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How do I change desktop environments on linux mint? (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am not a fan of cinnamon and i'd like to try gnome or kde plasma. i have heard great things about both and i tried gnome before, but i really hated how it worked with linux mint (particularly that it replaced the login screen with that of the ubuntu login). is there a way to avoid that? any other general tips? thank you everyone!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

When installing gnome using apt it should prompt you at some point which display manager (aka login screen) you want to use. Just choose the one that's not gdm and your login screen wont change. Generally its easy to install a new desktop. Just do "sudo apt install the_desktop_environment" and change the chosen desktop environment on your login screen when logging in (there should be some slider or button for that).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

thanks 👍

i will test that out tonight

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

if you're trying out one or more than one DE I suggest making a new user for it, I've accidently messed up my dotfiles more times while DE hopping than I'd like to recall

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

is there an easy way to transfer files from user to user? is there a way to delete other users easily? i will definitely do this, so thanks for the suggestion! do you know any resources about this i could consult?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

as a root user you can move files around no problem, I'm sure there's desktop environment hopping articles to refer to, deleting is pretty straightforward too. for my case when I added i3 and hyprland I just tried flipping between the different desktops on a new user to see if anything broke before doing it on my main account, just something I have a habit of doing after some old mishaps