how to remove Gnome and leave or install KDE?

[Brian West]

On 11/27/2012 09:30 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> 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
> why would you daul boot with a server os? its always best to serv on dedicated hardware never install servers on a desktop its not safe.

-Brian