(Dapper) Confusion = hybrid GNOME & KDE

[Eric Dunbar]

On 2/8/06, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, is Canonical experimenting with a hybrid GNOME/KDE monster?
>
> At the moment (Dapper/Ubuntu 6.04) I'm logged into what is ostensibly
> a GNOME session with the GNOME application menu on the top of the
> screen (e.g. under System I see About GNOME).
>
> However, if I open up a folder on the desktop Konqueror pops up. At
> the bottom of the screen I see the Kubuntu KDE menu, and, if I click
> on the K icon I see kubuntu 5.10 written vertically (before I upgrade
> my Ubuntu 5.10 to 6.04 I installed Kubuntu just to see what it was
> like).

And, if I select "Home" or "Computer" from the Places menu my computer
opens up Nautilus.

Bizarre!

> Oh, PS, KDM (or whatever it's called) is now in charge of my login (I
> guess at one point I replaced gdm).
>
> Anyway, any guesses as to what's going on? Typical development
> breakage or is Canonical going for something new and exciting?
>
> I do prefer the GNOME applications so I'd prefer to be in a GNOME-only
> (well, to be honest it's just Konqueror that I really really don't
> like... otherwise KDE isn't a bad environment (other than the kCrap
> naming convention)).
>
> Eric.
>