How to Put Gnome 46 DE on top of Kubuntu OS/Distro?

[KGIII]

And ricers.

Yup. You'll have the folks who spend dozens of hours on just their Conky config file. They'll spend aching hours customizing their icons just so things are cohesive to them.

I'm a bit lazy to look right now but I'm pretty sure there's an r/unixporn (not pornographic) sub-reddit that has countless examples of people like this. There is, after all, a reason you can follow along with the Linux From Scratch guidelines.

I'm no longer into tweaking. All I really care about is a dark theme. I might tweak a few more things. I may pick my icons - but I'm unlikely to download and install my own icons. I'll likely just pick from what's available in the default configurations.

I barely change my desktop. I don't actually see my desktop for any significant length of time. I tend to use the same old BMW picture as my background and that's literally all I'll change. A desktop background image isn't important for me because I seldom see it. I don't even have icons/shortcuts on the desktop.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

But, there are things like Arch or Gentoo users. There are people who do endless tweaking to get their set up just right (for them). They'll spend (literally) dozens of hours just to get things the way they want them. They'll invest tons of time and energy into making it 'feel right' to them.

That's reasonable for Arch and similar OS's, but ubuntu or kubuntu is already a complete OS that shouldn't require any special configuration or suffering.
My understanding is that (K|L)ubuntu users already have all they need preset, they only have to accept that setup.

But my comment is not so much about ubuntu as it is about gnome.

 

[KGIII]

That's reasonable for Arch and similar OS's

I'd amend that to say something like 'reasonable to you'.

But my comment is not so much about ubuntu as it is about gnome.

Yeah, with GNOME you're pretty much deciding to accept the 'GNOME way of doing things'.

I think it's one of those things that's on or off, or fairly binary. You either like GNOME or you do not. If you like it then you're happy doing things their way. I've watched them grow and change over the years and it's very much a 'my way or the highway' kind of thing.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

I'd amend that to say something like 'reasonable to you'.

Only what's logical is reasonable to me

Modifying a system that's preset to target specific users, like kubuntu which targets KDE users, modifying such OS to run some other DE is not logical to me since there are other flavors that already solve that problem.

Nobody is stopping the OP to do otherwise, but it doesn't make sense to me.

 

[f33dm3bits]

That's reasonable for Arch and similar OS's, but ubuntu or kubuntu is already a complete OS that shouldn't require any special configuration or suffering.

Some people use the Ubuntu server/minimal install to then install the rest of their system, that's how I have my workstation at at work setup with Ubuntu currently with Xfce using i3wm as my window manager.

But my comment is not so much about ubuntu as it is about gnome.

Yeah, with GNOME you're pretty much deciding to accept the 'GNOME way of doing things'.

Most Gnome users like the Gnome way of doing things, like GNOME's simplicity and design. For those who don't there are extensions available to apply some customization but they do have their downsides have needing to be updated every major GNOME release.

 

[KGIII]

Most Gnome users like the Gnome way of doing things, like GNOME's simplicity and design. For those who don't there are extensions available to apply some customization but they do have their downsides have needing to be updated every major GNOME release.

Yup... Personally, I'm not a big fan, but that'd be irrelevant for the current thread. So, I won't get into it a great deal. I am just not a fan. Fortunately, I have options.

 

[SuperWookie68]

Poor is the OS or DE where you have to do a bunch of stuff to make it feel right.
I wouldn't bother.

No, it’s just stuff like adding certain apps, making the internet faster, adding preload, setting up the firewall, setting up and taking a Timeshift shot of the system, stuff like that. I’ll get to visual customization this weekend when I have time.

Also, I thought the whole point of Linux was to add and customize to your hearts content? Seems like it from all the websites and videos I’ve seen.

 

[KGIII]

Also, I thought the whole point of Linux was to add and customize to your hearts content?

I don't know if there's a 'whole point' because we use Linux for different reasons. Be careful about trying to assign stuff like that.

The whole point of using Linux is the whole point you picked when you decided to make the change.

Many people enjoy the customization aspect. Some of us don't really care, or at least have minimal changes in mind.

Some use it because it's free as in beer. Some use it because it's free as in choice/ownership. Some use it to not use a different OS. The list goes on...

There's no 'whole point'. There's just YOUR reasons for doing so.

