On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 2:59 PM, <berenger.mo...@neutralite.org> wrote:
> There are 3 solutions, here. > The first one is to install KDE, LXDE or XFCE at install time. To achieve > this, you have to go to installation options, at boot time. I do not > remember the exact name, maybe "advanced"... Here, you will find things > like "automated install", "expert install", their GUI variants, and > "alternative desktop environment". > The last one is a sub-menu which will allow you to choose a different DE > than gnome. > > The second, installation time again, is to choose to *NOT* install desktop > environment when the installer ask you which package you want to install. > After that, you will have to install what you want in command line (using > apt-get or aptitude, depending on your preferences). This is my usual > install process, removing everything, then going into aptitude, disabling > auto-install or "recommended" packages (so many useless things there...) > and adding my usual tools. Because I do not use a classic DE, this is > easier for me than to remove all crap they install, even more since > aptitude does not auto-remove suggested packages marked as automatic (and > so makes it harder to have a clean system with only used packages). > > The last one is when you have an existing installation. > Go on a tty, kill gdm (and more generally, X server), then, remove gnome* > to install what you want. > Removing gnome* can be made by the aptitude ncurses (easier imho), or both > aptitude and apt-get command lines. > > Each of those methods have their advantages: > 1: easier when you do not really want a highly customized installation > 2: the longer way, but let you install only things you are almost sure to > install > 3: allow you to correct an error you did at installation time > > If you need more details, just ask again. > Hope it helps. > > Le 14.11.2012 05:34, L V Gandhi a écrit : > > I downloaded wheezy beta3 kde cd and installed. But i got gnome >> desktop. How to install KDE and remove gnome safely. >> > > I have already installed KDE. Now how to remove GNOME with out disturbing KDE? -- L V Gandhi
