[Fwd: Re: [Discuss] Multi-Boot Distributions]

[John Blomfield]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: [Discuss] Multi-Boot Distributions
Date: 	Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:35:24 -0700
From: 	John Blomfield <jabfield at shaw.ca>
Reply-To: 	jabfield at shaw.ca
To: 	David Frey <dpfrey at shaw.ca>
References: 	<0Cqkv6Mq.1206724341.4829670.dfrey at localhost>



David Frey wrote:
> On 3/28/2008, "John Blomfield" <jabfield at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>   
>> Ubuntu is growing on me and I have found that downloading KDE stuff
>> into Ubuntu rather than starting with Kubuntu is better if you like
>> KDE.  I find being able to switch in and out of Gnome and KDE useful
>> at times for testing software.
>>     
>
>
> Why is installing KDE manually after using the ubuntu install disks
> preferable to using the kubuntu install disks?
>
>   
Because I want both Gnome and KDE on my system so that I can switch back 
and forth via the session manager and I know which KDE packages I want, 
I just find this more convenient.  In principle I could do it the other 
way around start with Kubuntu and download Gnome on top, however, I am 
not so familiar with the Gnome packages so I don't know which would be 
the most appropriate.  Also the default Kubuntu KDE packages are not to 
my liking.  One of the things I like about Fedora is that the yum GUI 
package manager gives you an option of selecting a Gnome and / or a KDE 
desktop.  These default desktop selections gives you a basic compatible 
set of useful packages plus a set of optional packages that you can add 
if you know what you want, where as Synaptic just gives you a long list 
of everything for KDE or Gnome desktops.  Both packet managers check and 
add dependencies but that alone does not solve the problem of getting a 
basic useful set.  Just a personal preference really.

John