How can I enable KDE in ubuntu??

[thilina]

I dont hav internet.How can i enable KDE in ubuntu??
Can i download the necessary files from net??
Wat files will i need??

[mehulved]

Best way would be to download Kubuntu alternate install cd and then search the forum for how to install KDE from it.

[JGuru]

@Thilina, You need Net connection for this one!! Preferably atleast 128 kbps unlimited broadband connection.
Open the Terminal Window & type:

$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

This will install KDE in Ubuntu. It will download 159 MB for installing KDE & it's libraries.
Plus, you need 486 MB of disk space for installation. Wait, until the download & installation
is complete. Now logout & In the Login Screen ,choose 'Session' as 'KDE'. That's all.

[nishant_nms]

U may even order FREE kubuntu CD through shipit

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by nishant_nms

U may even order FREE kubuntu CD through shipit

They don't ship alternate install CD. You can't install KDE from live installer cd. You need the alternate install CD for that.

[gary4gar]

@thilina
where do u live???
if u are close i can give to u

[thilina]

Originally Posted by gary4gar

@thilina
where do u live???
if u are close i can give to u

I live in sri lanka
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Originally Posted by nishant_nms

U may even order FREE kubuntu CD through shipit

URL plz
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Originally Posted by JGuru

@Thilina, You need Net connection for this one!! Preferably atleast 128 kbps unlimited broadband connection.
Open the Terminal Window & type:

$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

This will install KDE in Ubuntu. It will download 159 MB for installing KDE & it's libraries.
Plus, you need 486 MB of disk space for installation. Wait, until the download & installation
is complete. Now logout & In the Login Screen ,choose 'Session' as 'KDE'. That's all.

Can you give me the names of the packages it downloads.
So Ill be able to download them from a cafe
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Originally Posted by tech_your_future

Best way would be to download Kubuntu alternate install cd and then search the forum for how to install KDE from it.

Heh he,easy to say.Hard to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mehulved]

Well if you want the other method, here it goes.
Download each package of kde and it's dependancies individually then install each one manually using dpkg, if you miss out some dependancy, then go to your cyber cafe(which you are looking to loot) again and download the required packages, come back home and install it.
Then sit down and pray for it to work .
Individually installing all that is fun, but it's in no way a easy work.
And ordering cd's from shipit won't help. I don't think people like you, who want to loot should even be given that url.

[thilina]

Hey dont say like that,Isnt there any easy way,like all in one package!!??

[mehulved]

Just download the packages listed here http://www.kde.org/download/.
You will need to go to http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-354/pool-dapper/ to download packages. There's no automated tool to do it from external system AFAIK.

[JGuru]

@Thilina, The easy way is what I already told you. Downloading all the KDE packages
with libraries a big headache!!! There too many to download them individually!!!
Have a look at the packages you need to download!!

