Kubuntu, or Ubuntu

So I am making a Test LAMP server out of an old Xp1700, with a Radeon 9600 graphics card in it.

I can't really decide between Kubuntu and, Ubuntu.

What is the difference really?
From quick glance it looks like Kubuntu, is just Ubuntu with KDE, When I have played with Linux in the past it has always been using the KDE environment, but I was attempting Linux for a desktop replacement, in this case it will get very little use as a Desktop once I have it connected to my Windows Network, the machine will share a Monitor/keyboard with the development Windows Machine using a KVM switch, so I don't "think" the desktop environment should matter. am I wrong in thinking this?

Any advice would be appreciated.
do note the distro's I have experience with are
Suse and Mandriva

personally i find gnome to be a better experience, im not a very flashy person when it comes to user interaction. i like it to be simple and work.

Same, ubuntu is a tad faster, never bothered using kde.

I strongly prefer KDE to Gnome, but why not try both and decide? The worst that could happen is you learn a bit about Gnome

I guess I shouldn't have gone off on the tangent of user interface.

Ok, which would be better for the server, Ubuntu, or Kubuntu?

I've never used either as a server, but both perform almost the same in my experience.

the "SERVER" disk for ubuntu does not have an X server installed.

for a server i would suggest XFCE but thats just me (Xubuntu)

If it's just a server, why not skip the GUI altogether? A LAMP dev/test environment is a low maintenance setup - once it works you can pretty much just let it run.

Not sure if I want to go about installing php, mysql, apache & tomcat, only on command line, so I need some GUI.

Xubuntu I'll give a shot first, I have downloaded all of them so we will see.

well installing is easy, just "sudo apt-get install mysql php5...ect..."


then you can get something to administer those, install that by command line, phpmyadmin for example. you will still set it up through a web interface.

but as you said, a GUI is way easier, and as long as this is not supposed to be a 100% hardened box you will be fine

yea big 10-4 on gui being easier.

i don't know about anyone else but browsing web pages all the time with lynx got pretty old.