How to install Gnome/KDE Desktop Environment on OpenSuse 11

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:39:00 +0000

If you using OpenSuse and would like to switch from GNOME Desktop environment to KDE Desktop environment or vice versa, then this is a simple blog post for you.

In general, you can install GNOME/KDE Desktop Environment during installing of OpenSuse or after installation of OpenSuse. You can also switch from one desktop environment to another desktop environment easily.

During Installation :
During installation process for OpenSuse, you can select which desktop environment you want as your default, or which one will automatically load when you log into OpenSUSE 11.0, at the "Desktop Selection" section. Continue through the installation and you will come to a section called "Installation Overview" (check the left column for this heading). On this screen, you will see all of the hardware, settings, configurations and software that is about to be installed (since it is the last step before installation). Click on the "Change…" button and the software packages will load. Once they load, scroll down in the left column until you find the heading "Graphical Environments." Once you get there, check the following 2 packages:

To install Gnome:

GNOME Base System
GNOME Desktop Environment

To install KDE3:

KDE3 Base System
KDE3 Desktop Environment

To install KDE4:

KDE4 Base System
KDE4 Desktop Environment

Once you have checked them, click "OK" and finish the installation.

After Installation

The other method is after you have installed OpenSUSE 11.0. In order to install a new desktop environment, open YaST Package Manager, either by going into YaST (enter root password), go the "Software" section and then select "Software Management" or through the terminal by issuing the command: su, enter the root password, and then issuing the command: yast2 –install. Once you have YaST Package Manager open, the repositories will refresh. Once they finish, click the dropdown menu in the bottom-left of the window labeled: "Groups." Select "Patterns" instead and wait for the left column to refresh. Now, scroll down in left menu until you find the heading "Graphical Environments," select the following packages, and then press "Install All":

To install Gnome:

GNOME Base System
GNOME Desktop Environment

To install KDE3:

KDE3 Base System
KDE3 Desktop Environment

To install KDE4:

KDE4 Base System
KDE4 Desktop Environment

Switching Between Environments
Switching between desktop environments is fairly easy. For example, if you would like to switch GNOME to KDE, before you login, you will see a link in the bottom-left of the screen labeled: "Sessions." Click this, and a prompt will appear. Select the desktop environment you want to boot into and then enter your username and password. Once you do this, you will be asked if you want to make this session the default session: this means that if you make this session the default (weather you selected Gnome or KDE), that desktop environment will automatically load when you login, rather than having to into the session prompt and selecting it.

If you set OpenSUSE 11.0 to automatically log you in when it boots, this option will not appear. To disable the auto-login, open YaST and enter the root password in the prompt. Find the heading: "Security and Users" (you can jump to this heading by clicking the link the left column with the name "Security and Users"). Once the window loads, you will see the users on your OpenSUSE system. Click the dropdown labeled "Expert Options" and select the "Login Settings." In this new window, uncheck "Auto Login" (you can also uncheck "Passwordless Logins" if you want OpenSUSE 11.0 to prompt you for your password when you enter your username; this is suggested for security reasons, so if it is checked, it is suggested that you uncheck it) and then press the "OK" button. Now, click the "Finish" button in the bottom-right. Now, when you boot your OpenSUSE 11.0 system, you will be prompted to enter your username and password (if you unchecked "Passwordless Logins" in the Expert User option window [see middle of the paragraph]) and you can click the "Sessions" link to change your desktop environment. [via]

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