‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 6 September 2018 11:20 AM, Patrick Bartek <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:53:19 +0100 > mick crane [email protected] 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
