installing other desktops

[linuxhippy]

I'm running xubuntu 9.04. How do I install other desktops with apt-get?

[NoaHall]

"sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop"
"sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop"

[fela]

sudo apt-get install kde
sudo apt-get install xfce

I know kde works like that, not too sure about xfce.

Note this will only install the base files, if you want all the apps aswell go for kubuntu-desktop and xubuntu-desktop, respectively. There's also edubuntu-desktop and ubuntustudio-desktop which includes LOADS of apps.

[Grifulkin]

And here (http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu//puregnome) is a link to get back to Pure GNome if you don't like the others, and there are links to get pure KDE and Xfce as well incase you like one more instead.

[tuxxy]

"sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop"
"sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop"

I think the second one should have been;


sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

[Dullstar]

Don't use ubuntu/kubuntu/xubuntu desktop!
That's my warning. Use

sudo apt-get install [desired DE here]

Exmaples:

sudo apt-get install gnome
sudo apt-get install kde
sudo apt-get install xfce
sudo apt-get install lxde