PDA

View Full Version : Ubuntu moving to KDE


Changturkey
May 25th, 2009, 01:17 AM
Is this true? I read somewhere that there were some IRC discussions that were related to this?
hanzomon4
May 25th, 2009, 01:19 AM
No
Dark Aspect
May 25th, 2009, 01:21 AM
Is this true? I read somewhere that there were some IRC discussions that were related to this?

Please see Kubuntu (http://www.kubuntu.org/), as a result I don't think Ubuntu is moving to KDE any time soon.
Xbehave
May 25th, 2009, 01:21 AM
nope, in before lockage!
Simian Man
May 25th, 2009, 01:23 AM
So what if it does? You can install a plethora of desktops on any distro of Linux. Who cares which one is "official"?

Flamewar in 3...2..1..
Changturkey
May 25th, 2009, 01:32 AM
Er, I didn't intend to start a flame war, I was just asking a question.
Kareeser
May 25th, 2009, 01:58 AM
Ha! Over my dead body.

Anyways, they're two different beasts, and there are lots of people who love either. I wouldn't mess around with that, and I don't think you should be concerned about it ever happenning.

If the ratio were more 99:1, then that would change things... but even XFCE users make up a decent percentage of 'buntu users.
dragos240
May 25th, 2009, 02:00 AM
Ha! Over my dead body.


Good idea --sarcasm sphere self-test complete.
init1
May 25th, 2009, 03:25 AM
I doubt there are any plans to, as there's already an official derivative with KDE.
samjh
May 25th, 2009, 04:28 AM
You're a month and 25 days too late. April Fools is loooong gone. ;)
pwnst*r
May 25th, 2009, 04:32 AM
Is this true? I read somewhere that there were some IRC discussions that were related to this?

sensationalize your topic title much?
cl333r
May 25th, 2009, 04:42 AM
So what if it does? You can install a plethora of desktops on any distro of Linux. Who cares which one is "official"?

Flamewar in 3...2..1..

No need for countdown since you're already in.

Canonical understands that it's a chicken n egg issue.
growled
May 25th, 2009, 05:07 AM
We may have to wait and see how Gnome 3.0 goes before we answer that question. :D
geogur
May 25th, 2009, 05:48 AM
i hope not ubuntu is so cool because of gnome
ghindo
May 25th, 2009, 05:52 AM
Ubuntu already has moved to KDE - Kubuntu, anyone?
HappyFeet
May 25th, 2009, 07:04 AM
I had a bad experience with Kubuntu. No thanks.
TheNosh
May 25th, 2009, 07:22 AM
I had a bad experience with Kubuntu. No thanks.

like an "I found it unfamilliar and scary" experience or a "Kubuntu killed my family" kind of experience?:lolflag:
CJ Master
May 25th, 2009, 07:31 AM
like an "I found it unfamilliar and scary" experience or a "Kubuntu killed my family" kind of experience?:lolflag:

Nope. Sorry to tell you this but Kubuntu killed.... Your mom. :P

[/immature]
chriskin
May 25th, 2009, 09:02 AM
like an "I found it unfamilliar and scary" experience or a "Kubuntu killed my family" kind of experience?:lolflag:
best reply ever :)
ad_267
May 25th, 2009, 09:52 AM
I think this idea might have started after Mark Shuttleworth became a patron of KDE. See http://dot.kde.org/2006/10/15/mark-shuttleworth-becomes-first-patron-kde
itreius
May 25th, 2009, 10:29 AM
I can confirm that Ubuntu will be moving from Gnome to KDE as the default desktop environment.
chriskin
May 25th, 2009, 10:30 AM
I can confirm that Ubuntu will be moving from Gnome to KDE as the default desktop environment.

so, if YOU say it, i believe it :P
:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
Mazza558
May 25th, 2009, 10:52 AM
You just wait until KDE 4.3's out!

It's getting pretty epic.
ad_267
May 25th, 2009, 11:04 AM
You just wait until KDE 4.3's out!

It's getting pretty epic.

Yeah I know I keep getting tempted to switch. Damn that screenshot thread.
Mazza558
May 25th, 2009, 11:18 AM
Yeah I know I keep getting tempted to switch. Damn that screenshot thread.

The only drawback is you need to upgrade to Karmic to get it easily.
ad_267
May 25th, 2009, 11:20 AM
The only drawback is you need to upgrade to Karmic to get it easily.

Yeah I might install it on a separate partition, and maybe try another distribution.
calrogman
May 25th, 2009, 03:21 PM
like an "I found it unfamilliar and scary" experience or a "Kubuntu killed my family" kind of experience?:lolflag:

That's not funny. That's how my hamster died.
dragos240
May 25th, 2009, 03:23 PM
That's not funny. That's how my hamster died.

You sure that wasn't the chakra live-cd?
pwnst*r
May 25th, 2009, 03:24 PM
I can confirm that Ubuntu will be moving from Gnome to KDE as the default desktop environment.

and you are...
Dark Aspect
May 25th, 2009, 06:25 PM
like an "I found it unfamilliar and scary" experience or a "Kubuntu killed my family" kind of experience?:lolflag:

Kubuntu blow up my computer agh!?!?
andrew.46
May 27th, 2009, 03:48 AM
Hi Changeturkey,


Is this true? I read somewhere that there were some IRC discussions that were related to this?

Don't know about Ubuntu but Slackware famously dumped GNOME some time ago.

Andrew