can't enable KDE?

**gandalf3** · October 18th, 2012

i installed KDE by running

Code:

 sudo apt-get install kde-window-manager

in the terminal, but it's not listed in the drop down menu in the login screen..

how do i start it?

**kc1di** · October 18th, 2012

that because you need to install kubuntu if you want kde.

Code:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

that will do it for you.

**jerrrys** · October 18th, 2012

I do not run kde, but looks to me you have to load the kde-plasma-desktop or perhaps just the plasma-desktop.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/kde-plasma-desktop

**deadflowr** · October 18th, 2012

Originally Posted by gandalf3

i installed KDE by running

Code:

 sudo apt-get install kde-window-manager

in the terminal, but it's not listed in the drop down menu in the login screen..

how do i start it?

Yes, because KDE-window-manager aka kwin, is like compiz.
Follow the either of the previous post to get the desktop.
KDE is an environment, not a window manager. It consists of a whole host of packages and libraries.

**gandalf3** · October 22nd, 2012

thanks..

how did i miss that!

i noticed that this changed the splash screen that appears after booting from grub (i don't mind this because it was just blank
pink/purple before, though i think it was supposed to have and Ubuntu logo on it.)
but now it has a Kubuntu logo, and since i'm just sort of giving KDE a trial run, (and now i know that splash screen can be changed)
is it possible to create a custom one? or at least get a working regular Ubuntu one?

also this changed the background colour in grub to a light grey that makes it hard to read the text with.. (though i never cared for the original pink anyway) is there a way to change the colour of that too?

Thanks in advance.