Re: boot Debian Gnome, Debian KDE, and Mate, XFCE

[Joe <joe@jretrading.com>]

On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:40:30 -0500
David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:


> 
> Is it safe to assume that the environment a sole DE gives you is the
> same as the environment when you've switched to that DE from running
> several others, or even when other DEs are installed on the system?

No, the second link I gave has some cautions to that effect.
> 
> 
> Also, do DEs ever disagree over how they use their dotfiles?

No idea, but if there are significant configuration differences in the
applications they use, which are all obviously the same code within one
installation, maybe. It's why I suggested that although it's possible
to use a shared home between distributions, it may not be wise. That
may also possibly be the case with different DEs, though as far as I
know, Debian does not issue cautions on that subject. With things like
the Mozilla applications, it is possible to use separate profiles for
different DEs.

In any case, I would not have thought the need to compare DEs would, to
begin with, go into fine detail, enough to warrant separate
installations. That may be worth doing if the OP has come down to a
choice between two or three, and wants to make detailed benchmark
assessments or similar.

-- 
Joe