Would installing ubuntu-desktop break Kubuntu?

[Mountain Man]

I was curious about seeing how the "other side" lived, and I was wondering if installing the ubuntu-desktop package would wreak havoc with my Kubuntu install.

[el_koraco]

Re: Would installing ubuntu-desktop break Kubuntu?

You'd have all the Ubuntu applications, like Totem and stuff, and libraries, and believe me, Gnome has a whole lot of libraries it needs to bring along. Other than that, no. You can make a not of what was installed, so you can uninstall it later.

[Mountain Man]

Re: Would installing ubuntu-desktop break Kubuntu?

Yeah, I wasn't sure if it would try and overwrite kdm and force itself to be the default desktop or some nonsense like that. Maybe I'll just play around with a live CD instead.

[el_koraco]

Re: Would installing ubuntu-desktop break Kubuntu?

I remember installing kubu dekstop in Ubuntu Maverick. It asked me whether I wanted to use gdm or kdm as the default display manager.

[Snowhog]

Re: Would installing ubuntu-desktop break Kubuntu?

Correct. If you have a KDE DE already (Kubuntu), then if you install ubuntu-desktop, opt to keep kdm as the default display manager. Then, at the KDM Login screen, click on the Session button to choose to login to the Gnome DE. Best of both worlds. But as el_koraco said, installing ubuntu-desktop will bring in A LOT of Gnome packages and dependencies.

[Mountain Man]

Re: Would installing ubuntu-desktop break Kubuntu?

But as el_koraco said, installing ubuntu-desktop will bring in A LOT of Gnome packages and dependencies.

I realize that. I'm just intrigued by Gnome even though I've been a diehard KDE fan for years. There's really no specific feature I'm looking for. It's just new and shiny.