Just want to plug i3-gaps. Very lightweight and very customizable. On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 5:37 PM JD Austin via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> 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 > -- > [image: eSig Logo] > J.D AUSTIN > TWIN GECKOS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC > Open Technology Specialist > P.O. Box 2487 Apache Junction, Az 85117 > Web: www.twingeckos.com > Work: 480-269-4335 > x10004 > Fax: 480-907-1433 > Cell: 480-288-8195 > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 5:27 PM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> 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 < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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