{"id":6522,"date":"2021-12-24T22:24:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T22:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geekdecoder.com\/?p=6522"},"modified":"2021-12-24T22:24:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T22:24:30","slug":"how-to-switch-desktop-environments-in-ubuntu-debian-from-the-command-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/2021\/12\/24\/how-to-switch-desktop-environments-in-ubuntu-debian-from-the-command-line\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Switch Desktop Environments in Ubuntu\/Debian From the Command Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

Switching Between Desktop Environments<\/p>\n

To switch between desktop environments on a Debian based distro run the following command:<\/p>\n

\nsudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager\n<\/pre>\n
Then you should be presented with the desktop environments you have installed on your system so you can choose one of them:<\/p>\n
There are 7 choices for the alternative x-session-manager (providing \/usr\/bin\/x-session-manager).<\/p>\n
  Selection    Path                                   Priority   Status
\n————————————————————
\n* 0            \/usr\/bin\/mate-session                   50        auto mode
\n  1            \/usr\/bin\/cinnamon-session               50        manual mode
\n  2            \/usr\/bin\/gnome-session                  50        manual mode
\n  3            \/usr\/bin\/mate-session                   50        manual mode
\n  4            \/usr\/bin\/startplasma-x11                40        manual mode
\n  5            \/usr\/bin\/startxfce4                     50        manual mode
\n  6            \/usr\/bin\/xfce4-session                  40        manual mode
\n  7            \/usr\/libexec\/gnome-flashback-metacity   40        manual mode<\/p>\n
Press  to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:2
\nupdate-alternatives: using \/usr\/bin\/gnome-session to provide \/usr\/bin\/x-session-manager (x-session-manager) in manual mode<\/p>\n
Then you can fill in the number corresponding to the desktop environment that you want and press enter.<\/p>\n
Then you can logout and log back in, and the desktop launched should be the one that you selected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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