Ubuntu Sessions – Using KDE, Gnome, Cinnamon and XFCE

KDE 4

We can take a couple of tracks in installing these alternative desktops, we can install via the following methods:

• sudo apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop – Just installs the KDE Plasma Desktop with minimal applications if you just want to check it out
• sudo apt-get install kde-standard – Plasma desktop and the standard KDE applications (gedit, Konqueror, KMail, Dolphon, Konsole, etc)
• sudo apt-get install kde-full – Give me everything KDE related in the repository (NOTE: this will take a while, over 1.2gb at last repository check)
• sudo apt-get install kde-plasma-netbook – Added here for the sake of being complete. This is a minimal netbook install as the name implies, however, I do not expect this install target to remain supported for long, there has been talk of rolling it into the minimal install mentioned above.
• sudo apt-get install kde-standard (Standard KDE installation)
• sudo apt-get install kde-full (Full KDE installation)

How to shut down X org (desktop) service

To Stop X.Org Server:

sudo service gdm stop


To Start X.Org Server:

startx

##(OR)

sudo service gdm start

** gdm = gnome desktop
** if you are using kde use “kdm”
** xdm = xubuntu
** ldm = lubuntu