Questions about ubuntu and kubuntu.

[CalcProgrammer1]

I was gonna try installing Windows 2000 just for fun, but I only have 250GB in my laptop. Maybe my next desktop build (hoping for 1TB or greater HDD) I'll have 5+ OS'es on, just for fun

Also, you do realize you can have KDE and GNOME on the same Ubuntu installation, don't you? You can just install "kubuntu-desktop" and it'll add KDE to your GNOME Ubuntu, then you can switch between them without dual booting.

 

[carnageX]

LOL nice nice. Got planned on what OS's?

 

[CalcProgrammer1]

Definitely Vista (Business 64, already got a copy ready), XP Home 32, OSX 10.5.2, possibly OSX 10.4, definitely the latest Ubuntu and possibly Kubuntu (from inside the install, so really not a 2nd OS), maybe Windows 2000 (based on NT kernel so it'd probably work).

 

[carnageX]

Ah lol nice nice.

 

[Monkey]

haha,
you guys are great. 5 OS'es... crazyness!
I think I might not install ubuntu.. I really only use my PC for gaming so installing ubuntu just to have a nice pleasing look seems a bit much for me. Am I crazy..maybe.. but I just want functionality and efficiencies. but I still think ubuntu looks awesome..

 

[carnageX]

Can always just make say a 10GB partition, and install Ubuntu on there, to see how you like it.

 

[CalcProgrammer1]

Ubuntu doesn't need much space. When I first had it I was too scared to format my main drive (lol) so I ended up pulling an ancient 5GB out of an old PC I had and put a full Ubuntu install on just that 5GB drive. I had a bunch of programs on it too. You can easily get by with just a 10GB partition for Ubuntu if you keep all your music, videos, documents, etc on your Windows partition (you can mount and read/write the files on your Windows partition with Ubuntu).

 

[Greg]

Just wanted all three of them on there...no particular reason except to check out both GNOME (Ubuntu) and KDE (Kubuntu), as well as keep my Vista install.

Why didn't you just install KDE in Ubuntu?

 

[carnageX]

Why didn't you just install KDE in Ubuntu?

Cuz I'm still a newbie to linux and didn't know you could lol. Wanted to try out Kubuntu's interface tho too, without bothering my already-setup Ubuntu theme.