Or install kubuntu-desktop, switch to it for login (kdm), and select the Gnome environment there. I find this provides me with a nicer login screen, and a nice

Or install kubuntu-desktop, switch to it for login (kdm), and select the Gnome environment there. I find this provides me with a nicer login screen, and a nicer set of pointers (for some reason), without starting any other KDE stuff when I actually login, so it doesn't slow down my system. When I buy a new machine, I may actually have the spare power to run KDE entirely. :/