emidora

hello,

i am 100% a noob and i dont know much about linux. I wanna install a distro of linux, and i am tempted to install Ubuntu/Xbuntu/Kubuntu because it's only in one CD. i also wanna try Mandriva One coz it's also in one CD.

however, it seems that each *ubuntu distro only comes with one desktop environtment (gnome, kde, xfce).

my questions are
_if i download Xbuntu, will i be able to install Gnome and Xfce? or if i download ubuntu, will i be able to install KDE and Xfce? I wanna switch between these environments to know the differences, but i dont want to install another distro.

_does Mandriva One support Gnome and Xfce also?

thank you very much. I will ask more questions in the future but pls dont laugh if my questions are ridiculuous coz i am noob.

adamant1988

I'm a newb too, but I think you just have to install the new GUI and tell the system that THAT is the one you want to use. Could be wrong.

pupdaleon

Your not wrong thats just what you can do

what package maniger does ubuntu use?

Apollo

for Ubuntu you can use Synaptic or apt-get

Crook$ey

apt-get install xfce

just replace xfce with the window manger (or any other program) you want to install. After the program is installed, log out, when you go to log back in hit the "session" button, and select xfce (or the window manager you want to use)

aysiu

Most Linux distributions need only one CD to be installed. The other CDs are usually just to make extra software available.

Yes, for simplicity.

Yes, if you have an internet connection. Yes, if you have an internet connection. If you want to install Gnome, install the ubuntu-desktop package. If you want KDE, install kubuntu-desktop. If you want XFCE, install xubuntu-desktop. All three can co-exist, and you can have any combination of the three.

For how to install stuff in Ubuntu:
http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing.html

Every Linux distribution can use Gnome, KDE, and/or XFCE.

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TantricTux

After installing Ubuntu you can even use Synaptic to search for KDE and XFCE and install it that way. Reboot and select what desktop environment you want at the display manager (login screen). You'll have mulitple options depending on what you have installed. If you ever want to clean up room or decide that a certain environment is for you, you can always remove via Synaptic and apt-get. Keep in mind that KDE will be around 500MB, and I'm not all too sure what XFCE takes up so if you have an older computer, keep that in mind.

aysiu

Actually, apt-get and Synaptic will not remove KDE or XFCE completely. kubuntu-desktop, kde, and xubuntu-desktop are all metapackages, meaning that they are pointers to other packages.

Synaptic and apt-get do not remember what dependencies get installed along with packages, so if you install those metapackages with Synaptic/apt-get and later remove them, only the pointers will be removed, not the packages that came along with them.

The best way to install Kubuntu and Xubuntu if you're considering removing them later is with aptitude:

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d38dm8nw81k1ng

you shouldn't need to reboot to get the different window manager, just logout and select the different one from GDM (login manager). after that it's plain sailing

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EvanPMeth

How would you go about removing an old desktop after a new one is already installed. (e.g. i have both ubuntu-desktop and xubuntu-desktop installed and want to remove ubuntu-desktop) would this cause an unwanted affects?

Another question does ubuntu have a release that is just the ubuntu core, so you get everything except the desktop(gnome) so you can just install what you want to like X and BB with out all the unwanted gnome features. ( is that what the server release is?)