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I have installed my CentOS machine with the GNOME desktop environment. I would like to change it to KDE. I am already in the process of downloading and installing KDE packages, will that conflict with GNOME?

  1. Can I keep both desktop environments and choose what I want to use?
  2. How can I remove the GNOME packages and not disturb my current configuration in anyway?

I am a new user and hence would like to encounter as little complications as possible, please advise.

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yum install kde ? – Sathya♦ Dec 8 '10 at 5:26
@Sathya - :) I have already installed KDE now, said that in the post too.. more interested in removing the GNOME environment without causing any conflicts or problems. – rzlines Dec 8 '10 at 13:48
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OK- you can keep both DE if you want. To remove Gnome it should be yum groupremove "GNOME". Since you have KDE Installed, it shouldn't be a problem - but I've not done this hence I'm leaving as a comment rather than a definitive answer :) @rzlines – Sathya♦ Dec 8 '10 at 15:07
@Sathya - Wondering if I should go ahead and do that? or wait till I get a definitive reply? I'm new to this and I have done a lot of modifications to my setup. – rzlines Dec 8 '10 at 18:12
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I'd wait for someone like @Gilles or @Ignacio to reply :) both are quite experienced in this regard :) – Sathya♦ Dec 8 '10 at 18:16
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