Change Kubuntu Back to Ubuntu

by Hui Wang

Eclipse is running slowly  in my five-year old Lenovo notebook. Intending to switch to another IDE, I have found kdevelop which has lead me  to the Kubuntu world. I get kubuntu by simply excuting

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Unfortunately, neither kdevelop nor kde is something I really want. So I decided to change back to ubuntu. However, things are not that simple by just typing

sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop

Extra work should be done to come back.

Firstly, change kdm to gdm. During the installation  of kubuntu desktop, the kdm is set to the default dipslay mangager. To do so, open a terminal and type the following command:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure kdm.

We have come back to gnome but at boot up time, the kubuntu logo is annoying. So secondly, retrieve the ubuntu splash screen at boot. Hit this line in the terminal.

sudo update-alternatives –config usplash-artwork.so

The last step, remove the kubuntu related packages. you could use this command

sudo apt-get autoremove kubuntu-desktop.

I hope it works for you.