Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

William Scott Lockwood III vladinator at gmail.com
Fri Jun 8 18:14:19 UTC 2012


On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Albert Wagner <albertwagner at cox.net> wrote:
> On 06/08/2012 10:29 AM, Oliver Grawert wrote:
>>
>> hi,
>> On Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:23:10 -0500
>> Albert Wagner<albertwagner at cox.net>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you ever installed Kubuntu and using Synaptic, a Gnome/GTK
>>>>> app, examined the actual files installed?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/precise/release/kubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386.manifest
>>>> can you point to a single gnome app in the content list of kubuntu ?
>>>>
>>> Yes.  Can't you find them yourself?  Be aware that not everything
>>> that is installed or can be installed is available on the CD.
>>>
>> i think this is the first time i do that in 8 years on this list and 7
>> years as ubuntu developer ... but seriously ...
>>
>>
>> * plonk *
>
>
> Aw...OK.  I'll do your homework for you just this once:
>
> 1) You must actually install Kubuntu.
> 2) Click on Muon Package Manager
> 3) Type GTK into search.
>
> There it is...a complete Gnome installation within a Kubuntu installation.

Ah - your use of 'within' is incorrect. You meant to say 'concurrent'.

One is not inside the other. both are there is all.

It's likely this simple error that Liam is busy making into Mt.
Everest, much to the consternation of the ants that live within it...

-- 
Regards,
W. Scott Lockwood




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