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Install gnome desktop in kubuntu

I am trying to install gnome desktop from kubuntu. So I did this : sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop It ran well but now I am getting this error: sudeep@sudeep:~$ sudo apt-get install ...
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Kubuntu context menus infiltrating Ubuntu

I recently installed Kubuntu, which I almost immediately uninstalled in favor of my trusted GNOME. However, I found out that in some context menus, like all of the window ones and those of Chrome, the ...
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What distro of ubuntu to choose when I focus on performance? kubuntu? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Lighter in CPU/Memory Usage: Lubuntu or Xubuntu I do have an old laptop. it has 512mb of ram and weak processor. I would like to use it only for internet(www and email). ...
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Migrating from 12.10 (Gnome default) to KUbuntu 12.10

I have installed default 12.10 desktop - Gnome from CD. Everything working fine. Have installed some software - mostly Python 3.2.3 and some related commercial tools - using software center and ...
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Gui not working after system shut down unexpectedly

my machine shutdown unexpectedly due to cable fault when i start the machine.Graphical mode is not worked only konsole has opened. i tried startx command. ERROR: $ startx unable to connect to x ...
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Can I switch between desktop environments using terminal?

I've installed GNOME desktop on Kubuntu 12.04. But my speed of clicking take me to select Gnome as default desktop. Is there a way to switch from Gnome to KDE using terminal. I tried to Google it but ...
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Keep the same Ubuntu boot screen while keeping a desktop package

I have Ubuntu 10.04 . Just after installing Ubuntu, I installed all the desktop packages except lubuntu. Then when I restarted the computer, Ubuntu shows the Kubuntu boot screen when I restart the ...
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How can I remove gnome from a kubuntu 12.04 install?

I have a kubuntu 12.04 system to which I added gnome (unity) but I'm now wanting to remove gnome as I don't think I'll ever use it. doing apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop doesn't remove the packages, so ...
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Can I remove Gnome if Ubuntu is my original installation?

I installed Ubuntu with Unity and I have also installed Kubuntu. I prefer kubuntu and would like to remove Unity and all the gnome programmes. I was wondering, since it's my original Desktop ...
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What different desktop environments are available? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What different DE's and shells are available? I like to play with desktop environments and I know how to get Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Gnome but I don't know how to get ...
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kubuntu v/s xubuntu v/s ubuntu

Note: Before posting this, I looked at a similar thread, but could not find what I was looking for. I am using Ubuntu at present. Learnt about kubuntu & xubuntu recently. Visited its websites ...
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Is there a way to run “planner” in kubuntu?

I have quite an extensive project planned with planner but switched my desktop to kubuntu to get away from the unity desktop of ubuntu. Issuing the command sudo apt-get -s install planner gives the ...
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How do I make the folderview plasmoid for plasma desktop use nautilus?

I have plasma desktop but I can't seem to find a way to get the plasmoid to point to nautilus. It always asks how to open filetype "file:///". The fact this is a protocol even weirder.
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Install Gnome3 (gnome-shell) on Kubuntu problem

I tried to install gnome shell on Kubuntu with this commands sudo apt-get install gnome-shell sudo apt-get install gnome-session and I just found gnome classic session when logging in, Are there ...
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Is it possible to install Gnome3 in Kubuntu 11.04

Just wondering if it is possible to install Gnome3 under Kubuntu 11.04?
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Converting from Kubuntu to Ubuntu in old install: Fixing the desktop

I've been using Kubuntu since 9.04 but I've decided to switch to Ubuntu (read: GNOME) now. I've installed ubuntu-desktop a while ago, I think the system was in 9.10 then. I'm now at 10.10, all via ...
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Unable to access folder on LAN since upgrade and switch to KDE

I am running Lucid and after installing some upgrades and switching from Gnome to KDE, I found I can no longer connect to the server on my office LAN. I can see it on the network, but clicking on it ...
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What is the Gnome equivalent to KDE KControl?

I'm looking for the gnome equivalent program to kControl. I'm reading some online stuff and it says now run kControl, but I'm on gnome, so what is the program for gnome that serves the same purpose.