Re: getting a KDE desktop after install, not Gnome
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:09:00 +0000, Pollywog <linux-debian@shadypond.com> wrote:
> I installed Debian Sarge using a Netinstall ISO and I had one problem when it
> was all done. It is difficult to do a manual package selection, so I just
> had the installer install the system, I chose "Desktop" from the list
> presented by the installer. When the session manager appeared, it was gdm,
> so I went to a console and first stopped gdm and then removed (purged) the
> gdm package, then installed kdm. I logged in but much to my surprise, I did
> not get KDE but got a Gnome desktop. I removed Nautilus but continued
> getting a Nautilus desktop. In order to get a KDE desktop, I had to remove a
> slew of Gnome packages, not just the "Nautilus" packages.
Just install the KDE packages, and then select KDE from the Sessions
menu in either KDM or GDM -- That will select KDE as your desktop
manager. It may ask you if you want to make that the default. Tell
it yes.
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