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vivakh
July 13th, 2011, 01:45 PM
Hi all,

I want to install the KDE environment on ubuntu 11.04. I did some looking and i think i have to type:
sudo apt-get install kde In order to install it.
Correct me if that is wrong please.

I have a few questions however:
1. After i install KDE, will my ubuntu GNOME be fully functional as it is now?;
2. Will any of my installed apps be deleted from Ubuntu GNOME?;
3. Will i be able to run apps i have installed in Ubuntu GNOME, on KDE? eg. Wine apps such as MS Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop; Other apps i downloaded from the software center such as gimp, adobe reader, skype, etc.

Any advice would be really appreciated.
Thanks,
vivakh.
3Miro
July 13th, 2011, 02:37 PM
Check here, great tutorials about different DE:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php

If you install kdebase or kubuntu-desktop, you will be able to choose between Gnome and KDE from the login screen. All apps will be available under both DE.
collisionystm
July 13th, 2011, 02:42 PM
You will have GNOME and KDE applications on your computer. It is a big mess.
FormatSeize
July 13th, 2011, 03:16 PM
You will have GNOME and KDE applications on your computer. It is a big mess.
Really? It doesn't seem like it's that messy having Xfce and KDE apps all on the computer at once. It could just be that I prefer some of KDE's applications over others (Okular > Xpdf, Kate > whatever).
vivakh
July 13th, 2011, 03:59 PM
Check here, great tutorials about different DE:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php

If you install kdebase or kubuntu-desktop, you will be able to choose between Gnome and KDE from the login screen. All apps will be available under both DE.

Thank you very much :)


You will have GNOME and KDE applications on your computer. It is a big mess.

Mess as in terms of menu clutter? Or will the systems performance deteriorate?