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  1. 04-01-2009 #1
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    Hey guys, brand new member here, really trying to get into Linux.

    I have tried Ubuntu and recently decided to make a switch to KDE instead of Gnome, there are soooo many distros of Linux that i don't even know where to start. I am sure you guys get this a lot ut can anyone recommend a KDE distro?

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    If you like Ubuntu, why not try the KDE version, Kubuntu?
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    If you liked Ubuntu, you could switch to Kubuntu, which is basically the same but with KDE instead of Gnome.

    As you said there are a lot of distros out there, so it's very hard to recommend one for you. I'd say you should try a few of the major ones (have a look at distrowatch.org), and see which ones *you* prefer.

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    Yeah i have been checking out distro watch and also found the Linux Quiz in one of the members sigs on this site. I have pretty much narrowed it down to Opensuse and Fedora i think, but Kubuntu i have not looked into.
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    If you look at: Ubuntu Linux Resources you will see how to convert your Ubuntu install to Kubuntu. See particularly "Install KDE" and "Pure KDE"
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    Quote Originally Posted by mjr4189 View Post
    Yeah i have been checking out distro watch and also found the Linux Quiz in one of the members sigs on this site. I have pretty much narrowed it down to Opensuse and Fedora i think, but Kubuntu i have not looked into.
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    I've not tried it myself, but have heard that Opensuse's implementation of KDE4 is very good. If you should try it, let us know how it goes.
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    Opensuse it is. about to install let you guys know how it goes.
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    alright well the install went fine, only thing is i cant get internet, it wont let me find wireless networks. i heard something about ndiswrapper but have no idea how to use it.
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    Look here to begin: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wir...tart-here.html
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