[cybertron3000]

This is a really good Q - wish I knew but I'm on week one of my Ubuntu experience (which is great). I'd like to know how too...

[JoshuaRL]

Well, the easy way won't give you KDE4, but it will be stable.

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

That will give you the KDE desktop and all the apps that comes with it. It's a metapackage, so it will download a lot others. This will take a while.

Also, I found this if you just want KDE4 Stable:

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-inst...ntu-gutsy.html

[rosegarden78]

United we stand divided we fall. First install Ubuntu then add the KDE and XFCE packages. On login select XFCE session at Startup right click mouse select Settings - Autostarted Programs & add new item and type "nautilus" - if you don't like what you see switch back to GNOME or KDE session.

[dynamethod]

Yeah going to install the kubuntu-desktop, but after doing so, if i uninstall the ubuntu-desktop(gnome i take it?) will that rid all the gnome apps so i got a pure KDE DE?, i dont have much diskspace and only want KDE, not gnome

[dynamethod]

I was going to reinstall with Kubuntu 7.10 but omfg wireless support is absolutly shocking for kubuntu, doesnt even pick up the WEP network lmao!

[JoshuaRL]

Yeah I believe that will. However, you may loose support for Gnome apps so be careful. What kind of disk space are we talking about?

[dynamethod]

about 30 gigs, but 6 gigs used up atm, so about 24 gigs left (im a poor student dont laugh)

[JoshuaRL]

Nah, that's only about 10gb less than I have on my biggest laptop.

Honestly, you should probably just keep Gnome. That way you'll be more likely to have support for Gnome apps, like the wireless ones.

[dynamethod]

Yeah true, sad really cause KDE4 looks soo sexy