Cautious possible new member/user

[Darren Mansell]

KDE is only in the Kubuntu ISO but Ubuntu has metapackages that install
a group of packages so to install KDE alongside Gnome after install you
simply install 'kubuntu-desktop' from Synaptic or using 'sudo apt-get
install kubuntu-desktop'. It will ask if you want kdm or gdm to be the
default display manager, pick kdm if you will be using KDE more than
Gnome and vice-versa.

If you won't be using Gnome at all its worth just installing Kubuntu
rather than installing Ubuntu and then putting Kubuntu packages on
afterwards.

BTW, welcome and good luck. I started with Mandrake years ago. I moved
to Ubuntu around Mandriva 2006 and I haven't looked back.


On Sun, 2007-12-09 at 22:30 +0000, Stephen Constantinou wrote:
> Dear All
> 
> Thanks to all for the responses.  It has gone along way to helping me 
> make a decision.  Along with the realisation that my mouse right click 
> is not working after this upgrade.
> 
> I want to clarify only one point and sorry if I am being idiotic for not 
> understanding.  I am about to download the ISO for Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop 
> Edition.  Will this include KDE as an option?
> 
> If not is there a download for Kubuntu.  This will be quicker than a 
> postal purchase via the USA.
> 
> Thanks and wait to hear
> 
> Stephen, Wales, UK
> 
> Tim M wrote:
> > On 12/9/07, Stephen Constantinou <stephanos at writeme.com> wrote:
> >> Dear All
> >>
> >> After lots of loyalty to Mandrake/Mandriva I have experienced more
> >> things not working out of the box as I have happily ungraded from
> >> earlier versions.  My level of skill is low, though I do know I have
> >> learnt a lot since Mandrake 8.5.  I know calculate four things that used
> >> to be working by default as not working now without user intervention.
> >> Even autofs was not working automatically, which means I will have to
> >> manually mount unless I use up some tech support to learn to overcome
> >> this.  I have never managed to get my onboard/soft dial up modem on my
> >> laptop working in any version of Linux.
> >>
> >> I have browsed the website but I cannot find an exhaustive list of
> >> applications that you included.  Since Mandrva was on a DVD and I am
> >> about to burn the ISO I want to check a few things so that I do not have
> >> an unrealistic expectation.
> >>
> >> 1) Can I expect to have openssh installed by default so that all I have
> >> to do is start konqueror and enter the ip/username of the other Linux
> >> (Mandriva 2007) computer on my network?
> >>
> >> 2) Can I expect SAMBA to be installed by default with an entry in the
> >> menu to start Samba when I want to connect to my Windows PC (which is
> >> also the Mandriva 2007 as it dual boots)?
> >>
> >> 3) Can I expect Openoffice to be installed by default?
> >>
> >> 4) Does the Ubuntu have any othe VNC tools, not VNC itself.  In Mandriva
> >> I was using a KDE tool the name of which might be like
> >>
> >> 5) Do I have to choose between Gnome and KDE or is one the default?
> >>
> >> 6) Are there any applications for watching DVDs?
> >>
> >> 7) Do you use CUPS
> >>
> >> 8) Every version of Mandrake/Mandriva I have ever had displys an error
> >> message during boot that slamer (or something similar) could not be
> >> found/loaded.  This I think relates to the soft modem.  Does Ubunto
> >> support soft modems?  Please say yes!
> >>
> >> 9) Will my PCMCIA external CDROM be supported?
> >>
> >> 10) Will USB flash disks/pen disks, floppies and DVD/CD ROMS be
> >> supported so that I only have to insert and they will be recognised?
> >>
> >> Hope to hear from you
> >>
> >> Thank you
> >>
> >> Stephen
> >>
> > On (1) openssh will have to be installed and configured. But it is no big deal.
> > (2) Samba I believe will have to be installed and configured.
> > (3) Open office is installed from the CD.
> > (4) VNC is installed but I haven't used it in the last couple of upgrades.
> > (5) Yup either KDE or Gnome . . . the default is Gnome unless you
> > install from a Kubuntu disk.
> > (6) Yup you can watch your DVD. I think when you click on Movie player
> > it will download the drivers automatically.
> > (7) Cup is used for printing
> > (8) If you are referring to a DUN I don't use one so don't know.
> > (9) Don't know but most likely. My USB card reader is picked up as
> > soon as I plug it in.
> > (10) see 9.
> > 
> > Now I will say I don't know a lot about Ubuntu or Linux but I really
> > like Ubuntu. Just yesterday I was reinstalling XP for someone. I lost
> > count of the number of CDs I had to find to get everything
> > reinstalled.
> > 
> > Tim
> > 
>