This article will share how to install KDE desktop environment for Ubuntu 9.10 karmic. KDE is a desktop environmnet that is beautiful and elegant, so makes your linux be attractive. KDE is an international technology team that creates Free Software for desktop and portable computing. Among KDE's products are a modern desktop system for Linux and UNIX platforms, comprehensive office productivity and groupware suites and hundreds of software titles in many categories including Internet and web applications, multimedia, entertainment, educational, graphics and software development.
Web Integration- Some benefits of KDE desktop:
- KWin, a powerful window manager that provides modern 3D graphical effects
- The Plasma Desktop Shell, a cutting-edge desktop and panels system that features productivity enhancements and online integration through customizable widgets
- Dolphin, a user-friendly, network- and content-aware file manager
- KRunner, a search and launch system for running commands and finding useful information
- easy access to desktop and system controls through SystemSettings, learn more
Let's install KDE desktop environment on ubuntu karmic 9.10
- please add the following ppa to your sources list
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta - Update sources list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade - Here we start to install KDE desktop environment
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
KDE Desktop EnvironmentOkay, if you follow this article how to install KDE desktop on Ubuntu 9.10 step by step, your ubuntu karmic has KDE desktop now. Please comment me if you get some problems. ^_*
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sudo apt-get dist-uprade does not work
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sorry LOL, you did command wrong:
sudo apt-get dist-uprade is not true,
should be
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
after run this command i get this error:-
Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/beta/ubuntu/pool/main/k/kdebase-workspace/kdebase-workspace-bin_4.3.95-0ubuntu1~karmic1~ppa2_i386.deb Connection failed
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
after run this command i get this error:-
Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/beta/ubuntu/pool/main/k/kdebase-workspace/kdebase-workspace-bin_4.3.95-0ubuntu1~karmic1~ppa2_i386.deb Connection failed
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
after run this command i get this error:-
Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/beta/ubuntu/pool/main/k/kdebase-workspace/kdebase-workspace-bin_4.3.95-0ubuntu1~karmic1~ppa2_i386.deb Connection failed
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
i had manually interrupted the process while kde was being installed.any problems with that?
sudo apt-get dist-uprade does not work
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