the psycho cat on an HP Mini with Ubuntu
Just Beginning
Introduction
Read this first before you try Ubuntu*
Which Ubuntu to pick?
Getting Ubuntu
Making a bootable USB of Ubuntu
Ubuntu inside Windows
Dual-boot with Windows
Install Desktop CD Ubuntu
Modest Specs
Install Software
Extra Repositories
Security in Ubuntu
Create a "browse as root" launcher*
Where's the Terminal?
Password in Terminal
Next Steps
Mount Windows
Install Proprietary Software
Install Flash
Install MP3 Playback
Finding iTunes Alternatives
Export as MP3 in Audacity
Use Wine
Beyond the Basics
Backing up Ubuntu
Upgrade Ubuntu*
Change boot menu
Mount Linux
Playing Around
KDE/Gnome Comparison
Install KDE
Install XFCE
Pure Gnome
Pure KDE
Pure XFCE
Make your own Ubuntu remix
Troubleshooting
Can't sudo
Graphical sudo
Forgot password
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Cheap Plugs
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You may also want to consider donating directly to the Ubuntu project.
Getting Back to a Pure KDE on Ubuntu
If you used aptitude to install other desktop environments, you will not need this tutorial, as you can just type
sudo aptitude remove ubuntu-desktop
or sudo aptitude remove xubuntu-desktop
to get back to your "pure KDE."
If you didn't have as much foresight and chose instead to install Gnome or XFCE through Adept or apt-get, this is how to remove those desktop environments from your KDE.
Note, this applies only to Ubuntu Dapper.
Remove Ubuntu
Paste this command into the terminal:
sudo apt-get remove alacarte app-install-data-commercial at-spi avahi-daemon bittorrent bluez-pin brltty-x11 bug-buddy capplets-data contact-lookup-applet dbus-1-utils deskbar-applet desktop-base desktop-file-utils ekiga eog esound evince evolution evolution-data-server evolution-exchange evolution-plugins evolution-webcal festival festlex-cmu festlex-poslex festvox-kallpc16k file-roller firefox firefox-gnome-support fping gaim gaim-data gcalctool gconf-editor gconf2 gconf2-common gdb gdebi gdm gedit gedit-common gimp gimp-data gimp-print gimp-python gksu gnome-about gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-app-install gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-btdownload gnome-control-center gnome-cups-manager gnome-desktop-data gnome-doc-utils gnome-games gnome-games-data gnome-icon-theme gnome-keyring gnome-mag gnome-media gnome-menus gnome-mime-data gnome-netstatus-applet gnome-nettool gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-pilot gnome-pilot-conduits gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gnome-session gnome-spell gnome-system-monitor gnome-system-tools gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-themes gnome-utils gnome-volume-manager gnome2-user-guide gnopernicus gok gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-esd gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-tools gstreamer0.10-x gthumb gtk2-engines-clearlooks gtk2-engines-crux gtk2-engines-highcontrast gtk2-engines-industrial gtk2-engines-lighthouseblue gtk2-engines-mist gtk2-engines-pixbuf gtk2-engines-redmond95 gtk2-engines-smooth gtk2-engines-thinice gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks gtkhtml3.8 gucharmap guile-1.6-libs hal-device-manager hwdb-client im-switch language-selector launchpad-integration libaa1 libatk1.0-0 libatspi1.0-0 libavahi-core4 libavahi-glib1 libavc1394-0 libbeagle0 libbeecrypt6 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libbtctl2 libcamel1.2-8 libcdio6 libcompfaceg1 libcroco3 libdaemon0 libdjvulibre15 libdv4 libebook1.2-5 libecal1.2-3 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-1 libedataserver1.2-7 libedataserverui1.2-6 libeel2-2 libeel2-data libegroupwise1.2-9 libestools1.2 libexchange-storage1.2-1 libgail-common libgail-gnome-module libgail17 libgconf2-4 libgda2-3 libgda2-common libgdl-1-0 libgdl-1-common libgimp2.0 libgksu1.2-1 libgksuui1.0-1 libglade2-0 libglew1 libglib-perl libglib2.0-data libgnome-desktop-2 libgnome-keyring0 libgnome-mag2 libgnome-menu2 libgnome-pilot2 libgnome-speech3 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-canvas-perl libgnome2-common libgnome2-perl libgnome2-vfs-perl libgnomebt0 libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomecups1.0-1 libgnomecupsui1.0-1c2a libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprint2.2-data libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-bin libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-extra libgpod0 libgsf-1-113 libgsf-1-common libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libgtkhtml2-0 libgtkhtml3.8-15 libgtksourceview-common libgtksourceview1.0-0 libgtkspell0 libgtop2-7 libgucharmap4 libguile-ltdl-1 libgutenprintui2-1 libkpathsea4 liblaunchpad-integration0 liblircclient0 liblpint-bonobo0 libmetacity0 libnautilus-burn3 libnautilus-extension1 