11.04: KUbuntu vs Ubuntu_+_KDE - (Dis- &) Advantages ; gre

[giovanni_re]

On Mon, 16 May 2011 20:32:32 +0300, "Nigel Ridley"
<nigel at prayingforisrael.net> said:
> On 05/16/2011 08:07 PM, Pastor JW wrote:
> > On Monday, May 16, 2011 12:43:09 am giovanni_re wrote:

> >> ==
> >> For a system that will be used only with the KDE (ie not Ubuntu default
> >> = GNOME/Unity) desktop:
> >>
> >> What are the
> >> 1) Advantages,&
> >> 2) Disadvantages
> >>
> >> to creating a KDE system in Ubuntu 11.04 using the two approaches:
> >> A) Install KUbuntu directly, versus
> >> B) Install Ubuntu, then add in the KDE system?
> >>
> >> Has anyone tried both ways,&  tested them out?

> One big disadvantage of installing Ubuntu then KDE is that if you
> 'accidentally' click on a 
> 'help' button (I can't remember exactly) you then initiate Nautilus (or
> if you start Nautilus 
> anyway) and it takes over your desktop. There is a workaround to disable
> Nautilus but I can't 
> remember what it is.
> There was a thread titled: 'Opening Nautilus changes KDE plasma desktop
> to Gnome desktop' which 
> has the workaround - although I'm not sure if it was a simple one or not.
> 
> The other disadvantage is that with all the extra packages installed,
> every time one does an 
> upgrade there are all those extra packages taking one's bandwidth and
> time.

Thanks Nigel :)

Yes, those are disadvantages.  ;)

But, most importantly, as of 11.04, are there any significant
_ad_vantages to method B?

So, I'm guessing you, Nigel, don't see any advantage to method B, with
KU 11.04?

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