Re: [deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk: Re: Debian 13 Trixie GUI desktop environments]
On Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:56:53 +0000
Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming <teo.en.ming@protonmail.com> wrote:
> Can I install all of the desktop environments and switch between them
> as and when I like?
>
I believe so, you can certainly install a few. Gnome and KDE both take
up a lot of disc space, but that's not really a problem nowadays.
It is possible to operate with no DE, just with a window manager, and
you can also install a few of those and select them with the login
manager. But if you are comparing desktops, it seems likely that a
window manager alone would not suit you.
Most applications that come with particular DEs can also be installed
and run with other DEs. I use the Gnome alacarte menu manager, but I
don't have most of Gnome installed and use Xfce4 DE. I have the Gnome
Nautilus file manager installed, but normally use Thunar, the Xfce4 one.
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Joe
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