In knoppix for example you can install gnome applications but you dont have gnome installed.
You can do the same with KDE. Run KDE apps and at the same time not have KDE in it.

Can someone tell me if are these are certain packages that can allow you to do this and if the list is not a mile long which package allows you to do that with KDE and Gnome apps?

I hope am making sense am really sleepy.


Would glib be the lib that allows to do install and launch gnome apps with out having gnome desktop installed?