2010/1/20 Robert Fisher <[email protected]>
>
> > On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:57:01 Tom Smith wrote:
> >> What's the difference between kde and gnome? is it purely cosmetic? Eye
> >> candy works better in kde? Is one less resource hungry?
> >>
> >
> > KDE aims to give as many configuration options as possible while
> > the GNOME team are terrified of including anything that granny won't
> > understand.
> >
> > That's the way I see it anyhow.
> >
> If I do decide to change (from Kubuntu to Ubuntu), is it safe to use the
> same /home partition and simply select the "do not format" option or
> should I backup and then reformat the home partition?
>
> Not need to reformat. Just download and install all the Gnome stuff.
With a bit of luck gnome will edit the startup scripts so you can select
your desktop of choice from the {g,k}dm login screen.
Be sure to as Steve says if you have anything of any importance in your
filesystems.
--
Sincerely etc.
Christopher Sawtell
