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A while ago, I installed Kubuntu because I heard rumors that it ran faster than Ubuntu. Well, I found that to not be true on my machine. Since I got Kubuntu from the terminal, is there a way to uninstall it, without uninstalling Ubuntu? Thanks!!!

DogLover
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The KDE desktop meta-package is in the Ubuntu Universe repository as kubuntu-desktop. If you want to remove KDE and get back to Ubuntu's pseudo-original state, open up your terminal and run: 

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop

This will remove KDE from your system, and reinstall Unity. You will not have to uninstall Ubuntu in the process.

Note that you may have to run a distribution upgrade, as Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) has recently been released. This can be accomplished with sudo apt-get dist-upgrade.

camconn
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Uninstalling the meta package will not uninstall kubuntu from your computer. It will just remove the meta package itself and all other KDE stuff will remain in your computer. So, speaking from experience, a fresh install seems to be the least painful option.

Cem Kavuklu
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Just backup your data and do fresh installation. Trying to remove KDE and then putting back Gnome/Unity will cost you more than fresh installation will.

Stefano Mtangoo
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