Frequent Question: What Is the Default Debian Desktop Environment?
Contents If No Specific Desktop Environment Is Selected, but the “Debian Desktop Environment” Is, the Default Which Ends up Installed Is Determined by Tasksel...
If no specific desktop environment is selected, but the “Debian desktop environment” is, the default which ends up installed is determined by tasksel : on i386 and amd64 , it’s GNOME, on other architectures, it’s XFCE.
How do I change the default desktop environment in Debian?
How to Switch Between Desktop Environments. Log out of your Linux desktop after installing another desktop environment. When you see the login screen, click the Session menu and select your preferred desktop environment. You can adjust this option each time you log in to choose your preferred desktop environment.
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