If you have a computer or laptop with good specs & speed there is no reason you can't add kde to it. I wouldn't recommend it for a mini though. Just go into system--> admin and start the synaptic package manger Then add kde3 metapackage.(4 is too new & buggy) You need a fast DSL connection. Once done, when you get to the login screen there should be an options button that will then have kde as a choice.
On Sep 10, 2:36 pm, jenny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I successfully (I think) installed the statistics program I was asking > about yesterday. Tha package installer says that the version is > installed on my gos netbook. But where is it? Sorry for what is > probably a stupid question, but I do not see the program anywhere, I > have also tried searching for it. > > Thanks again. > > On Sep 9, 6:42 pm, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All previous versions of gOS before gOS 3.0 are based on Ubuntu 7.10, > > also known as "gutsy gibbon". > > gOS 3.0 is based on its successor, Ubuntu 8.04, "Hardy Heron" (its > > possible the final version of gOS 3.0 will be based on Ubuntu 8.10, > > "Intrepid Ibex", which is due out any moment now. > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu > > > In principle it shouldn't matter on which version you install an > > application, more important is the fact that Ubuntu, and gOS after 2.0 > > use the GNOME "desktop manager", a concurrent popular desktop manager > > is KDE. Many Linux applications are written either for GNOME (for > > example the photo viewer "eye of Gnome"), while others are > > specifically written for KDE (like KSquirrel a similar picture viewer > > for KDE). But most Linux distributions are still able to support both > > kind of applications, although their visual "style" might not fit the > > rest of the applications. > > > On 10 sep, 00:08, jenny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thank you for your help, now I have a follow-up question: > > > > In addition to having those Linux options, there are several choices > > > of Ubuntu - dapper, gutsy, feisty, and hardy. Which would you > > > suggest? > > > > On Sep 9, 4:59 pm, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I assume that your netbook is using gOS? Then you should try the > > > > Ubuntu Version. gOS is based on Ubuntu and adds its own usability > > > > tweaks, but generally any software that runs on Ubuntu should run on > > > > (a later version of) gOS. > > > > > Ubuntu in turn is based on debian, so if a specific Ubuntu version > > > > isn't available you can try the Debian version. > > > > > Redhat and Suse are completely different Linux distributions, > > > > (branched off from the "Linux family tree" very early on, just as > > > > Debian) and therefore they use a different software organiser (package > > > > manager), , and thus the .RPM "packages" for Redhat and Suse can't be > > > > (directly) used with gOS, which uses .DEB (Debian) packages. Redhat/ > > > > Suse and Debian also use different filing system organisation (they > > > > store things in directories with different names) which makes > > > > installing software from the "wrong" version more complex. However > > > > conversion programs from .RPM to .DEB do exist, but commonly you do > > > > not need to bother with them, as most of the time a Debian based > > > > version is avaialble. > > > > > On 9 sep, 21:43, jenny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I am interested in downloaded a statistical package called R on my gOS > > > > > netbook. For the Linux version of R, it gives the options of > > > > > 'debian,' 'redhat,' 'suse,' and 'ubuntu.' Will any of these work on > > > > > my netbook? (thanks from a linux newbie)- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
