Ubuntu + KDE core = stable Kubuntu

I've posted a thread or two a short time ago about the instability of my Kubuntu Edgy and Feisty installation. The GUI freezes whenever there are multiple programs open, the system is under significant stress, or if the computer is idling (downloading, for example) for awhile. The same thing happens in KDE and Beryl.

Since Linux is now my primary OS, I expect it to be reliable and not simply fall apart when I wish to perform simple, everyday tasks. I'm going to get rid of Kubuntu, but I don't want to relearn commands or the whole setup that is unique to each distro for that matter. So I'm going to try to install Ubuntu Feisty and then install the KDE core components; not the kubuntu-desktop package. What is the core KDE package called?
Can anyone help me out on this?

What network manager does GNOME use?

Is there a way to figure out what is causing Kubuntu's instability, such as posting my logs?

 

I believe that the KDE core package is called kde-base in Synaptic, but I could be wrong. Either way, it really is just easier to install kubuntu-desktop, and that will effectively give you a Kubuntu install with all the Ubuntu apps that make Ubuntu great. Gnome uses the same network manager as KDE (at least in Feisty it does). The KDE version is knetworkmanager, whereas the Gnome verison is network-manager-gnome I believe.

I can't give you a real reason for Kubuntu's instability. But I hope you have good luck with Ubuntu.

 

Are you saying =Instable Kubuntu?

 

I'm hoping that by adding the KDE core to Ubuntu I can get the appearance of Kubuntu that I like so much and the stability of Ubuntu. Kubuntu is horribly unstable

 

You just install every kde-base related package, then you can start KDE. I don't know what's the different, though I really like gnome. KDE seems to have richer app, eyecandy.

 

KDE has never felt as solid as Gnome to me. And I installed from Kubuntu Live CD once and installed from Gnome. I really see no differ in doing either.


EDIT: It really Kubuntu that I dislike. Alot other KDE based distro are nice. Ubuntu is King of Gnome though.

 

My KDE experience is a lot better downloading from synaptic than going with Kubuntu. It's one, slightly lengthy, extra step, but it's worth it to get KDE.