How do I change the desktop environment?
- Captain Brillo
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How do I change the desktop environment?
Can't find this in the user manual - can somebody point me to instructions for changing from XFCE to say Budgie or Mate?
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Re: How do I change the desktop environment?
MX-Package Installer > Desktop Environments
After installation, log out and log in back choosing your DE in the login screen.
After installation, log out and log in back choosing your DE in the login screen.
Re: How do I change the desktop environment?
Maybe too late now, but it is always a good idea to make a Timshift snapshot before any major changes to your system. In case anything go south you always can revert to a previously well functioning state. But perhaps you've got already some snapshots.
- Captain Brillo
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Re: How do I change the desktop environment?
Thank you - I actually knew that...
Prefer Systemback, which MX still supports.
Whenever I've relied on Timeshift, there have been problems restoring systems. Never figured out why.
Prefer Systemback, which MX still supports.
Whenever I've relied on Timeshift, there have been problems restoring systems. Never figured out why.
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Re: How do I change the desktop environment?
Good info! I didn't know that! I have been thinking these days to figure out how I could install Systemback on MX. Is it in the main repo?
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Re: How do I change the desktop environment?
I found it in the MX test repo - that's good enough for me.
And it seems to be running fine, although I haven't done a restore yet... :lipsrsealed:
And it seems to be running fine, although I haven't done a restore yet... :lipsrsealed:
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- Captain Brillo
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Re: How do I change the desktop environment?
I had a lot of problems with the last distro, which advocated for Timeshift, which always failed on me. Well, at least twice.
Since I found Systemback, I've not looked back. Too bad it's no longer being developed.
I like it so much I might even pay for it.
Since I found Systemback, I've not looked back. Too bad it's no longer being developed.
I like it so much I might even pay for it.
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Re: How do I change the desktop environment?
If it's any help, there's a guy on youtube running Mate and Budgie DE's on MX...If you go to @ 4minutes in, you will see the log-out/log-in process and how he swaps between desktops..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0OQchuyf3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0OQchuyf3U
Re: How do I change the desktop environment?
Thanks! I will be heading there right away!
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