download kubuntu

[Martin J Hooper]

Lionel wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Background: I've used Mandriva for a few years and have just started 
> using Kubuntu. I upgraded to Kubuntu from a Ubuntu install.
> 
> I recently found a download link from the ubuntulinux site for kubuntu 
> 5.04. I sent this link to a friend who is interested in trying linux. 
> While I was trying to explain something to them over messenger and they 
> were getting confused I discovered that they were running gnome! What's 
> the deal, I thought it should have been KDE? So, would KDE have been 
> installed and do they just need to change sessions? Or do I have to get 
> them to download kubuntu-desktop?


If he has a plain Ubuntu install then a simple:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

will get KDE packages and other software installed.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/InstallingKDE - Has info on installing Kubuntu.