(answered) question about Kubuntu(KDE) & Ubuntu(Gnome) Desktop

[bhamm77]

I have used Kubuntu for about a year and a half now. When I upgraded to Karmic, I did a clean install from a CD. This weekend I upgraded to Lucid. The upgrade went great with no issues at all.

Sometime ago, I installed the Gnome desktop as well. Now I can choose which version (KDE or Gnome) that I want to use when I login.

My question is this. Is my user experience when I log into gnome any different than it would be if I had done a clean install of Ubuntu rather than Kubuntu? I am under the impression that I have both worlds (KDE & Gnome) going on here.

Does the fact that I have installed using Kubuntu(KDE) rather than Ubuntu(Gnome), make any difference in my Gnome desktop? I am assuming that it(My Gnome Desktop) would be the same as it would be if I had used an Ubuntu install instead of a Kubuntu install. Am I wrong in that assumption?

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Is installing Kubuntu(KDE) and adding gnome desktop giving me the same as installing Ubuntu(Gnome) and adding the KDE desktop, and vise versa

[Snowhog]

Re: question about Kubuntu(KDE) & Ubuntu(Gnome) Desktop

I believe that the answer to each of your questions is 'yes.'

Whether you start with Ubuntu and then install the KDE Desktop, or start with Kubuntu and then install the Gnome Desktop, the underlying OS - the kernel - for each is the same.

If Kubuntu was installed first, then installing gnome-desktop-environment provides:

Description: The GNOME Desktop Environment
This is the GNOME Desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive
desktop.
.
This package depends on the standard set of applications that are part
of the official GNOME release. It provides much of what is necessary
for daily use of a personal computer, including web browsing, email,
CD burning and ripping, encryption tools, audio and video playback,
network and communication tools, document viewers, remote desktop
utilities, and much more.

If Ubuntu was installed first, then installing kubuntu-desktop provides:

Description: Kubuntu Plasma Desktop system
This package depends on all of the packages in the Kubuntu desktop system.
Installing this package will include the default Kubuntu Plasma Desktop
installation.

[bhamm77]

Re: question about Kubuntu(KDE) & Ubuntu(Gnome) Desktop

Thanks Snowhog....

That pretty well answers my question. I want to be able to use both environments on my desktop. No particular reason really, I just like to experience both Gnome & KDE desktop as they progress & hopefully improve with the Ubuntu Project.

Just curious as to whether there were any advantages/disadvantages to "installing Ubuntu 1st and adding KDE desktop" or "installing Kubuntu 1st and adding Gnome desktop".

[Snowhog]

Re: (answered) question about Kubuntu(KDE) & Ubuntu(Gnome) Desktop

You're welcome.

Keep in mind, that doing either gives you a 'mixed' system - the ability to boot into either, giving you the benefits of Ubuntu and Kubuntu without having both installed as separate OS's. A savings in disk space is the obvious 'advantage' going this route.

Will you have a 'full' version of both OS's doing this? I don't know. The initial installed OS will be, but I don't know if installing the desktop of the other means that when booting into it, you have 'everything' that you would if you had installed that OS initially. I'm sure that someone with more knowledge/experience in this will provide their thoughts on this.