Should I dualboot ubuntu & kubuntu?

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TrainTrackHack

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Okay, sooo...

Question: Should I dualboot Ubuntu and Kubuntu?

I see a lot of applications are "for GNOME" of "optimized for KDE" or something like that. Are there any disadvantages to using KDE apps on GNOME desktop and the other way around? Would it be worth it to have Ubuntu and Kubuntu in dualboot? If I do decide to dualboot, since those are both based on the same kernel, are there any... things I could share between those two installations to save space and make my life easier (like not having to install my wireless drivers on both distros separately)?

...and what about applications that are for neither GNOME nor KDE? What... umm... toolkits(??) do they use, and does it matter what distro I run them on?
 
I believe Kubuntu is the same thing as ubuntu but with a more 'windows user' friendly interface.

I personally liked Ubuntu a lot more than Kubuntu, but I suppose its just preference. I dont think you will notice any differences in the way programs run on either of them as they should all run equal on both.
 
Ubuntu and Kubuntu are based off the same code base. The only difference is that one installs with Gnome by default (Ubuntu) and the other with KDE (Kubuntu). Other than that they are identical. Most any command given in a guide for Ubuntu will work in Kubuntu.

If you install one, you can use any apps, be they Gnome or KDE...there is no real reason to dual-boot.
If you install Ubuntu, you can add the entire KDE desktop with this command:
Code: 
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
and then switch desktops at the login screen
 
If you install one, you can use any apps, be they Gnome or KDE...there is no real reason to dual-boot.
If you install Ubuntu, you can add the entire KDE desktop with this command:
Code:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

and then switch desktops at the login screen
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I did that before, but now my GNOME desktop is messed up... I can't shut down, log off, or do Switch User at all, if I want to log off or shutdown i have to ctrl-alt-backspace my way back to the login screen.

The questions I'm asking, is there any advantages to running KDE apps under KDE destop and GNOME apps under GNOME desktop. I know that KDE apps do work under GNOME, but are there any disadvantages? I've seen people having both Ubuntu and Kubuntu installed (imsati here for one), is there a reason or is it just some kind of personal preference type of things.
 
I have used both at times, and never noticed a performance increase running "native" apps. I prefer Amarok, (KDE), but also GnuCash (Gnome) so I end up with most of the two systems installed anyway. Gnome is easier on resources than KDE, so you may find Ubuntu and the Gnome apps faster than their KDE equivalents.
 
Ok... need a little more help now. Can you tell me how to set GDM as the default display manager? As I said above, I have some issues on my GNOME desktop, gives an error message along the lines "GDM not working, some other display manager may be active blah blah..."

EDIT: When I installed KDE, it come up with some message asking what display manager should be loaded by default, I chose KDE display manager, now I need to know how to fix this...
 
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