Change from KDE to Gnome?

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I am trying different distros out to make the move from Windows to Linux. I’ve used Gnome before, but with openSuse I wanted to try KDE. If I don’t like it, how hard is it to change from KDE to Gnome or does it require a re-install of the distro?

Thanks

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With the install dvd you can install either gnome, kde 3.5, kde 4 or all 3 if you like and use all 3. And after install you can also install xfce. I have all 4 on my box and can choose what kind of session to run at the login screen.

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can choose what kind of session to run at the login screen.

Take note of this.
So disable auto login.

To install go to Yast - Software Management, filter by Patterns
and select the destop environments you want to add.

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One can
1.go to yast Software Management in the filter select Patterns

2.look for Gnome Desktop & Gnome Base System

3.check both click accept
If all goes well you’ll have a Gnome setup.
If you should go to yast & not find a Gnome Desktop & Gnome Base System then go here:
Package Repositories - openSUSE
Place the Gnome Commumity & Gnome Stable into your Software Rpeositories in yast

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I don’t use gnome, but do you guy’s add the build service repo’s?
Is this it?: Index of /repositories/GNOME:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.0

[edit] Don’t know what happened but this was a reply to another post which has now gone: sagemta?? I think was the user.

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Thanks for the responses, actually I’d already installed with KDE4 before my post and further use has convinced me that I like Gnome better so I used Yast to install it. Now to get dual boot with Grub working…