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
The following extra packages will be installed:
adept akregator amarok amarok-xine ark arts artsbuilder bogofilter
bogofilter-bdb bogofilter-common debtags enscript gtk2-engines-gtk-qt
gwenview imagemagick k3b kaddressbook kaffeine kaffeine-xine kamera karm
katapult kate kaudiocreator kcontrol kcron kde-guidance kde-style-lipstik
kde-systemsettings kdeadmin-kfile-plugins kdebase-bin kdebase-data
kdebase-kio-plugins kdebluetooth kdegraphics-kfile-plugins kdelibs-bin
kdelibs-data kdelibs4c2a kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins
kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdenetwork-filesharing kdenetwork-kfile-plugins
kdepasswd kdepim-kio-plugins kdepim-kresources kdepim-wizards kdeprint
kdesktop kdm kdnssd keep kfind kghostview khelpcenter kicker kio-apt
kio-locate klaptopdaemon klipper kmail kmailcvt kmenuedit kmilo kmix
kmplayer-base kmplayer-konq-plugins knetworkconf knotes koffice-data
koffice-libs konq-plugins konqueror konqueror-nsplugins konsole kontact
konversation kooka kopete korganizer kpdf kpf kppp krdc krfb krita
krita-data kscd kscreensaver ksmserver ksnapshot ksplash
ksplash-engine-moodin ksvg ksysguard ksysguardd ksystemlog ktorrent
kubuntu-artwork-usplash kubuntu-default-settings kubuntu-docs
kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts kwalletmanager kwin kwin-style-crystal
language-selector-qt libakode2 libarts1-akode libarts1c2a libartsc0
libavahi-qt3-1 libdbus-qt-1-1c2 libflac++5c2 libgadu3 libgpgme11 libgsl0
libjpeg-progs libk3b2 libkcal2b libkcddb1 libkdepim1a libkipi0 libkleopatra1
libkmime2 libkonq4 libkpimexchange1 libkpimidentities1 libkscan1 libksieve0
libktnef1 liblockdev1 libmimelib1c2a libmodplug0c2 libmpcdec3 libnss-mdns
liboggflac3 libopenexr2c2a libpcre3 libpoppler1-qt libpythonize0 libqt3-mt
librsync1 libruby1.8 libsamplerate0 libsensors3 libskim0 libtdb1
libtunepimp2c2a libxcomposite1 libxine-main1 libxvmc1 menu-xdg
openoffice.org-kde perl-suid poster psutils pykdeextensions python-kde3
python2.4-dev python2.4-kde3 python2.4-qt3 python2.4-sip4-qt3 qca-tls qobex
rdiff-backup scim-qtimm skim speedcrunch vorbis-tools wlassistant
Suggested packages:
ruby python-qt3 libqt0-ruby1.8 rar pax db4.3-util gv postscript-viewer
html2ps k3b-i18n normalize-audio toolame sox movixmaker-2 libk3b2-mp3
kate-plugins konq-speaker mtools egroupware efax hylafax-client mgetty-fax
kicker-applets menu gnupg-agent pinentry-qt pinentry-x11 kleopatra
spamassassin clamav f-prot-installer koffice-doc-html wordnet tetex-extra
kdeaddons-doc-html kpilot knewsticker kweather libsoap-lite-perl
kdeartwork-emoticons gpg gnomemeeting kpager gpgsm gsl-ref-psdoc gsl-doc-pdf
gsl-ref-html nscd zeroconf libqt3-mt-psql libqt3-mt-mysql libqt3-mt-odbc
lm-sensors libtunepimp2-dev libtunepimp-bin oooqs-kde libc6-dev libc-dev
python-qt3-doc scim-chewing scim-pinyin scim-hangul scim-m17n
scim-tables-additional scim-tables-ja scim-tables-ko scim-tables-zh scim-uim
Recommended packages:
libqt-perl arj ncompress zoo kipi-plugins vcdimager kregexpeditor flac
avahi-daemon procmail openoffice.org-mimelnk latex-xft-fonts kitchensync
knode ocrad gocr kscreensaver-xsavers kpersonalizer akode
libxine-extracodecs gs-gpl gs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
adept akregator amarok amarok-xine ark arts artsbuilder bogofilter
bogofilter-bdb bogofilter-common debtags enscript gtk2-engines-gtk-qt
gwenview imagemagick k3b kaddressbook kaffeine kaffeine-xine kamera karm
katapult kate kaudiocreator kcontrol kcron kde-guidance kde-style-lipstik
kde-systemsettings kdeadmin-kfile-plugins kdebase-bin kdebase-data
kdebase-kio-plugins kdebluetooth kdegraphics-kfile-plugins kdelibs-bin
kdelibs-data kdelibs4c2a kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins
kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdenetwork-filesharing kdenetwork-kfile-plugins
kdepasswd kdepim-kio-plugins kdepim-kresources kdepim-wizards kdeprint
kdesktop kdm kdnssd keep kfind kghostview khelpcenter kicker kio-apt
kio-locate klaptopdaemon klipper kmail kmailcvt kmenuedit kmilo kmix
kmplayer-base kmplayer-konq-plugins knetworkconf knotes koffice-data
koffice-libs konq-plugins konqueror konqueror-nsplugins konsole kontact
konversation kooka kopete korganizer kpdf kpf kppp krdc krfb krita
krita-data kscd kscreensaver ksmserver ksnapshot ksplash
ksplash-engine-moodin ksvg ksysguard ksysguardd ksystemlog ktorrent
kubuntu-artwork-usplash kubuntu-default-settings kubuntu-desktop
kubuntu-docs kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts kwalletmanager kwin
kwin-style-crystal language-selector-qt libakode2 libarts1-akode libarts1c2a
libartsc0 libavahi-qt3-1 libdbus-qt-1-1c2 libflac++5c2 libgadu3 libgpgme11
libgsl0 libjpeg-progs libk3b2 libkcal2b libkcddb1 libkdepim1a libkipi0
libkleopatra1 libkmime2 libkonq4 libkpimexchange1 libkpimidentities1
libkscan1 libksieve0 libktnef1 liblockdev1 libmimelib1c2a libmodplug0c2
libmpcdec3 libnss-mdns liboggflac3 libopenexr2c2a libpcre3 libpoppler1-qt
libpythonize0 libqt3-mt librsync1 libruby1.8 libsamplerate0 libsensors3
libskim0 libtdb1 libtunepimp2c2a libxcomposite1 libxine-main1 libxvmc1
menu-xdg openoffice.org-kde perl-suid poster psutils pykdeextensions
python-kde3 python2.4-dev python2.4-kde3 python2.4-qt3 python2.4-sip4-qt3
qca-tls qobex rdiff-backup scim-qtimm skim speedcrunch vorbis-tools
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[thilina]

Your link is not working Jguru
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Originally Posted by tech_your_future

Just download the packages listed here http://www.kde.org/download/.
You will need to go to http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-354/pool-dapper/ to download packages. There's no automated tool to do it from external system AFAIK.

Thanks a ton for the links man

[JGuru]

@Thilina, Here is the link : https://shipit.kubuntu.org/ . You must click on Create a new account.
After clicking it. choose Not Registered Yet? , Enter your email ID & click on the 'Register' button.
You'll get a mail from Launchpad. You must click on the link provided in your mail to activate your account.