Is the difference, for the most part, eye candy? On 2022-03-22 17:37, JD Austin via PLUG-discuss wrote: > You can just install the new window manager to try it out and select > it when you login. Typically you can use a small gear icon to switch > the window manager on the login page before pressing enter or clicking > the button to login. My Fedora desktop has KDE Plasma, Gnome, Mint, > and Cinnamon, of which Gnome is my least favorite. It seems designed > for a touch screen or tablet. You can run KDE/Gnome apps on Mint, > Cinnamon, etc if it's installed even if you're not running it. > JD > > -- > > J.D AUSTIN > TWIN GECKOS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC > Open Technology Specialist > > P.O. Box 2487 Apache Junction, Az 85117 > Web: www.twingeckos.com [1] > Work: 480-269-4335 [2] x10004 > Fax: 480-907-1433 [3] > Cell: 480-288-8195 [4] > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 5:27 PM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> No, kubuntu is (or was) a thing. You should be able to strip your >> gui (desktop manager) out, leaving you at a terminal prompt. Then >> you should be able to install KDE. >> >> Thanks, >> Alexander >> >> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S22+ >> >> On Tue, Mar 22, 2022, 16:44 AZ Pete via PLUG-discuss >> wrote: >> >> All, >> >> I have been using Ubuntu as one of my desktops for a while, but have >> always been irritated by how difficult it is to do customize things. >> I was thinking of trying KDE, but do I have to re-install a new >> Kubuntu O/S to have KDE or is there a way to install the KDE desktop >> on my Ubuntu 20.04 (Gnome) desktop? >> >> Thanks >> Peter >> >> On 3/22/2022 3:44 PM, Matt Graham via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> On 2022-03-22 15:23, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> In the past there has been some discussion about which is better >> GNOME or KDE? I like Mint and I see it offers MATE (a fork of GNOME >> >> 2) or Cinnamon (a fork of GNOME 3). >> Does it matter? >> >> KDE is very, very customizable. GNOME 3 is ... not. There has been >> a remarkable amount of continuity in how KDE's applications have >> behaved (and looked, if you want) since KDE 2. And no, not every >> application starts with a K these days. Default file manager is >> dolphin not konqueror, default image viewer is gwenview not kview, >> default screenshot taker is spectacle not kscreenshot. So I prefer >> KDE but EPID and YMMV. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://www.twingeckos.com > [2] http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B14802694335 > [3] http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B14809071433 > [4] http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B14802888195 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss