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   From: Seaside Peter    
   Subject: Re: Trouble switching from gnome to kde   
   Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:32:12 +0000   
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   On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:32:36 -0700, BlackTopBum wrote:   
      
   > No disrespect, but you've just used a sledge hammer to drive in a thumb   
   > tack - you can install KDE apps without putting the all of KDE in. Try   
   > this; use GNOME and run the KDE Skype app in question to see how it goes.   
      
   I should have said - ./configure for the app in question halts because it   
   looks for KDE libs - or, at least, for unspecified parts of KDE. That's   
   why I wanted to try KDE   
      
   >> Once running, though, I was unable to access any sound   
   control programs   
   >> - alsamixer, kmix etc.No sound would play either - using an external   
   >> USB soundcard which works a treat in the Gnome desktop. My wireless   
   >> keyboard wasn't recognised on boot either; I had to use the kde   
   >> keyboard applet to reset it every time. I'm wondering - is this a   
   >> result of using Synaptic to install kde?   
   >    
   > Doubt it - KDE needs to know things abut the system; there's daemons to   
   > turn on, etc.   
   >    
   >> Is there a valid reason for using apt-get in a terminal instead?   
   >    
   > Yes. CLI is good to get used to. It's good to know how to use these   
   > various commands in case you find yourself without X, there's more   
   > information immediately on screen - example: ----begin---- sudo aptitude   
   > dist-upgrade   
   > Password:   
   > Reading package lists... Done   
   > Building dependency tree   
   > Reading state information... Done   
   > Reading extended state information   
   > Initializing package states... Done   
   > Building tag database... Done   
   > The following packages are BROKEN:   
   >   linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic   
   >   linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-11-generic   
   > The following packages will be upgraded:   
   >   linux-restricted-modules-generic   
   > 3 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.   
   > Need to get 7753kB of archives. After unpacking 20.9MB will be used. The   
   > following packages have unmet dependencies:   
   >   linux-headers-generic: Depends: linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic which   
   >   is a virtual package. linux-image-generic: Depends:   
   >   linux-image-2.6.17-11-generic which is a virtual package.   
   >   linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-11-generic: Depends:   
   >   linux-image-2.6.17-11-generic which is a virtual package.   
   > Resolving dependencies...   
   > The following actions will resolve these dependencies:   
   >    
   > Remove the following packages:   
   > linux-headers-generic   
   >    
   > Keep the following packages at their current version:   
   > linux-image-generic [2.6.17.10 (edgy, now)]   
   > linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-11-generic [Not Installed]   
   > linux-restricted-modules-generic [2.6.17.10 (edgy, now)]   
   >    
   > Leave the following dependencies unresolved: xubuntu-desktop recommends   
   > linux-headers-generic Score is -592   
   >    
   > Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]   
   > ----end----   
   Thanks for this - will give it a go. Can you clarify what daemons might   
   need turning on to get sound up and running? And how to do it?   
      
   ps. Thanks also to the poster who clarified the right kubuntu-desktop   
   package.   
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