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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Lubuntu vs. Xubuntu: Which Ubuntu flavor is right for you - my expert advice
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On 26 Dec 2025 18:38:04 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

> Theoretically. [...] I never tried it but from some forum posts
> adding a DE and trying to uninstall the original DE doesn't work well.

Ah, the "odds & ends left lying around" class of problems. I've long
since taken to installing with no GUI components at all and then adding
what I want after the fact, for essentially that reason.