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How do I switch from Gnome to KDE?

Exocore Consulting
Run "switchdesk" (you can type the command in any X terminal window) and select KDE. If for some reason there is an error saying "swtchdesk-gnome" is not available, run "switchdesk-kde" instead.Then log out of X and start it again. You can use the same method to switch to WindowMaker - select "AnotherLevel" instead. Restart X, left-click on the desktop, select Exit and then Switch To, then select Windowmaker. See similar questions...

How do I get a GNOME, KDE or Xfce desktop?

Frequently Asked Questions | Ubuntu
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu Server all share the base (kernel, low level programme mes). This means you can install any of them on any other. GNOME is the default desktop for Ubuntu. It can also be installed with the ubuntu-desktop package. To learn more about Ubuntu, please see Ubuntu on the desktop. KDE is the default desktop for Kubuntu. It can also be installed with the kubuntu-desktop package. To learn more about Kubuntu, please see Kubuntu. See similar questions...

Should GNOME programmers switch over to Mono now?

FAQ: General - Mono
Yes, we believe that Mono 1.0 is ready to be used as the main development platform for building applications for the GNOME desktop. Mono includes Gtk# a .NET binding for GTK+ and various GNOME libraries which together with C# and the System libraries provide developers with great productivity for building graphical applications especially when compared to GTK+ or Java Swing. Although we had plan to support Bonobo, we have not yet done any work on this area and it is no longer a high priority. See similar questions...

Why do you use KDE instead of Gnome, ICEWM, etc..?

DesktopBSD/FAQ's
KDE is easy to work with and has many useful features and well-integrated components such as the PIM package (Personal Information Manager). Additionally, KDE is probably easier for people that used Windows before, but this is rather a nice side-effect than a main reason for this choice. See similar questions...

Is Freespire KDE or GNOME based?

FAQ Category: About Freespire and The Freespire Project - Fr...
Initially, Freespire will be built around the KDE environment, but again, being a community project, it's certainly conceivable that GNOME variations will emerge over time. However, it's important to know that Freespire believes in using "best of breed" applications in the default distribution, so you will find both GTK and KDE based programs in Freespire, and you can swap applications in and out using CNR or apt-get. See similar questions...

How do I customize the KDE/GNOME...look?

DebianLive/FAQ - Debian Wiki
Start the live system in qemu: qemu -m 256 -cdrom debian-live/binary.iso -boot d -redir tcp:4222:10.0.2.15:22 Change everything you need (e.g. add icons to desktop, change background, set preferences). Compress and copy the /home/user from the live system to your host (using tools like scp). Then include that directory under config/chroot_local-includes. In that directory you must have a "./home/casper" directory structure. After that, it is necessary to make the correct owner start KDE. See similar questions...

Gnome or KDE is screwey; how do I reset my Gnome or KDE configuration?

Computing Resources - Department of Mathematics & Statis...
The Gnome and KDE desktop environments can get into such a state that they either won't start or start more-or-less uselessly. Or you may just have configured a miserable combination of fonts, colours and desktop images and want to start afresh. In either case, it's simply a matter of logging out, renaming the configuration folder(s) and starting the desktop again. Note that when you reset your configuration, you will lose all customizations made under those environments. See similar questions...

Why can Evolution not be started from KDE, but from Gnome?

FAQ - Evolution
Evolution is a Gnome application and should normally work perfectly under KDE if you have the required Gnome libraries installed. If you start Evolution under KDE from shell/console/terminal prompt/commandline and get errors about QPixmap and QPainter, it is very likely a theme problem. Try to not use gtk-qt, try a different theme under KDE. See similar questions...

Is AfterStep 1.8 GNOME and/or KDE compliant?

AfterStep 1.8 FAQ: General Information
of version 1.7.59 AfterStep has been GNOME compliant through the Gnome module. It is not perfect yet, but near-100% compliance is on the way. AfterStep works fine with KDE. It may not be "compliant" per se, but the desktop icons KDE provides, and most of its other features work with AfterStep almost perfectly. See similar questions...

Will this ever support other platforms, such as KDE or GNOME versions for Linux?

mozdev.org - minimizetotray: faq
We'd sure love to! The problem is, we don't have a clue how to do it =). If anyone else is capable of programming the KDE/GNOME side of this extension, we would welcome the help. For now, a good tool for tray minimizing on Linux is KDocker. It works for all NET WM compliant window managers, including KDE, GNOME, Xfce and many more. See similar questions...

What is the default desktop of openSUSE - GNOME or KDE?

Frequently Asked Questions - openSUSE
openSUSE supports a number of popular desktop environments, including GNOME and KDE. During installation, the user is asked to choose between GNOME and KDE but no default is given. Both desktop environments are mature and feature-rich, which one a user chooses is a question of personal taste. The content on this and other wiki pages is posted by community members who are not acting for or on behalf of Novell, Inc., whether or not they otherwise have affiliation with Novell. See similar questions...

Is it possible to run GNOME/can I run KDE/ on TINY Linux ?

TINY FAQ
Yes it is. But we do not recommend this option unless your hardware is powerful enough. Meaning you probably could install any current Linux distribution. See similar questions...

How can I start CDE or GNOME/KDE environment using Xstart?

NetSarang Computer, Inc. - PC X server, SSH, SFTP, LPD Softw...
To use port forwarding, you should forward the port 6000 of NAT system to the port 6000 of your PC. In case of multiple local users, you can do the following steps: To make XDMCP connection, you need to setup proxy options in the session properties. (*The following instruction is for the PC1.) Open the session properties and select 'Use following connection address' in the Proxy area of the General tab. See similar questions...

Gnome/KDE terminal is too slow to scroll. How can I improve its performance?

NetSarang Computer, Inc. - PC X server, SSH, SFTP, LPD Softw...
Anti-aliasing feature takes up a lot of system resources. Turn this option off, if you feel that your system is responding too slowly. See similar questions...

Is there a Linux (GNOME, KDE) version? How about a Mac version?

WorldFlash News Ticker - Technical Support FAQ
Many people have requested a Linux and a Mac version of WorldFlash. Thanks for the response, however at this time we're only supporting Win95/98/NT/2k/ME/XP. When there is more to report on the progress of the ported programs, it'll be announced at this web site. to top See similar questions...

Should I do a GNOME workstation install or a KDE workstation install?

Exocore Consulting
GNOME and KDE are graphical desktop environments and both are really good. I suggest you do a full install so that you can switch between them at a later stage. See KDE Homepage and GNOME Homepage for screenshots. See similar questions...

Will programs meant for KDE like Kdeveloper work on GNOME?

Exocore Consulting
Yes they will provided the required libraries have been installed. If you have done a full installation of RHL, all the KDE libraries would have been installed. See similar questions...

I use the KDE desktop. Do I have to install Gnome instead, to be able to run Conglomerate?

conglomerate : FAQ
No. Conglomerate will run perfectly well under KDE, provided you have installed all Gnome 2 shared libraries neccessary for Conglomerate to run. See similar questions...

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