Ubuntu is under attack (longish)

[Derek Broughton]

Jan Moren wrote:

> mån 2005-12-19 klockan 09:09 +0000 skrev Old Rocker:
>> On Monday 19 December 2005 04:08, Eric Dunbar wrote:
>> I download Kubuntu because I prefer the KDE desktop, and also want to
>> run some Gnome applications, but not the whole of Gnome.  I go to the
>> repositories and find I cannot download the Gnome desktop without it
>> taking out KDE.  So I try to download individual packages, then find
>> some will install but others won't as the basic dependencies are not
>> present and won't be installed. (This is my experience).
>> 
>> So I add the Debian repositories to my apt-get sources.list and from
>> there I download Gnome packages that refuse to run under Kubuntu
>> because there is an incompatibility between the Debian and Ubuntu
>> versions. (Again my experience).
>> 
>> So I ask that the necessary changes be made in the content of the CD to
>> allow packages from both the major desktops to be installed.
> 
> How about fixing kubuntu so it allows you to install Gnome as needed
> instead? Feels like a much less convoluted solution, and one that will
> not adversely affect a lot of people that do not have this problem.

I try not to install Gnome packages because I prefer KDE, but every now and
then I try something out that installs huge amounts of Gnome dependencies,
and I've never had a problem yet.  My best guess in this situation is that
the Rocker is using Dapper, and there KDE's not entirely _internally_
consistent (I can't for instance install KMyMoney without losing most of
KDE - or at least, I couldn't last week) let alone consistent with Gnome.  

If you are _not_ using Dapper, and have problems installing any Gnome
packages report it as a bug - most people can run both KDE & Gnome
desktops, though istr problems getting to a Gnome desktop from KDM - so you
might need to use GDM.
-- 
derek