Install KDE in Ubuntu/Turn Ubuntu into Kubuntu

I wanted to try out KDE after Todd told me about it. I ended up not liking it very much due to its fairly steep learning curve and widget based system but I decided to post it here in case anyone would like to try it out.

It is actually quite simple to install and you should be ready to start using it within a matter of minutes.

Open up a terminal and input:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Thats it!

After it finishes installing, log out, select your name from the log-in screen and change the session from Gnome to KDE in the session selector on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.


NOTE:
The install will change your initial splash screen to a Kubuntu one... if you want it to go back to how you had it before...

sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so

This should prompt you to select which splash screen you wish to use.
Restart and see if you still have the Kubuntu initial splash screen.
If it is still Kubuntu:

update-initramfs -v -c -k all

This command forces the splash screen to update in the initrd image. Reboot again and you should see whatever splash screen you selected before.