(And your reasons are perfectly valid, or so I'd assume.)

 

[Alexzee]

@SuperWookie68

When you have time can you boot into your Ubuntu installation and take a screenshot of g-parted?

If you have a distro installed that you really don't like or want installed to your 2 drives I can help you remove it.

 

[SuperWookie68]

@SuperWookie68

When you have time can you boot into your Ubuntu installation and take a screenshot of g-parted?

If you have a distro installed that you really don't like or want installed to your 2 drives I can help you remove it.

Oh thank you! But I already installed Ubuntu and have it almost all setup how I want. I'm not going with Kubuntu anymore. I was trying to do some stuff and changed the Cursor, and it bricked my system. So I just wiped the SSD drive and fresh installed Ubuntu this time. I seem to like Gnome in how it looks and acts a bit more than Plasma. Although, Gnome and Ubuntu seem to be a bit glitchy and there's always something wrong or off a bit. Nothing major usually, just kind of a pain. But so far, it's great. Thanks for the offer though. If I ever need to remove a distro off my drive, I'll hit you up. Much appreciated

 

[Alexzee]

Oh thank you! But I already installed Ubuntu and have it almost all setup how I want. I'm not going with Kubuntu anymore. I was trying to do some stuff and changed the Cursor, and it bricked my system. So I just wiped the SSD drive and fresh installed Ubuntu this time. I seem to like Gnome in how it looks and acts a bit more than Plasma. Although, Gnome and Ubuntu seem to be a bit glitchy and there's always something wrong or off a bit. Nothing major usually, just kind of a pain. But so far, it's great. Thanks for the offer though. If I ever need to remove a distro off my drive, I'll hit you up. Much appreciated

You're welcome mate.

Like you I really enjoy Gnome however; it just will not run properly on my main desktop that I build about 5 years ago. I've tried to tweak the Wayland stuff and no dice.

While I'm at it if there's anything your are curious about or want to learn let me know.
I enjoy writing articles for the Linux Community and folks like you that are new to Linux.

 

[SuperWookie68]

You're welcome mate.

Like you I really enjoy Gnome however; it just will not run properly on my main desktop that I build about 5 years ago. I've tried to tweak the Wayland stuff and no dice.

While I'm at it if there's anything your are curious about or want to learn let me know.
I enjoy writing articles for the Linux Community and folks like you that are new to Linux.

Than you Alexzee! You have been most helpful and I really do appreciate it! And you are right, Gnome with all the tweaks can and does look great, but can be fairly glitchy/buggy. Nothing major so far (other than the don't try to change the cursor in Tweaks brick), but definteily keeps you on your toes and always trying to guess what wrong or why something isn't working. I guess it's teaching me patience and problem solving skills, hahaha. But it sure looks nice and when its working, works very well.

And I'll definitely reach out for help when I need it. And that sounds great about the articles more geared for beginners on Linux. It's definitely a crazy OS to be in for someone that has little understanding of how computers, files, networks, etc work. I know more than your avg human, but definitely not as much as a lot of you. So it's nice to have people like yourself and everyone else that's been helpful, chiming in with tips and help. Very kind of you

 

[SuperWookie68]

So funny thing... I keep researching and reading and trying to find out more about Linux, which is fun, I love learning. But I remember when I was asking around in the beginning here and other sites, about what Distro is probably going to give me what I want (easy of use, lots of customization options, and be stable) LOTS of people told me, JUST GET LINUX MINT and be done with it. And I didn't listen. And guess what?! They were right, hahaha.

I wiped my drive of Ubuntu and installed Mint last night and boy were they right! It's like a stable, better, more customizable version of Ubuntu (which makes sense since it's based off of Ubuntu, but leaves out a lot of the bad stuff, according to most). Almost everything is the same or similar to Ubuntu, which makes it easy to get around. But probably even easier. And there are more GUI's to complete tasks, updates, etc. It's WAY more customizable out of the box, and yet still has the ability to customize it even further, all while being much more stable with less bugs/glitches. I've only had it up and running for a few hrs last night and already love it. It's a lot better. I was able to download and install a theme, cursors, icons, folders, etc in 15-20 mins. And not ONCE has it crashed or glitched or anything like Ubuntu did often.