How do I get a GNOME, KDE or Xfce desktop?
Frequently Asked Questions | UbuntuUbuntu, 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.
Why do you use KDE instead of Gnome, ICEWM, etc..?
DesktopBSD/FAQ'sKDE 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 WikiStart 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 - EvolutionEvolution 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...
How do I set up my environment to start using /uns?
The /uns Users' Frequently Unasked Questions ListAdd the directories /uns/bin and /uns/share/bin to your PATH. If you want the /uns version of gcc to override the supported version, add /uns/gcc/bin to your PATH as well. Add the directory /uns/lib to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH (required for programs which use shared libraries in /uns). Optionally, add /uns/share/man and /uns/man to your MANPATH, and add /uns/share/info and /uns/info to your INFOPATH. Examples implementing the above recommendations are available for Bourne Shell or C Shell. See similar questions...
Will this ever support other platforms, such as KDE or GNOME versions for Linux?
mozdev.org - minimizetotray: faqWe'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 - openSUSEopenSUSE 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 FAQYes 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...
Is there a Linux (GNOME, KDE) version? How about a Mac version?
WorldFlash News Ticker - Technical Support FAQMany 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...
I use the KDE desktop. Do I have to install Gnome instead, to be able to run Conglomerate?
conglomerate : FAQNo. Conglomerate will run perfectly well under KDE, provided you have installed all Gnome 2 shared libraries neccessary for Conglomerate to run. See similar questions...
But isn't Ubuntu GNOME based? Will Linspire and Freespire remain KDE based?
Linspire Canonical Partnership FAQ - FreespireUbuntu defaults to GNOME, but also supports KDE. (Kubuntu is a KDE-based version of Ubuntu.) Linspire still prefers, and will continue defaulting to, the KDE desktop environment for target users of the Linspire and Freespire operating systems. Linspire will also continue making the numerous enhancements it does to KDE that make it more ideal for their target users. See similar questions...
What do I have to learn before I can start using the SansGUI Run-Time Environment with a simulator?
SansGUI FAQYou need to use the Getting Started guide to install and run SansGUI. It is recommended that you walk through A Tour of SansGUI Examples in the Getting Started guide to have some hands-on experience with SansGUI. Once you finish the tour, read Chapter 1 SansGUI Object System in the SansGUI User's Guide. The User's Guide does not assume that you have any object-oriented modeling and simulation experience. See similar questions...
What is a CDE?
Frequently Asked Questions About New MarketsThe CDFI Fund has the following requirements for qualification as a CDE. See similar questions...
How do I empty my Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Trash can?
CS. Dept. Network FAQDouble-click on the trashcan symbol on the far right of the CDE Front Panel (at the bottom of the screen). From the 'File' menu, select 'Shred.' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See the systems folks in room 312 or 313. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See similar questions...
Why does gnome just hang when I start it?
Gnome 2.2 Backport FAQGnome is sensitive to network settings. In particular, gnome won't start if your hostname doesn't resolve. To fix this, add to the localhost line in /etc/hosts: See similar questions...
Q4.2: How can I start GNOME automatically at login?
SGI IRIX FreewareThis is covered in the GNOME Users Guide, which should be installed in /usr/freeware/share/gnome/help/gnome-users-guide/C/index.html on your system. Basically put exec gnome-session 1>.xsession.log 2>&1 in your .xsession file. The default IRIX script is in /var/X11/xdm/Xsession if you want to duplicate parts of your IRIX setup. See similar questions...
How do I use use something other than KDE for my desktop environment?
Frequently Asked QuestionsKDE is the default desktop environment on all the linux machines. If you wish to use fvwm2, you may simply delete or (better) rename your ~/.Xclients file. If you want to use some other window manager (fvwm, twm, Afterstep, Windowmaker), edit your ~/.Xclients file to reflect this. See similar questions...
How can I make the 'docklet' work under the GNOME desktop environment?
FAQ - PsiWikiMake sure that you have added a notification area / tray to your taskbar. In GNOME 2.6, right-click on the task bar and do "Add to the panel > Tools > Notification Area" (in German: ,,Zum Panel hinzuf??gen > Werkzeuge > Benachrichtigungsfeld"). Without this, the Psi docklet will show as a small window on the desktop, but you can't drag it into the taskbar. Close Psi and start it again. See similar questions...
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