Kubuntu vs. Ubuntu

[Knapp]

> I am confused.  Aren't they basically the same?  What I heard was that
> Kubuntu had more configuration problems.  Doesn't Ubuntu use KDE?  I
> tried 8.10 a while back but found it too difficult for me to handle
> KDE4, but now I am changing to 64 bit and AMD quad, and I heard that 64
> bit was a necessity and Ubuntu stabler than Kubuntu.  I am currently
> using Hardy.  With my new computer, I would like to make the best first
> install, so that all the little hidden files that  I never am aware of,
> come from the better first install; I am not sure if that matters, it is
> just a thought.  When I have formatted a Hard Drive, there is always
> something left on the drive.  I don't know what it is, but I don't want
> it to be the lesser of two OS's with stuff I can't get rid of.  About
> the Ubuntu users list.  Is it like this list, where we receive emails
> and post on emails?

The basics of a system are this.
You have Linux and that is the bit that in is charge of sharing all
the parts of the computer with other parts and software.
Then you have the Command line and that is a system called Bash (there
are others that you can use)
Then there is a bit called X and it does "windows (not MS)" stuff.
On top of that is a system that helps software all look the same and
share information, the desktop environments. This is called Gnome or
KDE or a bunch of other names.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment

Read wikipedea or many other places on the net for more complete info.

There are more layers stuffed in there but I am trying to keep it simple.

Gnome and KDE both have programs written just for them to use. If you
use all KDE programs then they work well together and share data well
with each other, same for Gnome programs.

Ubuntu uses Gnome as the GUI and Kubuntu uses KDE. Both use the same
Linux under the hood and I think they both use Bash but I heard
something about that change, still I think they will both change, if
they do.

Bash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash

X11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System

Gnome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME

KDE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kde

-- 
Douglas E Knapp

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