No, completely incorrect ======================================================== ========== rpm and Deb have nothing to do with KDE and gnome, KDE and gnome are desktop systems. Rpm and Deb are software package management systems. Any Linux release can install the KDE and GNOME desktop environments. The rpm and Deb package management systems depend on the Linux release. In general, Deb is used for Debian-based releases, and RPM is used for Redhat releases. For example, Ubuntu, Debian, mint, and other systems use the Deb package management system, while centos, opensuse, and Fedora use the RPM. It is a little troublesome to install these software packages because of dependencies. That is to say, another software package depends on other software packages, such as Package A depends on Package B, to install package a, install package B first. If gnome/KDE is installed, double-click it. However, it is recommended to install the SDK on the command line (to obtain the root permission ). You can view the error information. Deb package: dpkg-I xxx. debrpm package: rpm-I xxx.rpmtar.gz a compressed package, not the installation software. Therefore, extract the package first. There is a decompression tool in the GUI. Alternatively, run tar zxvf *** .tar.gz tar jxvf *** .tar.bz2 (decompress the bz2 compressed package) on the command line) if there is an installation script in the package, run the above install-SH command on the terminal and enter :. /install-SH if the package is the source code, it is another story... if you are a newbie, we recommend that you install Ubuntu or mint and install the software directly through sudo apt-Get install ×××. Convenient. Then gradually become familiar with Linux. In addition, it does not need to be checked online. Or go to the Forum to ask questions. You can go to the Ubuntu Chinese Forum or the BBS of linuxsir. If you want to use Linux instead of just trying it out, I suggest using at least 10 simple Linux commands. In Linux, many things still need to use command lines. In addition, many tutorials on the internet provide command line solutions.