On Fri, Jul 02, 2021 at 11:14:22AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > What package, or packages, set(s) up the x-window-manager alternative > and define(s) symlinks for it?
I take it from the content that I snipped that you're looking for a list of window managers, and not a technical explanation of how the alternatives system works. For a list of x-window-managers, you can use: apt-cache showpkg x-window-manager Ignore everything up until "Reverse Provides:". That's the part you want. It should also be noted that x-session-manager is used preferentially over x-window-manager, and some of the things that you might normally call a window manager actually end up being registered as an x-session-manager instead. So: apt-cache showpkg x-session-manager Again, ignore everything before "Reverse Provides:".