How to Switch from GNOME to KDE Desktop

The majority of our Desktop/VNC templates have the GNOME Desktop pre-installed, however it is possible (and easy) to switch to KDE, if that is your preference. To switch to KDE, you will first need to download the desktop environment:

# yum install kdebase (CentOS/Fedora)

# apt-get install kde-core kde (Debian/Ubuntu)

Next, you will need to edit the closing line of the ~/.vnc/xstartup file:

# vi ~/.vnc/xstartup

Replace "gnome-session &" with:

startkde &

Kill any VNC desktop you may have running, then start one again to load KDE:

# tightvncserver -kill :1

# tightvncserver -geometry 1024x768 :1

 

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