Of Linus, KDE, and mouse buttons

[Gary Layng]

There are several Ubuntu variants, including Xubuntu and Edubuntu.  Try 
installing the Kubuntu variant of Ubuntu.  That one uses KDE.

Alternatively, you can download KDE from the Ubuntu repositories.

On Thursday 27 March 2008 15:56, John Fruhwirth wrote:
> Thanks Evan, distro of Linux
> I happen to be the guy who brought this issue up at last Tuesday's NewTLUG
> meeting.
> I'm so happy to learn that limitations of the GNOME desktop have been so
> hotly debated even by* Linus*!
>
> So, as I understand it, if I'm an Ubuntu user then I'm pretty well stuck
> with GNOME, right?
> If so, what distro of Linux should I go to as a non developer.  If not, how
> do I switch to KDE?
>
> ...John
>
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > At the last NewTLUG meeting someone mentioned the frustration of not
> > being able to map the middle mouse under GNOME. The first reply was "why
> > would you want to do that"?
> >
> > The attitude behind such replies seem to be at the heart of Linus
> > Torvalds' traditional dislike of GNOME and preference for KDE,
> > re-articulated recently (and actually using the mouse issue as an
> > example!):
> >
> > http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8745257437.html
> >
> > Interesting reading.
> >
> > - Evan
> >
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