<div>On 2/15/07, Tim M <<a href="mailto:southern.tim@gmail.com">southern.tim@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Okay, NO I didn't not know that or didn't fully understand it. So, I have the machine I set up in Ubuntu how do I go about switching between Gnome and KDE? I guess I could research it a little. Actually what I was trying to do is get a little more experience with Linux, Ubuntu and trying to understand what grub is doing . . . I guess I am not doing a very good job of it. Anyway thank you Derek. </blockquote><div>To get the kde environment installed: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop This will install many files. Once it is done you will need to logout of your computer. Then on the screen that has your login name and password there is an option to pick with session you wish to use. Just select "Gnome" or "KDE" depending which one you want. As for Grub and startup your right this is not what you are looking for. Go to <a href="http://www.tldp.org">www.tldp.org</a> (tldp a.k.a. "The Linux Documentation Project". There are many howto for just about all aspects of linux. Warning though alot of the howto's are old. So checking for more recent docs of any particular program or setup would be good. Google is your friend here. Also, just to let you know since Ubuntu 6.10 the old "/etc/inittab" file for boot up is gone. Now, Ubuntu uses "Startup", again Google. Hope this helps. </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">If all you want to do is switch between KDE & Gnome, I hope you know that you can simply install Ubuntu, then kubuntu-desktop on top of it, or Kubuntu and ubuntu-desktop, and then select either KDE or Gnome from GDM/KDM. -- derek </blockquote></div> -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users" target="_blank"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>