How do I switch from GNOME to KDE?

[spdorsey]

I just installed RedHat 9 on my PC. Works well, but it defaulted to GNOME. How do I get it to switch to KDE?

Thanks

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[Dolda2000]

Before you log in, you can use the "Sessions" menu at the bottom of the screen to change your preferred desktop environment.

[spdorsey]

I looked, and it appears that there is no KDE installed. Is there a way to install it?

I was under the impression that both GNOME and KDE would install with the standard download of Shrike from the RedHat site.

Thanks

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[Dolda2000]

The default installation option only installs GNOME, not KDE. You should be able to start the package manager from within GNOME and add KDE afterwards.

[imported_mblanco2000]

What are the advantages/disadvantages of KDE vs. GNOME. I did not know what I was running until earlier today after reading this post. Pretty fumb, huh.

MB

[spdorsey]

I have been told that KDE is the more "serious" of the two. When people install various distributions of Linux, KDE is usually the default window manager.

Other than that, I don't know anything about abilities or optimizations.

[Dolda2000]

I would no doubt say that GNOME is more "serious" than KDE. However, except for programming stuff, I'd say that there aren't really any advantages of using one or the other. It's just like choosing a distro; it depends on your taste.

[spdorsey]

So I should be able to run Maya 5 in GNOME?

Also, how do I download and install KDE?

Thanks

[Dolda2000]

I see no reason why Maya wouldn't run in GNOME; you can even run KDE programs from GNOME.
However, if Maya uses any KDE libs, then you will need to have KDE installed, whether or not you actually use it.
KDE comes on the installation CDs, so just use RedHat's package manager to add it. No need to re-download what you already have (provided that you didn't do a network install of RedHat, of course).

[spdorsey]

I'll look around for the package manager and see if I can figure out how to install it. This stuff is very new to me.

Thanks for all the help!

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