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Installing KDE apps in ubuntu

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sarincv Original post #1
Sep 23, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Is there any way to install KDE apps like kopete, ktorrent etc in ubuntu?? I don't want to switch the desktop for accessing these applications...
krishnandu.sarkar
Sep 23, 2009 at 6:44 PM
As far I know we can install ny app in ny desktop environment. Such as KDE apps in GNOME env and vice versa.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
Liverpool_fan
Sep 23, 2009 at 7:13 PM
KDE apps run perfectly in Ubuntu(Gnome).
Just go ahead and install them.

Only thing is you will end up downloading a lot of stuff as the KDE library dependencies would be higher.
P
Sep 25, 2009 at 3:12 PM
That's great! That's quite a very informative post. Thanks for your share.
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sarincv #5
Sep 30, 2009 at 6:03 PM
can I install them from kubuntu CD??
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FilledVoid #6
Oct 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM
My guess would be yes assuming that you would be using the same architecture for both (32 or 64 bit etc) . I believe you could do this by just adding the cd/dvd to the source packages list.
vamsi360
Oct 2, 2009 at 1:48 PM
can I install them from kubuntu CD??

infact, I installed the KDE desktop environment in Ubuntu from Kubuntu CD and also the reverse. Just search in the Net or "bing" your query to get the solution.
j1n M@tt
Oct 2, 2009 at 2:21 PM
^^ya...KDE by default looks cool, but I'm never comfortable with it :)
thewisecrab
Oct 4, 2009 at 1:38 AM
as long as it is in the repos.. you can install any kde/gnome application :)