I have just installed the latest Ubuntu 14.04 and I would like to install KDE along side my Gnome/Unity that I have now. How can I do this?
Thanks!
asked Apr 21, 2014 at 13:20
2 Answers
You can install kde 4.12 easily on ubuntu 14.04 , open terminal :
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
Enjoy using KDE
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Just a note, you may need to install software-properties-kde first. I couldn't install kubuntu-desktop until I installed software-properties-kde.– rajlegoOct 19, 2014 at 23:43
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1Just a note: save startkde to .xsession to connect from Windows' remote desktop. Dec 25, 2014 at 4:36
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2This no longer works because of this bug: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1424263 Jun 6, 2016 at 11:46
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS, just
sudo apt install kubuntu-desktopis enough to switch to KDE/Kubuntu. Mar 26, 2019 at 13:25
Good answers here, but when installing you'll be asked a question in a terminal about choosing between lightdm and kdm. Either works well and lightdm should be selected by default, just press [ENTER}.
Reboot/logout, and when you go to login again, you'll see a "gear" icon next to your password window. Click it and select KDE, now enter your password.
This option will be remembered until you decide to change.
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1This question is old, but I wanted to add that as of October 2016, the KDE developers recommend SDDM over LightDM due to better Wayland support. To answer your question: sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm Oct 28, 2016 at 7:19
kubuntu-desktoppackage for full kde and other pre installed software on kubuntu.