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how to install KDE4.9 SC in ubutnu

Posted on  8/4/2012

KDE 4.9 Is out now and available to test and use as we posted it has many new features and improved plasma desktop see our post about KDE4.9
If you want to give a try and excited about testing KDE 4.9

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  1 : &nbsp;Add Kbuntu Repositories</p> 
  
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      <span style="text-align: left;">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports</span>
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      2 : Update And Install
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          <span style="text-align: left;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />sudo apt-get update&nbsp;</span>
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          <span style="text-align: left;">sudo apt-get install kbuntu-desktop -y</span>
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      or after update click here</p> 
      
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            <a href="apt://kubuntu-desktop" target="_blank"><img alt="download KDE for Ubuntu " border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CG5f7DIpc5A/UB0MIccmJAI/AAAAAAAAF-k/goD4EIt9TOQ/s1600/downloadonubuntubutton.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="download KDE for Ubuntu " /></a>
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        3 : logout and login back choose KDE as your desktop environment
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          Uninstallig KDE 4.9<br />if you want to uninstall run these commands :</p> 
          
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                  sudo apt-get install -y ppa-purge
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                  sudo ppa-purge ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
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                  sudo apt-get -f -y autoremove&nbsp;
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