[ltp] KUBUNTU Install

[skipper]

Hi Richard,

The options I get are to log on as normal or recovery mode - which is 
what I do/did.

I will print out this email - I shall do a new download of the 
alternative 7 iso and burn via kb3 - edit the menu.lst file having 
copied contents of cd to hard disk - then do the ping and apt-get - will 
I have a kubuntu gui or do I have to load it?

Regards,

David


Richard Neill wrote:
> Dear Skipper,
> 
> If you can get the install as far as the root prompt, you've won 90% of 
> the battle. Am I understanding correctly that you can boot into the new 
> system, and it gets as far as a root prompt?
> 
> If so, try in order:
> 
> 1)Check that networking is up. Try
>     ping www.google.com
> 
> 2)Install KDE (if not already present):
>     apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
> 
> 3)Start the X-server:
>     /etc/init.d/kdm stop
>     /etc/init.d/kdm start
> 
>   i)  if this fails, try gdm instead of kdm)
>   ii) If that fails, look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log  or email it to us.
> 
> Tell us which of these steps were necessary, and what happened.
> 
> 3 other thoughts:
> 
> i)You could try using the Ubuntu CD, and then install the 
> kubuntu-desktop  package. That will give you KDE.
> 
> ii)If you're using an Ubuntu-6 series disk, may I recommend you try 
> something like 7.10 ? Many hardware problems have been resolved in the 
> last 2 years.
> 
> iii)You could also install via a network - look up "PXE install". It's 
> not necessary in your case, since you have already got grub installed, 
> but it's useful to know.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> skipper wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> There are two installs - the one via Windows and the Alternative 
>> install. If I do an Alternative install there's no KDE Desktop - I 
>> just have a root or user prompt. The only good news for me is that I 
>> can install via grub.
>>
>> I'd like to install via the version 6 KUBUNTU and have the KDE desktop 
>> - but I'm not running windows.
>>
>> I also have a USB CD - I may add that I have to reinstall Linspire 5 
>> just so I can send this e-mail!
>>
>> Here is the issue: I have a USB CD/RW which the bios does not boot 
>> from - but via grub with the contents of a CD copied to the hard disk 
>> I can either install Linspire or KUBUNTU Alternative CD but no KDE 
>> desktop gets installed - why I don't know.
>>
>> I want to install KUBUNTU 6 with KDE. I have tried to use grub but it 
>> stalls looking for an operating system - there must be a way round 
>> this issue - which is simple.
>>
>> I don't have the option of another laptop - but I do have access over 
>> a network though KUBUNTU Desktop has no network install.
>>
>> The other option is if the Alternative KUBUNTU installs how can I 
>> install the KDE files that exist on the hard disk and on the CD? Why 
>> do they not install?
>>
>> Happy New Year To All!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> David