switching from gnome to kde

[thr33finger]

Hey all,
So I have been using Ubuntu for about a 1/2 year. What I am looking at now though is switching from Ubuntu to Kubuntu. i am aware that I can dual boot or just download kde in Ubuntu. However I am a little OCD about this and just want to fresh install Kubuntu. However I have a ton of music and pictures that i cannot loose. I did find a walkthrough once about keeping my home folder when switching between the 2 distros, but lost it and can't seem to find it again. I really dont need the whole home folder (actually don't want to keep it all, I really just want the music and pictures) But how do I keep those files when switching?

[Rog131]

Re: switching from gnome to kde

i am aware that I can dual boot or just download kde in Ubuntu. However I am a little OCD about this and just want to fresh install Kubuntu.

#1
I have separate partitions for the media (audio, video, what ever). You could use a partition manager (GParted ?) to make new partitions and move your data there.

Gnome Partition Editor
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

Live CD/USB/PXE/HD
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

GParted Live is a small bootable GNU/Linux distribution.
It enables you to use all the features of the latest versions of GParted.

GParted Live can be installed on CD, USB, PXE server, and Hard Disk.

#2
You could start with the Live CD and clean your existing home partition. After cleaning - start your installation process but check that your are reusing your home and your are not formating it.


#3
Probably the easiest and the safest option is to install kubuntu-desktop (yes, i know, you said "fresh install Kubuntu") and then remove ubuntu-desktop (and Ubuntu applications). Then you have fresh Kubuntu installation.