So I'm new to Ubuntu but not inexperienced with customizing open source software, and I recently learned about an application called KDE Connect -- http://larsemil.se/small-howto-on-kde-connect-and-ubuntu/ -- which I would love to install onto my vanilla 14.04LTS box... but I immediately know this won't be as simple as a little apt-get install action because I understand there is some difference between KDE and Gnome (which I understand is what vanilla is using).
It seems like, from a little poking around, that it is possible to run KDE apps under Gnome/Unity in vanilla Ubuntu, so I'm cautiously optimistic that I won't have to switch to Kubuntu just to use this one app... but when I decided to just give it a shot and install it from the Ubuntu Software Center, it appeared to install without errors but ultimately resulted in no new software showing up anywhere that I could see at a glance. So I went ahead and uninstalled from Ubuntu Desktop and my Android phone...
I suppose I need to either takes some extra steps to allow KDE apps to run on my system, or maybe I need to do a custom build of the KDE Connect source?
Has anyone successfully got this app working under Gnome/Unity without heavy customization? Or would I need to port the code from KDE to Gnome? Any generic guides out there on how I would modify a KDE app to work in Gnome?