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Is there a KDE version of Ubuntu?

Is there a KDE version of Ubuntu?

Ubuntu used to have Unity desktop in its default edition but it switched to GNOME desktop since version 17.10 release. Ubuntu offers several desktop flavors and the KDE version is called Kubuntu. With Kubuntu you get the KDE desktop baked with Ubuntu, out of the box. It’s possible that you installed the default Ubuntu with GNOME desktop.

What’s the difference between GNOME and KDE Linux?

They’re the Linux “equivalent” to Windows’ GDI/GDI+. When an application uses any of these, it will always have a general “look and feel”. GNOME and KDE are Desktop Environments. GNOME primarily uses the GTK+ toolkit, while KDE primarily uses the Qt toolkit.

What’s the difference between Ubuntu plasma and GNOME?

Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. In 17.10 and later the Ubuntu Desktop uses GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity. KDE is an alternative lighter weight desktop environment to Ubuntu’s default interface. Plasma is the default desktop interface for KDE.

How do I install KDE on my Desktop?

Whichever package you chose to install KDE Plasma desktop, the procedure should be similar to the steps mentioned here. You’ll be prompted to configure SDDM, i.e. Simple Desktop Display Manager, which is the Display Manager used by the KDE Desktop. Select ‘sddm’ from the list and press Enter.

What are the apps in the KDE desktop?

The standard KDE includes Plasma desktop with standard set of KDE apps such as Kate (default text editor), Konqueror (default web browser), Kget (Download Manager), KMail (email client), Dolphin (File Manager) etc. The whole package is around 273 MB in size.

How to install Kubernetes on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

Kubernetes cluster initialization is completed, Copy the join token highlighted in yellow color from the “kubeadm init” command output and store it somewhere, it is required while joining the worker nodes. 6. Copy /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf and Change Ownership only on Master node