Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
Groups > linux.debian.user > #199828 > unrolled thread
| Started by | mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| First post | 2018-09-06 13:00 +0200 |
| Last post | 2018-09-06 18:40 +0200 |
| Articles | 5 — 4 participants |
Back to article view | Back to linux.debian.user
changing the desktop environment mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-09-06 13:00 +0200
Re: changing the desktop environment Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2018-09-06 13:20 +0200
Re: changing the desktop environment mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-09-06 13:40 +0200
Re: changing the desktop environment Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2018-09-06 18:30 +0200
Re: changing the desktop environment Josh Horn <j.horn@protonmail.com> - 2018-09-06 18:40 +0200
| From | mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2018-09-06 13:00 +0200 |
| Subject | changing the desktop environment |
| Message-ID | <wv0aZ-2Mu-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
hello, It is a long time since I fiddled with the display. is buster. there are the names display manager which is lightdm desktop environment which is mate and window manager which I think is part of mate If I want to change desktop environment do I need a window manager ? I'm not seeing anything looks like a window manager in output of "ps ax" How do I change desktop environment ? Is it "update-alternatives --config x-window-manager" just asking because I don't want to bugger it up mick -- Key ID 4BFEBB31
[toc] | [next] | [standalone]
| From | Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2018-09-06 13:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wv0ul-37I-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #199828 |
On Thursday, 6 Sep 2018 at 11:53, mick crane wrote: > How do I change desktop environment ? If you are using lightdm, there should be a pull down menu in the login screen where you can choose a different window manager. -- Eric S Fraga via Emacs 27.0.50 & org 9.1.11 on Debian buster/sid
[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]
| From | mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2018-09-06 13:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wv0NH-3dB-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #199829 |
On 2018-09-06 12:14, Eric S Fraga wrote: > On Thursday, 6 Sep 2018 at 11:53, mick crane wrote: >> How do I change desktop environment ? > > If you are using lightdm, there should be a pull down menu in the login > screen where you can choose a different window manager. Ah, Ok. I see it now. cheers mick -- Key ID 4BFEBB31
[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]
| From | Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2018-09-06 18:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wv5kl-5UC-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #199828 |
On Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:53:19 +0100 mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> wrote: > hello, > It is a long time since I fiddled with the display. > is buster. > there are the names > display manager which is lightdm > desktop environment which is mate > and window manager which I think is part of mate > > If I want to change desktop environment do I need a window manager ? > I'm not seeing anything looks like a window manager in output > of "ps ax" > > How do I change desktop environment ? > Is it > "update-alternatives --config x-window-manager" > > just asking because I don't want to bugger it up To change desktop environment, you must install another one. Seems you only have Mate installed. Do a search for "Installing Debian Desktop" for the details. B
[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]
| From | Josh Horn <j.horn@protonmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2018-09-06 18:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wv5u1-5Xs-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #199838 |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 6 September 2018 11:20 AM, Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:53:19 +0100 > mick crane mick.crane@gmail.com wrote: > > > hello, > > It is a long time since I fiddled with the display. > > is buster. > > there are the names > > display manager which is lightdm > > desktop environment which is mate > > and window manager which I think is part of mate > > If I want to change desktop environment do I need a window manager ? > > I'm not seeing anything looks like a window manager in output > > of "ps ax" > > How do I change desktop environment ? > > Is it > > "update-alternatives --config x-window-manager" > > just asking because I don't want to bugger it up > > To change desktop environment, you must install another one. Seems you > only have Mate installed. Do a search for "Installing Debian Desktop" > for the details. > > B There are several desktops to install, KDE - GNOME, XFCE as well as many other just "window managers". For example to install XFCE: sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies, for GNOME: sudo apt-get install task-gnome-desktop, or for any one of the window managers. sudo apt-get install twm or sudo apt-get install blackbox etc. Josh
[toc] | [prev] | [standalone]
Back to top | Article view | linux.debian.user
csiph-web