[KDE-India] [Tutorial] Installing KDE4 in Kubuntu/Ubuntu (The easy way)

[gaurav chaturvedi]

Installing KDE4 in Kubuntu/Ubuntu (The easy way)

* apt-get remove kdelibs5 kde4base-data kde4libs-data
* apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade (To update your present configuration)
* Edit your sources.list file using 'kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list'
(in KDE) or 'sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list' (in Gnome)
* Add deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu gutsy main
* Save and exit
* Do a 'apt-get update'
* apt-get install kdebase-workspace kdebase-kde4 kdebase-runtime
 Since the packages are not authenticated you get a warning when installing.
* kde4 applications will appear in your menu or you can select kde4 to
run a full fledged kde4 session.