KDE Installation - hard stuff, reading users mind

[Derek Broughton]

R.L. Reingard wrote:

> 
> computers will read the minds if programmers are smart enough to read the
> minds of users. but that seems to be so hard. haha.

LOL.  Unfortunately users are mindless... :-)
> 
>>> Am 19.09.2005, 20:35 Uhr, schrieb Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>:
> 
>>> i mean that's somehow fine, but i would like
>>> when i get asked for such settings.
>>> Asked for what??  If you tell it to install kubuntu-desktop, or kde, it
>>> installs what you tell it.  Computer's can not, yet, read minds.
> 
> right, installing kubuntu must be the 'user-friendly' solution. still i
> was expecting with the installation of KDE through Synaptic, that this
> would run 2 separated systems (which one would have to choose a login
> time). now it is just a little mixed.

Ah.  Unfortunately for you, Gnome and KDE developers have spent a lot of
time _integrating_ the desktops.  It's supposed to be that way.

You can choose your actual _desktop_ from GDM or KDM, but the apps are
available to both - which I'd argue is the way most people like it.
-- 
derek