3G on pclos-gnome

[markzl]

hi,

I'm a newbie to Linux & have found pclos kde to be my distro of choice. However I would like to also try pclos gnome (which I have already downloaded) but, unlike the kde version, it will not connect my 3G automatically, it mentions something like "can not download/install ppp, comgt".

I have tried searching the forums but have only found customized threads but nothing about what I am after.

Would it be OK to download from pclos kde the ppp 2.4.4-1pclos2010 & comgt 0.32-1pclos2007 then install them into the gnome version? If so, will I need older versions since my pclos-gnome has not been updated?

Thank you.


P.S.
While I am here I may as well ask; is it possible to install kde & gnome together? When I first installed Linux the magazine that supplied the gnome version mentioned a way to install a few kde files to "give the look of kde but without actually being kde". Can I do this with pclos?

Thx again.


EDIT:
I forgot to mention that one of the thread I found while searching mentioned installing usb_modeswitch (http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,67741.0.html), will I need that as well? In other words, what will I need for pclos-gnome that the kde already has (which allows 3G internet without any downloading/installing)?
Thx

[menotu]

I'm a newbie to Linux & have found pclos kde to be my distro of choice. However I would like to also try pclos gnome

Have you considered adding the Gnome desktop to your current 2010 KDE install and that way you can switch between them.

Open Synaptic, do a full Reload and then select the Custom tab at the bottom left of the screen.

Select Tasks > and select either TASK-GNOME (for a Full Gnome DE) or the TASK-GNOME-MINIMAL (which contains less packages and dependencies)

You can then choose at log-in which desktop you want to use.

Would it be OK to download from pclos kde the ppp 2.4.4-1pclos2010 &  comgt 0.32-1pclos2007 then install them into the gnome version? If so, will I need older versions since my pclos-gnome has not been updated?

Unless you know precisely what these packages will do and what affect they may have I'd be very reluctant to do so. Its not a good idea to mix-n-match unless you know exactly what your doing and by your opening comment you are a newbie  

[markzl]

Have you considered adding the Gnome desktop to your current 2010 KDE install and that way you can switch between them.

Open Synaptic, do a full Reload and then select the Custom tab at the bottom left of the screen.

Select Tasks > and select either TASK-GNOME (for a Full Gnome DE) or the TASK-GNOME-MINIMAL (which contains less packages and dependencies)

You can then choose at log-in which desktop you want to use.

Thank you very much. This is one thing I wanted/preferred.

Unless you know precisely what these packages will do and what affect they may have I'd be very reluctant to do so. Its not a good idea to mix-n-match unless you know exactly what your doing and by your opening comment you are a newbie  

It is only for the live cd, I would not install the full gnome version without testing it 1st with the live cd. It doesn't matter now though since I prefer pclos 2009-kde3 out of all the distro's I had tried & your above comment makes the chore alot easier. The gnome idea was only for experience.

Thanks again, you have been a great help.

[siamer]

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"can not download/install ppp, comgt".
it's happening only on livecd mode ! When You will install it on hard drive than it will connect automaticly... I heard about that before... Check it and please let us know...

Thanks,
siamer