how to remove Gnome and leave or install KDE?

Wed Nov 28 02:30:12 UTC 2012

On Tue, 2012-11-27 at 14:46 -0800, Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> 	last week I tried to install the ubuntu 12.0.1-Server.  I was tried
> 	of having the new bootloader mess up my loading fedora.  The CD 
> 	asked me some questions that my F-17 CD did not ask, then it said
> 	to reboot.  I did and without any load errors, it booted into
> 	what appeared to be Ubuntu.  After loading the new files and being 
> 	directed to reboot again, it loaded at fedora 17.  Since then I've
> 	had no problems with the UEFI loader.  
> 
> 	I *did* have to get port 22 working to ssh into my desktop, and
> 	other odds and end.  Unlike ubuntu, I couldn't play a DVD movie 
> 	without adding some disallowed packages. Etc....  But for my last
> 	trick, I want to get rid of gnome and install the kde desktop.
> 	I have konsole installed because I hate that flashing cursor in 
> 	"terminal"... so I have several KDE libraries.  What is the safe
> 	command to remove gnome?  [there are a bunch of gnome utilities I
> 	use, but for the most part, I prefer the other desktop.

You can use KDE perfectly well without removing Gnome (that's what I
do). If you only want KDE and not Gnome, you can install the KDE spin
available from fedoraproject.org.

poc