On Mon, 4 Nov 2019 at 07:42, Dan Hitt <dan.h...@gmail.com> wrote: [...]
> The desktop manager looks different: i think it is gnome, but i'd like it to > be xfce. [...] > sudo update-alternatives --config x-window-manager > switching from (iirc) mutter to lightdm. Then i rebooted. Hi, Your question mentions several things that are different things: [1] desktop (also known as desktop environment) [2] display-manager [3] window-manager Your question seems to be failing to notice that they are different: - gnome and xfce are desktop environments. - mutter is a window-manager. - lightdm is a display-manager. You also mention "desktop-manager", I don't know what that thing is. So it's unclear what you are asking. I suggest you research the difference between these terms. This will hopefully clarify your understanding of what you want, and your ability to describe it in a way that readers here will be able to understand and help. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_display_manager [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_manager