Kubuntu on top of Ubuntu?

[O. Sinclair]

On 08/10/2013 17:01, Georgi Kourtev wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback. Over the weekend I'll try and will share the
> experience.
>
> Well, where I am -- in Bulgaria, quite a large number of PCs (DELL, HP,
> Acer,
> also others) are offered with pre-installed linux -- mostly Ubuntu and
> OpenSuse, saw few with Fedora. Normally they are much cheaper compared with
> Windows pre-installed, which is normal.  For Ubuntu OEM installation is
> always
> LTS versions, which I understand why being myself currently on Kubuntu
> 12.04.2
> LTS...
> gk
>
>
> 2013/10/8 Bas Roufs <basroufs at gmail.com <mailto:basroufs at gmail.com>>
>
>     Hello Georgi,
>
>     if I were you, I would simply choose for a fresh install of the most
>     recent stable version of Kubuntu - at present Kubuntu 13.04. On the
>     other hand - if you need to get started quickly, you could for the
>     time being choose to install some KDE components into your Ubuntu
>     configuration along the lines of the instructions at this page:
>     https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingKDE
>     However - as soon as you have a bit more time, do download a Kubuntu
>     image DVD and install the whole system from scratch.
>
>     By the way - you mention a new Dell? laptop with just Ubuntu
>     preinstalled. How did you get it?!
>     Respectfully yours,
>
>     Bas.
>
>
>     2013/10/8 Sarunas Burdulis <sarunas at math.dartmouth.edu
>     <mailto:sarunas at math.dartmouth.edu>>
>
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>         On 10/08/2013 01:50 AM, Georgi Kourtev wrote:
>          > Hello,
>          >
>          >  Few days ago I got a new laptop with Ubuntu 12.04
>         pre-installed by the OEM
>          > (DELL).  As I would like to keep on Kubuntu (which I use
>         since 2008) what
>          > would be the better way -- to install the KDE over the Ubuntu
>         that is on the
>          > laptop anyway, or to do a fresh Kubuntu 12.04 install?  Any
>         advice or
>          > experience is appreciated.
>
>         There were plenty of good suggestions already, but I might add
>         that you
>         can also try booting from Kubuntu Live CD or USB drive and see if
>         everything works well. If so you can start with complete
>         reinstall of
>         pure KDE, i.e. Kubuntu.
>
>         If you find that some functionality is missing (power
>         saving/suspend/brightness/wireless etc.), keeping Dell setup
>         might be
>         easier. My preferred way would be to use Terminal and install:
>
>         sudo apt-get install kde-full
>
>         (kde-full - complete KDE Software Compilation for end users)
>

You could also: look at the repositories list, note down any that are 
not ubuntu (in other words any Dell specific). Then make a clean sweep 
install of Kubuntu, add back the repository.

Dell USED to have a way of upgrading BIOS via linux on ubuntu, something 
you otherwise do not find. Sadly can not remember the details, this was 
2 laptops earlier. But also check on ubuntuforums and there is a dell 
ubuntu mailing list:
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