libnotify1 liboil0.3 libopal-2.2.0 libpanel-applet2-0 libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common libpisync0 libpoppler1-glib libpt-1.10.0 libpt-plugins-alsa libpt-plugins-v4l libpt-plugins-v4l2 libqthreads-12 librpm4 librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common libsdl1.2debian libsdl1.2debian-alsa libsexy2 libshout3 libsoup2.2-8 libtotem-plparser1 libvte-common libvte4 libwmf0.2-7 libwnck-common libwnck18 libxklavier10 libxml2-utils libxres1 metacity nautilus nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-data nautilus-sendto notification-daemon openoffice.org-evolution openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk pkg-config python-glade2 python-gmenu python-gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop python-gnome2-extras python-gst0.10 python-gtk2 python-launchpad-integration python-libxml2 python-vte python2.4-cairo python2.4-glade2 python2.4-gnome2 python2.4-gnome2-desktop python2.4-gnome2-extras python2.4-gobject python2.4-gtk2 rdesktop rhythmbox rpm rss-glx scim scim-gtk2-immodule scim-modules-socket screensaver-default-images serpentine shared-mime-info sharutils sound-juicer ssh-askpass-gnome synaptic system-tools-backends tangerine-icon-theme tango-icon-theme tango-icon-theme-common totem totem-gstreamer tsclient ttf-arphic-ukai ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs ubuntu-sounds unattended-upgrades update-manager update-notifier vino vnc-common whois xsane xsane-common xscreensaver xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-gl xsltproc xvncviewer yelp zenity
Remove Xubuntu
Paste this command into the terminal:
sudo apt-get remove abiword abiword-common abiword-help abiword-plugins anthy dbus-1-utils desktop-file-utils evince-gtk firefox gaim gaim-data gconf2 gconf2-common gdebi gdm gimp gimp-data gimp-print gksu gnome-icon-theme gnome-keyring gnome-mime-data gnumeric-common gnumeric-gtk gqview gtk2-engines-clearlooks gtk2-engines-industrial gtk2-engines-mist gtk2-engines-smooth gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks gtk2-engines-xfce im-switch language-selector latex-xft-fonts launchpad-integration libaa1 libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a libaiksaurus-1.2-data libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a libanthy0 libatk1.0-0 libavahi-glib1 libbeecrypt6 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libchewing-data libchewing2 libcroco3 libdjvulibre15 libenchant1c2a libexo-0.3-0 libgconf2-4 libgdome2-0 libgdome2-cpp-smart0c2a libgimp2.0 libgksu1.2-1 libgksuui1.0-1 libglade2-0 libglib-perl libglib2.0-data libgnome-keyring0 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-canvas-perl libgnome2-common libgnome2-perl libgnome2-vfs-perl libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomecups1.0-1 libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprint2.2-data libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-extra libgoffice-1-common libgoffice-gtk-1-2 libgsf-1-113 libgsf-1-common libgsf-gnome-1-113 libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libgtkmathview0c2a libgtkspell0 libgutenprintui2-1 libkpathsea4 liblaunchpad-integration0 libots0 libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common libpoppler1-glib librpm4 librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common libt1-5 libtagc0 libthunar-vfs-1 libvte-common libvte4 libwmf0.2-7 libwpd-stream8c2a libxfce4mcs-client3 libxfce4mcs-manager3 libxfce4util4 libxfcegui4-4 mousepad mozilla-thunderbird orage python-glade2 python-gnome2 python-gtk2 python-vte python2.4-cairo python2.4-glade2 python2.4-gnome2 python2.4-gobject python2.4-gtk2 rpm scim scim-anthy scim-chewing scim-gtk2-immodule scim-hangul scim-modules-socket scim-pinyin shared-mime-info synaptic system-tools-backends tango-icon-theme tango-icon-theme-common thunar thunar-media-tags-plugin ttf-arphic-ukai ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-sounds unattended-upgrades update-manager xarchiver xfburn xfce4-appfinder xfce4-battery-plugin xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-cpugraph-plugin xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-icon-theme xfce4-mailwatch-plugin xfce4-mcs-manager xfce4-mcs-plugins xfce4-mixer xfce4-mixer-alsa xfce4-mount-plugin xfce4-netload-plugin xfce4-panel xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin xfce4-screenshooter-plugin xfce4-session xfce4-systemload-plugin xfce4-taskmanager xfce4-terminal xfce4-utils xfce4-verve-plugin xfce4-weather-plugin xfce4-xkb-plugin xfdesktop4 xfmedia xfprint4 xfwm4 xfwm4-themes xscreensaver xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-gl xubuntu-artwork-usplash xubuntu-default-settings xubuntu-desktop xubuntu-docs xubuntu-system-tools zenity
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