Install Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu -- then apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Posted May 5, 2005 18:59 UTC (Thu) by dowdle (subscriber, #659)
In reply to: Install Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu -- then apt-get install kubuntu-desktop by busterb
Parent article: Testing Kubuntu 5.04

Cool. I'm glad I brought it up... as an opportunity for someone to tell me how. I was thinking that it might be something like that but I didn't see it documented anywhere. Now I know.

I wonder which is a bigger package download, kubuntu-desktop or ubuntu-desktop?

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Install Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu -- then apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Posted May 6, 2005 22:11 UTC (Fri) by fergal (guest, #602) [Link] (2 responses)

Cool. I'm glad I brought it up... as an opportunity for someone to tell me how.

Another way to find out was to actually read the article before commenting :) Paragraph 4.

Install Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu -- then apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Posted May 6, 2005 22:26 UTC (Fri) by dowdle (subscriber, #659) [Link] (1 responses)

Ok, I did read the article... but somehow I missed that detail. I wish I could say that the article was edited and that part added after I commented... but that would be a lie. In an attempt to throw off some of the embarrisment, I think there are more packages associated with Gnome than KDE so again, it still might be worth it for those who want both to download / install Ubuntu rather than Kubuntu. I mean, Kubuntu only has Konqueror for a browser. Now Konqueror is nice, but I want more...and I have to have GIMP too!

I have installed both and I can tell you that Kubuntu has so few applications... it's like there isn't much there... other than KDE... and a subset of KDE at that (no kdeedu, kdegames, etc). Compared to say Knoppix (where they use miraculous compression), it is skimpy.

I have to admit though, it is good to see both install disks available.

Install Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu -- then apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Posted May 6, 2005 22:38 UTC (Fri) by fergal (guest, #602) [Link]

Actually, that's a very good point. I've been thinking of install Ubuntu for a while but I use KDE. The separate Kubuntu disc sounded a big dodgy to me. It's good to know I can start from standard Ubuntu and add KDE.