switching hoary ubuntu -> kubuntu

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Mon Sep 26 15:15:12 UTC 2005


Art Alexion wrote:

> I tested this machine for KDE by installing the KDE meta package.
> Everything works except k3b which wont install.  similarly the
> kubuntu-desktop package wont install because it depends on k3b.  After
> using KDE for a while (on this machine -- in ubuntu) I prefer it to
> Gnome.  Is there a way to convert a Ubuntu installation to pure kubuntu
> without a fresh install?

Yes, but "won't install" isn't nearly enough to go on.  If your sources.list
is correct, installing kubuntu-desktop will work and be sufficient.
-- 
derek





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