[kubuntu] What Is Better For ME ??

[abedqader]

I want to use ubuntu or kubuntu for personal us eand some php-asp programming what is better ????

i have hp pavilion dv4000 ??

[NightwishFan]

Personally I like a KDE desktop. If you like GUI configuration and simpler customization, then go with KDE. If you like strong defaults and simpler interfaces go with Gnome. (Overly simplified, but that is the main reason I use Kubuntu).

[MONODA]

i would go with kubuntu.

[p_quarles]

Given the criteria you list, there is absolutely no way of suggesting one over the other. They will both be perfectly good for personal use and light development.

The only thing I would say here is that KDE has a very nice web development IDE called Quanta+. It's the most featureful Linux web IDE, but consequently has more features than most individual developers would find themselves using. Screem and Bluefish are two Gnome applications that are also both very good, but have fewer features.

In any case, KDE applications can be run in Gnome, and vice versa, so there's really no point in basing the decision on a single application. Give the live disks for both distributions a try and see which feels better to you.

[sunstriker]

for asp, I think you should use Visual Studio...Because you need windows to run it (not taken apache-mono into account)
For php, I use Eclipse with a php plugin, it's the best I ever used. It parses your code and has IntelliSense / autocomplete.
for ubuntu/kubunt. It just doesn't matter. a program will work just as good in kde as in gnome. You can install both kde and gnome via apt-get. For example install ubuntu and install kde via synapti or apt.

 sudo apt-get install kde4

Or the opposite: install kubuntu and install gnome. Then you can pick which one to use on the login screen and try them both.

[NightwishFan]

I would advise kde3.5 until july when kde4.1 is out.

[Zorael]

What you like best is best for you, I'd say. There's nothing barring anyone from running Qt (KDE) apps when in Gnome, though they may look a bit funky. As for GTK+ (Gnome) apps in KDE, the only thing you'll notice is that file dialogs (open/save/etc) have a different look and different bookmarks than normal KDE ones do. As well as some other inconsistencies, like toolbars (file, edit, etc).

Burn both as live cds, boot them up one after another, decide which you want and install. If you change your mind later, you can remove one and install the other without wiping your system.

[NightwishFan]

Just now I got my Kubuntu cd in the mail.

[Xiong Chiamiov]

For example install ubuntu and install kde via synapti or apt.

 sudo apt-get install kde4

Oh God, no, please don't.

As far as Desktop Environments (DEs), it doesn't really matter - it's a preference thing. Try 'em both and see what you like more.

As far as coding, I'm pretty sure you're not going to be able to run asp locally on your box. Besides, who'd learn the language of the devil when you have PHP?
I didn't really like Quanta (too much WYSIWYG crap taking up my screenspace), and I can't stand Eclipse's interface (I switched out of using it for Java, even though I love its auto-completion and many other nice features), so I use Komodo Edit. It has tabs, code folding, projects, and remote file editing over FTP.

[NightwishFan]

Good luck. About trying the live cds I do recommend that. Please ask if you have any specific questions about any environment.