Can i run kde programs in gnome

I certainly run KDE apps under Gnome and the other way round with no problems. I don't see any problem. The only requirement is to have the KDE libraries installed. I think its pretty much like you bbfuller, that it depends how you install the software. I tried to install superkaramba by source, but couldnt get it to work properly. But, i think it will be different when installing from Fedora's own repository since its built specific for fedora sometimes.

Hello hondo Yes, if you install from source then you are going to get involved in a tangled web of dependencies.

At least the first time you do it when you will need all sorts of libraries as well. Most distributions maintain pretty large collections of packages though. Don't forget that they are not always all enabled by default.

In Fedora for example there is the Livna repository among others that needs to be enabled manually to get the full range of software. True that you meet a lot of dependencies when installing from source and then if its found in yum, then its just to get it in..

The livna repo is nice though It always seems to work when installing the program and all its dependencies from the package manager in the OS. Last edited by hondo; at PM.

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