Installing KDE and Removing Ubuntu (Don't want Kubuntu)

[sktsee]

On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 13:44 -0700, Ben Kevan wrote:
> On Thursday 18 October 2007 01:23:37 pm sktsee wrote:
> > On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 12:20 -0700, Ben Kevan wrote:
> > > Ok,
> > >
> > > As much as people say that Kubuntu is Ubuntu w/ KDE.. It ins't.
> > > I wanted to install Ubuntu and remove Gnome and install KDE..
> >
> > Yes it is.  Kubuntu's faq (http://www.kubuntu.org/faq.php) even says so:
> >
> > What is Kubuntu?
> > Kubuntu is the first Ubuntu derived distribution. Our Kubuntu CDs are
> > made up of Ubuntu's base plus KDE. You can get exactly the same effect
> > by installing Ubuntu and adding the KDE packages (and removing the Gnome
> > packages) from the Ubuntu archives.
> 
> The RC's had different versions of several things including Restricted Drivers 
> (ipw3945 more in detail), how again.. how are they the same?
> 
Read the faq, it answers that question.

> >
> > > Is there a simple way? I know sudo apt-get install kde kdm (since KDM
> > > isn't installed within the kde family) but how would I be able to remove
> > > Gnome? sudo apt-get remove *gnome* would remove alot of things that the
> > > kde things may have a reference too..
> >
> > Like what?
> 
> Several dependencies for Pidgin which I would like to keep
> 
> >

Ok, so is it just most of the gnome apps that you want uninstalled while
leaving required gnome libraries (gconf2) for apps like Pidgin? If
that's the case, use aptitude to select "gnome" under --\Installed
Packages and then click on the menu packages-->remove. I was under the
impression you wanted all gnome libraries purged off the system as well
as the apps.

> > > Is there a simple way to do this without installing Kubuntu? (if I do
> > > sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop, again how will I remove the Ubuntu
> > > stuff)
> >
> > $ sudo apt-get remove --purge libgnome2-0
> >
> > will take a lot of gnome out. Add libgtk2.0-0 to the above line and
> > you'll pretty much have gnome free system. There might be another "magic
> > bullet" package with all the necessary reverse dependencies that'll take
> > out even more gnome related apps or libraries, but I can't think of it.
> >
> 
> If I don't find installing the server and KDE on top of that to do the trick.. 
> i'll give this a shot.. along with using aptitude instead of apt-get .. 
> 
> 

If you go that route, then make sure you read this page:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingKDE 

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sktsee