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On Wednesday 11 April 2007 10:52, Ray Smith wrote: > Hi there. > > Following comments yesterday I have just downloaded ubuntu and been reading > up on in on the web site. > > Now it seems plain ubuntu is gnome based,kubuntu kde based. Ok great I like > KDE. > My personal preferance. Might not be yours but hey,whatever. > Only thing is; while I like KDE I do prefer evolution for mail. > Not if I install ubuntu I presume that evolution as part of gnome will be > included but then I have to download all of KDE afterwards. > If I install kubuntu with the the desktop I prefer to start with what do I > then need to do to get evolution working for mail ? > > Install gnome as well or just gnome libraries and evolution using apt ? > Sorry for a basic question but I am used to an all in one distro that just > includes everything. > Ray. As a Kubuntu user, I must admit I use Kmail, however, Evolution is easy to install in Kubuntu. First thing, if you install Kubuntu, is to have a look on the menu - there are several ways to install packages graphically, but the most comprehensive one is to select the System menu and pick the entry called Adept. That gives the full list of available packages. The "Add/Remove Programs" list tends to be more limited in what it shows. A quick note - clicking the Adept entry should bring up a dialog box to type in your sudo password - I find it sometimes fails to do so and requires re-selecting Adept, but maybe thats just me! Anyway, to install Evolution, simply either type it into the search part of the Adept window or scroll down till you find the package. Highlight it and if you right click, you can select to install. Selecting to install Evolution on a KDE system will also select the other packages needed for you - no need to work out what else you need. It means, on my system, installing 25 extra packages as well as Evolution, for a total of 11mb download. Of course, if you are familiar with the apt system, you can simply use apt-get to install Evolution - that will also select all the relevant other packages. Mark -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html