Installing Gnome on Kubuntu

Installing Gnome on Kubuntu

Kubuntu's de fa ult de sk to p e nviro nm e nt is KDE. So m e tim e s pe o ple using
Kubuntu wa nt to try o ut Gno m e a s we ll, tho ugh. If yo u're no t sure wha t the
diffe re nce s a re , re a d this co m pa riso n o f KDE a nd Gno m e .

W arning: ha ving KDE a nd Gno m e to ge the r m e a ns yo u'll ha ve clutte re d

a pplica tio n m e nus full o f KDE a pplica tio ns and Gno m e a pplica tio ns. Y o u m a y
the psycho cat on an HP Mini with Ubuntu
a lso run into so m e o the r co sm e tic p ro ble m s (the KDE Q T lo o k ta k ing o ve r
so m e o f yo ur Gno m e the m e s, a hid de n file o n yo ur d e sk to p tha t k e e ps
Just Beginning a ppe a ring in Gno m e a fte r yo u've just lo gge d o ut o f KDE).
Intro ductio n
Eve n tho ugh the se instructio ns a re fo r Gno m e , the sa m e principle a pplie s fo r
R e a d this first be fo re yo u try
a dding KDE to Ubuntu o r XFC E to Kub untu o r Ubuntu. Ba sica lly, yo u insta ll
Ubuntu*
the de sk to p e nviro nm e nt, lo g o ut, a nd cho o se the de sk to p e nviro nm e nt
W hich Ubuntu to p ick ? fro m the a va ila ble lo gin se ssio ns.
Ge tting Ubuntu
Ma k ing a bo o ta ble USB o f
Ubuntu

Ubuntu inside W indo ws

Dua l-bo o t with W indo ws
Insta ll De sk to p C D Ubuntu
Mo de st Spe cs

Insta ll So ftwa re
Ex tra R e po sito rie s

Se curity in Ubuntu
C re a te a "bro wse a s ro o t"
la unche r*

W he re 's the T e rm ina l?

C lick o n the KMe nu, a nd se le ct System a nd the n Konsole to la unch a
P a sswo rd in T e rm ina l
te rm ina l windo w.
Next Steps
In the o ry, yo u ca n use KP a ck a ge Kit to insta ll Gno m e , but I co uldn't ge t it to
Mo unt W indo ws
wo rk . I do n't k no w if it's so m e we ird bug in Kubuntu 9.04 (the ve rsio n I use d
Insta ll P ro prie ta ry So ftwa re
fo r the se scre e nsho ts) o r if I just do n't k no w ho w to us e KP a ck a ge Kit. T he
Insta ll Fla sh
te rm ina l pre tty m uch a lwa ys wo rk s, s o I'm go ing with the te rm ina l. Do n't
Insta ll MP 3 P la yba ck
wo rry. Y o u ca n co p y a nd pa ste co m m a nds with yo ur m o use . Y o u do no t ne e d
Finding iT une s Alte rna tive s
to type a nything.
Ex po rt a s MP 3 in Auda city
Use W ine

Beyond the Basics

Ba ck ing up Ubuntu
Upgra de Ubuntu*
C ha nge bo o t m e nu
Mo unt Linux

Playing A round In the te rm ina l, p a ste in the co m m a nd

KDE/Gno m e C o m p a riso n
Insta ll KDE
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
Insta ll XFC E
P ure Gno m e
P ure KDE
P ure XFC E
Ma k e yo ur o wn Ub untu re m ix

Troubleshooting
C a n't sudo
Gra phica l sudo

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Fo rgo t pa sswo rd

* O ff-site link

Cheap Plugs
If yo u've fo und the se tuto ria ls
use ful, ple a se co nside r
do na ting a sm a ll a m o unt to
o ne o f m y fa vo rite
no n-pro fits/cha ritie s. Eve ry
little bit he lps.

Y o u m a y a lso wa nt to co nside r
do na ting dire ctly to the
Ubuntu pro je ct. Y o u'll be pre se nte d with a ve ry lo ng list o f so ftwa re pa ck a ge s to be insta lle d
a nd the n a sk e d to co nfirm . Be fo re yo u co nfirm it, co ns ide r whe the r yo u
Ritrovaci su Facebook m ight e ve r wa nt to cle a nly uninsta ll Gno m e la te r. If yo u m ight, the n highlight
(ye s, with yo ur m o use ) a ll the pa ck a ge s to be insta lle d a nd co py the m to a
Psy chocats te x t file . Y o u ca n the n la te r sudo apt-get remove a nd the n pa ste b a ck into the
Ubuntu Tutorials
te rm ina l the lo ng list a nd be ba ck to yo ur va nilla Kubuntu.
Mi piace
If yo u're pre tty sure yo u wa nt to k e e p Gno m e , yo u do n't ha ve to co py the list
Psychocats Ubuntu o f pa ck a ge s.
Tutorials Just fo und o ut
Eithe r wa y, whe n yo u a re re a dy to sta rt the insta lla tio n, type y to co nfirm .
o ne o f m y fa vo rite ba nds
o n Ja m e ndo using Ubuntu
a nd Fre e so ftwa re
e x clusive ly. Y o u ca n che ck
o ut Jula ndre w fo r fre e a t
http://www.ja m e nd o .co m
/e n/a rtist/Jula ndre w

If yo u lik e the ir m usic,

I'm sure the y'd a p pre cia te
yo ur do na tio ns, tho ugh, if
yo u ca n spa re e ve n a fe w
do lla rs (o r wha te ve r the
e quiva le nt is ...
Mostra tutto
Psychocats Ubuntu Tutorials ha 29 fan
W a it fo r the pa ck a ge s to do wnlo a d. T he e stim a te d tim e fo r the do wnlo a d will
k e e p shifting, de p e nding o n the pa ck a ge , so if it lo o k s a s if it'll ta k e thre e
ho urs o r five m inute s, do n't be lie ve it unle ss yo u a re o n dia l-up o r o n so m e
e x tre m e ly lightning-fa st co nne ctio n.
James Carlos José Pedro

Plug-in sociale di Facebook

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During the insta lla tio n pro ce ss, yo u sho uld be a sk e d whe the r yo u wa nt to
use KDM o r GDM a s yo ur de fa ult disp la y m a na ge r (ba s ica lly, the lo gin
scre e n). If yo u think yo u'll use Gno m e m o re fre que ntly, m a k e GDM yo ur
de fa ult. If yo u think yo u'll use KDE m o re fre que ntly, k e e p KDM a s yo ur
de fa ult.

T he de fa ult ca n a lwa ys be cha nge d la te r by m o difying the /etc/X11/default-

display-manager file . Fo r KDM, the file sho uld re a d /usr/bin/kdm; fo r GDM, the
file sho uld re a d /usr/sbin/gdm

T ype exit to clo se the te rm ina l.

Lo g o ut.

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W he n yo u ge t ba ck to the lo gin scre e n, click o n Session a nd se le ct GNOME.

T he n go a he a d a nd lo g in, a s yo u no rm a lly wo uld.

No w yo u sho uld be lo gge d into Gno m e !

If yo u wa nt to switch ba ck to KDE, just lo g o ut, se le ct KDE fro m the se ssio n

m e nu a nd lo g ba ck in a ga in.

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