Re: Debian/Debian Gnome
On Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:12:59 +0100
<tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 03, 2025 at 12:43:11PM -0500, Tech_Research wrote:
> > What's the difference between Debian & Debian Gnome?
> >
> >
> >
> > How do I know if a device has Debian or Debian Gnome?
>
> There is no "Debian Gnome". Debian is... Debian. Gnome is a desktop
> environment, as are, e.g. Mate, KDE, LXDE, etc.
>
> When installing Debian, you can choose one desktop environment (or
> none at all, this is possible as well). Or you can even install
> several, and choose at login.
>
Just to confuse matters, the Gnome organisation produces various
applications which may be used with any desktop environment or window
manager. For example, I have Network Manager and Nautilus installed on
my workstation, both Gnome applications, but I do not use the Gnome
desktop.
Someone who does use it can probably tell you how to see at a glance
whether the desktop you are seeing is Gnome. In Xfce4, for example, the
main menu icon is a rat superimposed on a blue cross. If you open the
menu, then near the bottom there will usually be an entry 'About XXXX'
where XXXX is the desktop environment name.
--
Joe
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