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js-coder
Asked: 2011-12-31 12:01:13 +0800 CST

Is there a plain KDE version without all the KDE applications available for Ubuntu?

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I really like KDE and Ubuntu but I don't need most of the KDE applications, like Kontact or Kopete that will be installed with the usual KDE.

Is there a way I can install KDE (4.7) without all those applications? It makes more sense to manually install the ones I actually use (like Konsole) than uninstalling many.

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  1. Best Answer

    try sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends kubuntu-desktop

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  2. The https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MetaPackages is telling:

    kde-base: This metapackage includes the nucleus of KDE, namely the minimal package set necessary to run KDE as a desktop environment. This includes the window manager, taskbar, control center, a text editor, file manager, web browser, X terminal emulator, and many other programs and components.

    There has been package naming changes. I think that this is the current nucleus of the KDE:

    kde-baseapps

    Description: base applications from the official KDE release (meta-package) ... This package provides core applications for the KDE 4 desktop.

    The kde-baseapps is depending:

    • dolphin
    • kde-baseapps-bin
    • kdepasswd
    • kfind
    • konqueror
    • plasma-widget-folderview

    These may be useful:

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  3. Kubuntu 18.04.0 LTS now includes a minimal install. For fresh installs, I think this is a good alternative.

    If you already have Ubuntu installed, like in your question, then sudo apt install --no-install-recommends kubuntu-desktop is your answer.

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